Omnibus includes agriculture provisions

President Donald Trump reversed course and signed the bill that funds the government and provides a third round of coronavirus relief payments. The coronavirus relief for farmers includes a billion dollars to compensate for depopulated poultry and livestock losses for up to 80% of their value.

Editor’s Message

With 2021 just around the corner, many are looking back at 2020 a little shell shocked. The usual resolutions about losing weight, not procrastinating, visiting family more often are a distant memory that disappeared when Covid-19 hit and life suddenly changed and got much smaller and isolated.

COVID-19 Castro County (12/28/20)

Cumulative Cases 561 Recoveries 516 Active- 32 Deaths -13 Pending since ]uly 242 Recovered Pending 220 Active Cases- 22 TOTAL ACTIVE 54

Quote of the Week

Youth is when you are allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when your forced to.

Inspirational

Psalm 65:11 You crown the year with Your goodness and Your path drips with abundance.

Goolsby identified as missing sailor

Editors note: We offer our deepest condolences at the sad and tragic loss of Ethan Goolsby. May the Lord watch over the Goolsby family during this time of sorrow.

Swiftettes crush Cowgirls, 37-10

The Nazareth Swiftettes beat the Happy Cowgirls, 37- 10, last Tuesday. Nazareth took the lead in the first quarter, 6-0, and gained more on the second quarter, to close the first half out ahead by 16-0.