Castro County News

Amarillo Farm & Ranch Show set for Dec. 3-5

The IDEAg Amarillo Farm & Ranch show will be held on Dec. 3-5 at the Amarillo Civic Center.The show provides farmers and ranchers a place to network, learn and grow and bring the best in agribusiness from across the Texas panhandle, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas.

Fresh Vision

Where there is no vision, the people perish. Proverbs 29:18 (KJV) I opened the bread box yesterday afternoon with great ambition to make myself a big soft succulent sandwich for lunch. Inside was a loaf of bread. Taking it out I gave it a gentle squeeze. To my dismay, it was firm, not soft.

PRPC expands services to include arbitration

The Panhandle Regional Planning Commission Dispute Resolution Center will be expanding their services to include both binding and non-binding arbitration. The arbitration services will be offered beginning December 1, 2024.Currently the DRC focuses on mediation services.

Trump nominates JFK Jr. to head HHS

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Truth Social last Thursday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is his choice for the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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One dead, three injured following fatal crash

The Castro County Sheriff ’s Office responded to a major wreck south of Hart at FM 168 & FM 145 last Wednesday afternoon after receiving a 911 call.Deputies arrived to find two unresponsive people and one ambulatory person involved in the crash.
SeveralresidentsatCountryViewLivingmadebrownieslastweek,incorporatingFUNctionalaspectsoftreatment during IADL (Instrumental activities of daily living) tasks. Such activity includes visual scanning, direction following, sustained attention, bilateral upper extremity incorporation, weight bearing, and social interaction, just one example of how something so “simple” such as meal preparation, can be utilized in such a therapeutic manner. (photos courtesy of Country View Living)

SeveralresidentsatCountryViewLivingmadebrownieslastweek,incorporatingFUNctionalaspectsoftreatment during IADL (Instrumental activities of daily living) tasks. Such activity includes visual scanning, direction following, sustained attention, bilateral upper extremity incorporation, weight bearing, and social interaction, just one example of how something so “simple” such as meal preparation, can be utilized in such a therapeutic manner. (photos courtesy of Country View Living)

Patrick launches legislative initiative

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued a statement on Monday announcing a new major legislative initiative for the Texas Senate, the Dementia Prevention Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT).

State unemployment at 4.1

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Texas remained stable at 4.1 percent, the same as the September rate, though higher than October 2023 at 3.6, according to the Texas Workforce Commission and U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics U-3 report.