Bobbies defeat Maidens, 51-31

The Dimmitt Bobbies defeated the Friona Maidens in a conference game, 51-31. The Bobbies took an early lead over Friona in the first quarter, 14-10, and widened their lead in the second quarter to close out the first half ahead, 23-14.

Bobbies fall to Golden Tornadoes, 57-51

The Dimmitt Bobbies narrowly lost to the Lamesa Golden Tornadoes, 57-51. Dimmitt led in the first quarter, 17-7, but the Lamesa offense came on strong in the second quarter, taking the lead 32-25.

DHS robotics compete in virtual meets

Dimmitt Robotics participated in two virtual meets on Jan. 16. The results are posted for the Virtual Panhandle North League Match #1. Seventeen teams participated and Dimmitt’s team #12398 placed 2nd; team #15152 placed 9th; and team #13755 placed 11th.

TDLR launches new open records request portal

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has launched a new online portal, the TDLR Open Records Center, for accepting and processing requests for records under the Texas Public Information Act.

Editor’s Message

The past year has been a real eye opener of what politicians on both sides do, using strategies that any intelligent life form would avoid. Things like: Maybe avoid holding rallies that spread a virus.

Food prices highest in nine years

Grocery prices rose by 3.5 percent during 2020, the largest increase since prices rose 4.8 percent in 2011, according to a USDA statement Monday. Beef led the parade of pandemic price increases, up by 9.6 percent for the year, followed by pork, up 6.3 percent, and poultry, up by 5.6 percent.

Pet Talk

For pet owners with an overweight animal companion, there can be a difficult balance between wanting to treat a pet and wanting to keep them in the best health possible. However, with moderation and consistency, owners can ensure their pet reaches a healthy weight without discomfort.

Library Lines ...

Theoretically, tax forms for the 2020 tax year should be arriving any day now here at Rhoads Memorial Library. A Jan. 21, 2021 email to us from the IRS noted that forms had been shipped and should arrive "soon" but they did not know when the instruction booklets would be shipped.

Tyson to pay $221.5M in settlement for price fixing

The largest U.S. poultry producer, Tyson Foods, agreed to pay $221.5 million to settle antitrust litigation that accuses it of price fixing in the sale of broiler chicken meat. The agreement needs approval by a federal judge, Tyson said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Immune Deficiency

As many of you know I have struggled to stay well for several years now. I will admit that although I think the masks are a pain, they have kept me well this year. In fact I am really contemplating wearing them from now on during the flu season simply because I like being well.