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Dimmitt’s Cadena part of WT trip to Cape Town, South Africa

Dimmitt’s Cadena part of WT trip to Cape Town, South Africa

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Dimmitt’s Cadena part of WT trip to Cape Town, South Africa

News Staff
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
West Texas A&M University students and professors journeyed to Cape Town, South Africa, to grow both literacy and life-sustaining produce.Sixteen students took part in a Study Abroad trip with Dr.
FMC Dimmitt hosting Bomb City Bluegrass

FMC Dimmitt hosting Bomb City Bluegrass

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FMC Dimmitt hosting Bomb City Bluegrass

News Staff
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
First Methodist Church Dimmitt will be hosting a Bluegrass / Gospel group from Amarillo called “Bomb City Bluegrass”.They will perform during church at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. Come join us in many familiar songs.

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Voting Day Tuesday for amendment, local VATRE election

From Staff Reports
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Another Election Day is on the horizon.Early voting ends tomorrow in the Texas Constitutional Amendment Election as well as a Voter- Approval Tax Rate Election (VATRE) for the Dimmitt Independent School District (DISD). Election Day is Tuesday with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
First United Bank donated $1,000 Thursday afternoon to Dimmitt High School as part of its Spirited Rivalry Campaign. Making the donation on behalf of First United Bank was Dimmitt Branch President Codi Cleavinger and Dimmit First United Bank Vice President Shelly Bills. (BRAND photo/Jeff Blackmon)

First United Bank donated $1,000 Thursday afternoon to Dimmitt High School as part of its Spirited Rivalry Campaign. Making the donation on behalf of First United Bank was Dimmitt Branch President Codi Cleavinger and Dimmit First United Bank Vice President Shelly Bills. (BRAND photo/Jeff Blackmon)

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DIMMITT DONATION

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
No major incidents reported after Friday landspouts

No major incidents reported after Friday landspouts

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No major incidents reported after Friday landspouts

News Staff
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Friday afternoon a pair of landspouts popped up in Castro County at around 4:30 p.m.Castro County Sheriff Sal Rivera reported the first was located at County Road 511 and County Road 613C.He added the second one was located west of County Road 510A and between Texas Highway 86 and FM 2392.
Dimmitt’s Kaden Carpio looks to the sidelines during Saturday’s 47-0 loss to Childress. Dimmitt is in third place in district play with a 1-1 district record and takes on Canadian Friday on the road. (Courtesy photo)

Dimmitt’s Kaden Carpio looks to the sidelines during Saturday’s 47-0 loss to Childress. Dimmitt is in third place in district play with a 1-1 district record and takes on Canadian Friday on the road. (Courtesy photo)

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MIDNIGHT MADNESS

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Jeff Blackmon

Jeff Blackmon

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LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

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Thursday, October 23, 2025
Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRAND The 50 Funniest Jokes About All 50 States from Readers’ Digest MichiganWhat do you call 40 guys watching the Super Bowl on television? The Detroit Lions.MinnesotaWhat are the four seasons in Minnesota?

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It is 101-Degrees

Chuck Bednorz Contributing Writer
Thursday, October 23, 2025
It is 101 degrees, and I am sitting in a truck with no air conditioning. We are at the Wellington Rodeo Grounds, and my 17 year old Daughter Tara is at Horse Camp riding around on a mild-mannered horse named Hudson, in the burning sun, wearing a helmet. She's having so much fun- in a helmet.

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LIBRARY LINES ... BY GAYE REILY

News Staff
Thursday, October 23, 2025
As autumn progresses, evidenced by cooler temperatures, changing leaf colors, and Halloween's approach, some of us find ourselves in the mood for suspenseful tales.
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