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What do Cheetos, a mysterious red beverage, and chocolate have in common? They are the most prevalent items that soil books returned to us by adults.

Taking the Bit in your Teeth

I took our palomino mare to ride on the country roads near home and had a fantastic time. The sun was shining brightly, and leaves were floating down gently from the trees. Fall would soon be here in its full beauty. But as a novice teenage horse rider.

Overflowing Hope

Remember soda fountain shops of the bobby socks era? My old stomping ground of Chittenango, NY had two popular hangouts in the mid 1960's. I frequented Jim's and Ken's, both located on Main Street in the village.

WTAMU nurse practitioner program ranked best in Texas

For a third consecutive year, an independent analyst has ranked West Texas A&M University’s nurse practitioner program as the best in Texas.

Westlawn Cemetery meeting set for June 15

The Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery board members have scheduled a meeting on June 15 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Dimmitt Seniors Citizens Center and all lot owners and families of deceased relatives are encouraged to attend to get updated on the current situation and assess a way to...

Castro County Sheriff’s Office Report

CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Persons Arrested & Booked into Jail May 24 to June 5 All information of persons arrested and booked into the Castro County Jail are open records: May 25 Mauricio Sandoval, 24 of Dimmitt, was arrested by the Dimmitt Police for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and...

Memorial Day Meet-Up

A great group of people showed up to help at Castro Memorial Gardens Cemetery on Memorial Day. Each year, the board holds it annual meeting and workday, attending to the grounds and placing flags on veterans’ graves.

Medical of Center of Dimmitt accomplish mission

The Medical of Center of Dimmitt completed 110 sports physicals for Dimmitt High School students. Providers Alex Escobal and Peggy Birkenfeld, along with nurses Leandra Oltivero and Isabel Garcia, along with DHS students from the Athletic Training Program accomplished their mission.

Editor’s Message

It begins as a child being told that the United States is the greatest nation in the world because its citizens are free.

The good old days

My Millennial neighbors – very nice people – asked me what it was like to be a Baby Boomer. I scratched my head like I was having a complex though, but actually, it was just dandruff. Then I started talking.