Castro County News

Drilling deeper water wells not necessarily better

Drilling deeper water wells not necessarily better

Drilling deeper water wells not necessarily better

The High Plains Underground Water Conservation District advises landowners in Castro County and all across the District that a deeper water well is not always going to prove better than others.District technicians explain that the reason why is simple physics of aquifer formations.
DIMMITT POWERLIFTING

DIMMITT POWERLIFTING

DIMMITT POWERLIFTING

Dimmitt’s Bobcats placed second in Lockney’s Powerlifting Meet. Individually Abrahm Chavez took second place in the 114-pound class and Dallas Starkey fourth in the 132-pound class.
JUNIOR HIGH BOBBIES

JUNIOR HIGH BOBBIES

JUNIOR HIGH BOBBIES

Congrats to the JH Bobbies as they both won Consolation at the Friona Tournament last week. Pictured top is the seventh grade team and above is the eighth grade team. (Courtesy photos)
Above (from left) Billy and Eastin Goodpasture (Courtesy Photos)

Above (from left) Billy and Eastin Goodpasture (Courtesy Photos)

Big Cat Makes a Panhandle Area Splash

So when you think about Mountain Lions, you think about mountains, and not necessarily the prairie. But the landscape in this part of the Panhandle is pretty rugged, after all, and supports a great deal of wildlife. Just ask any of the out-of-town hunters we see every season.
Pet Talk

Pet Talk

Pet Talk

World Rabies Day is typically held in September, and it is a global effort to raise awareness in support of animal and human rabies prevention.

LIBRARY LINES ... BY GAYE REILY

'Winter Wonderland' is the theme of the upcoming Adult Winter Reading program that will commence Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, here at Rhoads Memorial Library.I realize the irony in the title as this winter has been exceedingly warm, with highs in the 60s and 70s and almost no precipitation.
Jeff Blackmon

Jeff Blackmon

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRAND Enjoy the following bloopers from church bulletins ...For those of you who have children and don’t know it, we have a nursery down stairs.

CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Persons Arrested & Booked into Jail November 17 to December 29, 2025 All information of persons arrested and booked into the Castro County Jail are open records: November 17Eddy Chavers, 48, of Dimmitt was arrested by the Dimmitt Police for Forgery.