Castro County News

Castro County Judge Mandy Gfeller accepted a plaque recognizing Castro County as a 50-year member of the Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool on Monday during Commissioners Court.

Castro County Judge Mandy Gfeller accepted a plaque recognizing Castro County as a 50-year member of the Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool on Monday during Commissioners Court.

Castro County Judge Mandy Gfeller

Rivera attends SAT Training Conference

Rivera attends SAT Training Conference

Rivera attends SAT Training Conference

Castro County Sheriff Sal Riverarecently attended the Sheriffs Association of Texas (SAT) 146th Training Conference& Expo at the Ft. Worth Convention Center.The conference, held July 21-23, had more than 180 Texas sheriffs attending, along with deputies, police officers, state and federal law...
U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington met with Muleshoe residents to discuss the expansion of the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge.

U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington met with Muleshoe residents to discuss the expansion of the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge.

Arrington aims to stop USFWS funding

This past week, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX 19) secured passage of amendments to defund the Muleshoe wildlife refuge expansion and defund the rule to regulate Texas ag and energy producers out of business.Arrington introduced amendments to the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related...
Judge Mandy Gfeller

Judge Mandy Gfeller

County selected for $1.28M restoration grant

Castro County Judge Mandy Gfeller announced the Texas Historical Commission (THC) voted to award Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program (THCPP) funding to produce architectural plans and specifications for the future full restoration construction project of the Castro County Courthouse.The...
Scouts from Nazareth Troop #265 and Oklahoma Troop #206 prepare to set off on the first day of their wilderness canoe adventure in Canada.Naz crew members included Aiden Chea, Pierce Wilhelm, Jesse Acker and scout leader Brent Wilhelm.

Scouts from Nazareth Troop #265 and Oklahoma Troop #206 prepare to set off on the first day of their wilderness canoe adventure in Canada.Naz crew members included Aiden Chea, Pierce Wilhelm, Jesse Acker and scout leader Brent Wilhelm.

Naz scouts trek through wilderness

Three scouts from Nazareth Troop #265 recently experienced a canoe trip in the wilderness and rough terrain of Canada.Scouts Jesse Acker, Aiden Chea and Pierce Wilhelm, Naz troop leader Brent Wilhelm, as well as two scouts and the troop leader from the Oklahoma City Troop #206, traveled to the...
The WTAMU Bain Athletic Comple, west of Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium, opened with a ribbon cutting and tours, capping off a nearly 15-year and $12.5 million project.Other campus locations named for the Bain family include the Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium,Bain Events Center in the Agricultural Sciences Complex; Dr. Barbara Bain English, Language Arts and Social Studies Classroom in Old Main; and the Ray Bain Media Room in the Classroom Center.

The WTAMU Bain Athletic Comple, west of Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium, opened with a ribbon cutting and tours, capping off a nearly 15-year and $12.5 million project.Other campus locations named for the Bain family include the Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium,Bain Events Center in the Agricultural Sciences Complex; Dr. Barbara Bain English, Language Arts and Social Studies Classroom in Old Main; and the Ray Bain Media Room in the Classroom Center.

WTAMU Bain Athletic Complex opens

A state-of-the-art athletics complex and fulfillment of a long-held dream of faithful supporters has opened today at West Texas A&M University.The fully complete Bain Athletic Complex, located on Russell Long Boulevard west of Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium, opened with a ribbon cutting and tours,...
Quinn Minute - Falling in Love

Quinn Minute - Falling in Love

Quinn Minute - Falling in Love

One of life’s great questions is, “What makes people fall in love?”Almost nobody knows how to answer this.

Amarillo College receives grant to advance welding training

Amarillo College will receive a $331,268 grant from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) that will significantly enhance the College’s welding program, particularly through the acquisition of virtual reality (VR) training technology.TWU Commissioner Alberto Treviño III will be on hand to personally...