STATE CHAMPION

Hart ISD Junior Adamari Morales earned first place at the State Powerlifting Competition held Wednesday, March 18 in Edinburg. She competed against some of the best athletes in the state in the Class A-AA 123-pound weight class.

RECORD BREAKER

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRANDWhy did the student eat his homework?Because the teacher told him it would be a piece of cake!What lights up a soccer stadium?A soccer match! Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana! How did the duck buy lipstick?

LIBRARY LINES ... BY GAYE REILY

Choosing books to purchase and add to our collection here at Rhoads Memorial Library finds me listening to patrons' wishes and reading blurbs of works that I think might appeal to our readers. But I must admit that a catchy title can get my attention and an impulse purchase occurs.

DIMMITT BASEBALL UPDATE

Dimmitt’s Varsity Bobcats had trouble keeping up with Shallowater Varsity Mustangs in a 12-1 loss on Saturday at Dimmitt.Shallowater Varsity Mustangs opened the scoring in the top of the first thanks to two doubles.

CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Persons Arrested & Booked into Jail February 21 to March 15, 2026 All information of persons arrested and booked into the Castro County Jail are open records:February 21 Charles Ladell Rowan, 59, of Wilburton, Oklahoma was arrested by the Sheriff’s Office on two...

STATE QUALIFIERS

New AgriLife Research engineer focuses on sustainable livestock systems

Peiyang Li, Ph.D., is the new Texas A&M AgriLife Research livestock air quality and agricultural engineer at the Texas A&M AgriLife High Plains Research and Extension Center in Canyon and assistant professor in the Texas A&M Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering.