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The Dimmitt Cross Country teams finished their season competing at the Region 1 3A meet held at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock this past Monday. The teams were coached by Jason Ayala and Haley Bonila.

The Dimmitt Cross Country teams finished their season competing at the Region 1 3A meet held at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock this past Monday. The teams were coached by Jason Ayala and Haley Bonila.

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The Dimmitt Cross Country teams

News Staff
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Classroom smells

Classroom smells

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Classroom smells

News Staff
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Every day in my high school, homeroom smelled different. Not better, but different. At that moment, we teens were bound together by one goal. We wanted to smell better, and we wanted to smell stronger. This required experimentation. Every morning I left home as a cornucopia of fragrances.
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Castro 4-H youth honored

News Staff
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Castro County 4-H Spencer Acker was presented the Gold Star Award at the District 2 66th annual Gold Star Banquet in Lubbock on Oct. 23. The Gold Star Award is the highest achievement award given by the Texas 4-H Youth Development Program through the county 4-H Program.

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Editor’s Message

News Staff
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Thomas Sowell noted that there are no final solutions to the problems of individual humans and civilization, just tradeoffs. To get something there has to be a tradeoff. According to John Leake, author and journalist who wrote a column on the subject, some people understand this concept.
Shelley Joyner

Shelley Joyner

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Keep it Legal

Shelley Joyner, Attorney Gfeller Joyner Edwards
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
“I wrote a will, and no one is going to fight, so no one will have to go to court.” Wrong. All wills must go to court even if no one is fighting. All wills must go through probate. Probate is a Latin word that simply means to “prove.”

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Library Lines ...

Gaye Reily
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
“Thanks for your help, Dave! Now I can finally receive email on my tablet!” said the lady who attended Dave’s Tech Talk last week here at Rhoads Memorial Library. Dave Nelson of DTN (Dimmitt Technology Networks) led the session and provided tech insight to other attendees, too.
Pet Talk

Pet Talk

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Pet Talk

News Staff
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Cats are hunters by nature, which is why it’s not uncommon for an outdoor cat to bring home a “gift,” left on their owner’s doorstep.

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Watch what you say

Pam Ford Davis Faithwriters.com
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
“You won’t like me when I’m angry!” Hulk was right. I don’t like me when I’m angry. There’s no excuse for angry outbursts in the lives of Christ followers. I’ve been convicted and ashamed. Yet; God is merciful; He has opened my eyes to a source of my anger.
WTAMU soil judging team headed for nationals, including team member Dayson Schacher from Nazareth who ranked sixth overall. The WTAMU team placed second in the Region IV Collegiate Soil Judging competition held Oct. 16 to 20 in Lubbock. WTAMU outranked No. 3 Texas A&M University and just behind the winner, the University of Arkansas.

WTAMU soil judging team headed for nationals, including team member Dayson Schacher from Nazareth who ranked sixth overall. The WTAMU team placed second in the Region IV Collegiate Soil Judging competition held Oct. 16 to 20 in Lubbock. WTAMU outranked No. 3 Texas A&M University and just behind the winner, the University of Arkansas.

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WTAMU soil judging team headed for nationals

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
For a second consecutive year, West Texas A&M University’s soil judging team has qualified for nationals. The WTAMU team placed second in the Region IV Collegiate Soil Judging competition held Oct. 16 to 20 in Lubbock.
WTAMU meat judging won the tough American Royal Meat Judging contest on Oct. 15. Nazareth’s Ryan Heitschmidt, a junior at WTAMU, is a member of the team and ranked fourth overall, first in placings, second in beef judging and fourth in lamb judging.

WTAMU meat judging won the tough American Royal Meat Judging contest on Oct. 15. Nazareth’s Ryan Heitschmidt, a junior at WTAMU, is a member of the team and ranked fourth overall, first in placings, second in beef judging and fourth in lamb judging.

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WTAMU meat judging scores big at national competition

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
West Texas A&M University’s meat judging team brought home a major national victory after competing at the American Royal Meat Judging contest held on Oct. 15 in Omaha, Nebraska.
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