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Women involved in agriculture from throughout the U.S. met in Washington, D.C., June 9-12 for the 26th annual American Agri-Women (AAW) Fly-In & Symposium. Sixty members were present representing nineteen

American Agri-Women in D.C

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Dimmitt Red Raiders visited by TTU Masked Rider

The Dimmitt T-Ball Red Raiders had a special visit from the Texas Tech Red Raider Masked Rider recently. Coach Joe Alvarez set up the visit for his team with TTU

Venom take on Oklahoma

The Venom will be back in action this Saturdayat 6p.m. against Oklahoma. Fans working in the healthcare industry will get free admission to the game for Healthcare Night, sponsored by

Dimmitt athletic camps get underway

Dimmitt athletes attended the Bobcat Summer Basketball Summer Camp this week, with students from the first grade through ninth grade showing to hone their skills for the upcoming school year.

Area Youth headed to Capitol

Students Laura Vega, Hart High School, Savannah Cooper, Tulia High School, and Daniel Colunga and Tally Patton, Silverton High School will be spending a week in Washington, D.C., this summer

News

Deaf Smith County to celebrate agriculture heritage

Deaf Smith County will celebrate its agriculture heritage and the steel plow horses that have helped to achieve it at a Tractors in the Park Jubilee and Festival Saturday, June 22

By Jim Steiert

TFB comments on dicamba usage extension

The following statement may be attributed to Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening:

Hart VFD to host Hart Days Mud Bogs

Hart Volunteer Fire De- First Annual Hart Days Mud Fire Department.

partment will be hosting the Bogs on July 27 at the Hart The event will have several

Sports

Dimmitt Red Raiders visited by TTU Masked Rider

The Dimmitt T-Ball Red Raiders had a special visit from the Texas Tech Red Raider Masked Rider recently.

Venom take on Oklahoma

The Venom will be back in action this Saturdayat 6p.m. against Oklahoma.

Cowboy fun continues at Crow Arena

Though the weather is getting hotter, cowgirls and cowboys have been competing at the Crow Arena Play Days.

Opinion

A Slightly Different View

Someday, maybe, there will exist a well-informed, well considered and yet fervent public conviction that the most deadly of all possible sins is the mutilation of a child’s spirit ; for such mut

By Bill Holland

Saying Goodbye

When you family has a history of military, and all three of your kids followed in that tradition, there will always come a time when they get deployed to some undesirable location across the world.

By Lynda Bryant Work

Pet Talk

Over the past couple of months, stories of African Swine Fever (ASF) spreading through Asia have frequented U.S. and international news.

Lifestyle

Castro County Community Calendar

Community

May 27

Wedding Shower of Bayli Bryant and Adam Wright

May 11, 2019 at the home of Sherri Bradley, Dimmitt, Texas.

Summer Showcase concerts begin May 23

The Buddy Holly Center announced the line-up for the annual Summer Showcase Concert Series. Performances are free and held every Thursday evening from 5:3 0 to 7:3 0 p.m.

Obituaries

Fuller

Maria Epifania Acevedo Fuller, 65 of Dimmitt, Texas, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2019 in Dimmitt, Texas. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, June 6 at 10 a.m.

Matthews

Jerry Matthews, 65, of Dim-mitt, Texas passed away on Monday, June 3, 2019 in Lubbock, Texas.

Weatherford

Mary Lou Weatherford, 87 of Dimmitt Texas. passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2019 in Dim-mitt. Graveside Service will be held on Thursday, May 30 at 3 p.m.

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