Castro County News

Castro County Sheriff's Office Report

CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Persons Arrested & Booked into Jail May 2 to 23 All information of persons arrested and booked into the Castro County Jail are open records: May 3 Orlando Guerrero, 35 of Plainview, was arrested by the Sheriff’s Office on a Castro County warrant for Illegal...

Drivers urged to use extra caution during Memorial Day

Large numbers of travelers are expected on Texas roads, which means that more breakdowns and traffic stops are likely as well. Drivers should pay attention to what’s happening around them and prepare to react quickly.
DISD Employee Service Awards

DISD Employee Service Awards

DISD Employee Service Awards

(Above) DISD 5 Year Service Award Recipients: (front row, left to right) Victoria Roman, Laraine Aguero, Carmen Lopez, Senobia Diego, Melissa Alonso, (middle) Vanessa Betancourt, Leigh Santana, Jennifer Rodarte, Belia Galvan, Amanda Flores, Lori Sifuentez, Samantha Rodriguez, (back) Vicky Ruiz,...
Editor’s Message

Editor’s Message

Editor’s Message

As Memorial Day approaches and we honor our fallen soldiers, does anyone give any thought to the men and women who are responsible for notifying the families? To those who work intimately with the families of the fallen what is possibly the grimmest moment that can occur?
Special Abilities

Special Abilities

Special Abilities

I’ve always been jealous of people who discover their talents early. There was this kid in my middle school class named Karen. She drew still nature scenes better than anybody.
Jose Gil III

Jose Gil III

Gil charged with murder, assault

A local man was arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following an incident that occurred in Dimmitt on May 14.

Swifts gear up for Regional title game

The Nazareth Swifts claimed the Regional Semifinal Championship against the Kress Kangaroos last week in two games, advancing to the Regional finals this Friday. The Swifts shut Kress out 3-0 in Game 1 and 10-0 in Game 2. The semifinals games were played at Wayland Baptist University in Plainview.
Adilene Adame, Friona

Adilene Adame, Friona

Suspicious deaths under investigation

The past Saturday morning, the Castro County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call around 10:30 a.m. from a property owner reporting two bodies found in western Castro County off of FM 1057 and FM 2397 about a half mile east of the Parmer County line.
The Nazareth Swifts won the Regional Semifinal Championship against the Kress Kangaroos last week and advance to the finals against the Ira Bulldogs.

The Nazareth Swifts won the Regional Semifinal Championship against the Kress Kangaroos last week and advance to the finals against the Ira Bulldogs.

State primary runoff elections give wins to GOP incumbents

The state primary runoff election is in the books, with some predicted winners, as voters in both the Democratic and Republican primaries finalized their choices for the November general election and be additionally challenged by any Libertarian and Green Party candidates.