Bobcat Band members competed Feb. 6 in the Ull Region Solo & Ensemble Competition. liset Martinez and Adileni Garcia (group, front left to right), Martin Rodriguez, Paden Mick and U lopez (back left to right) all garnered 1st Division Superior rating for the respective performances. Paden Mick…

Sheriff Sal Rivera presented his monthly report for January to the Commissioners Court last week. Rivera said there were 55 calls with 19 citations, five arrests, and six warrants logged in by the Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office seized 1.5 grams of methamphetamine, 0.3 grams of cocaine, and…

Dimmitt FCCLA arrived home from their Regional Competition with great results. DHS Javier Mendoza was elected the 2021-2022 Region 1 Vice President of Peer Involvement, membership; and Monica Flores was elected the 2021-2022 Region 1 Vice President of Finance and Records. John Wall completed his…

The second stimulus check for $600 distributed to Americans has led to unprecedented online scams that broke the $300 million milestone. In Texas, The IRS reported 12.3 million payments totaling $21.6 billion were made for the first round – second most in the nation. Residents should be on alert…

City personnel had to shut the water off due to a big water main leak that stretches in the downtown area around the library and Higginbotham. Judge Carroll Gerber said also warned that rolling electrical blackouts may be coming. Earlier on Tuesday morning, Hereford, Tulia, and Nazareth were…

The TQHA Horse Judging Team recently won a championship at the Reined Cowhorse Inaugural Horse Judging Contest. Nazareth’s Tell Bagley was a member of the winning team and placed 6th overall. The contest ran concurrently with the NRCHA Celebration of Champions at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum in…

National Sorghum Producers will host a virtual industry forum March 1 at 5:30 p.m. central to honor 2020 Sorghum Yield Contest winners and address relative issues and advancements in the sorghum industry. The event will take place in advance of Commodity Classic where it is typically held in…

Nine out of 10 full IRS audits generally have returns with $100,000-plus losses on Schedule C. It is critical to know the rules on depreciation. Dairy cows and breeding cattle can be depreciated. Cattle that are just held for resale are not depreciated. Depreciable cattle can be written off over…

Persons Arrested & Booked into Jail Feb. 1-14 All information of persons arrested and booked into the Castro County Jail are open records: February 1 Ramon Xavier Barrera, 18, of Dimmitt was arrested by the Dimmitt Police for Injury to an Elderly Individual and Interference with Emergency…

An unconventional partnership between the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL), St. Joseph Health and the Amarillo Pathology Group Physician's Preferred Laboratory (APG-PPL) was recently recognized for its contribution to COVID-19 testing in Texas. Established in 1980,…