LIBRARY LINES ... BY GAYE REILY

Choosing books to purchase and add to our collection here at Rhoads Memorial Library finds me listening to patrons' wishes and reading blurbs of works that I think might appeal to our readers. But I must admit that a catchy title can get my attention and an impulse purchase occurs.

DIMMITT BASEBALL UPDATE

Dimmitt’s Varsity Bobcats had trouble keeping up with Shallowater Varsity Mustangs in a 12-1 loss on Saturday at Dimmitt.Shallowater Varsity Mustangs opened the scoring in the top of the first thanks to two doubles.

CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT

CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Persons Arrested & Booked into Jail February 21 to March 15, 2026 All information of persons arrested and booked into the Castro County Jail are open records:February 21 Charles Ladell Rowan, 59, of Wilburton, Oklahoma was arrested by the Sheriff’s Office on two...

STATE QUALIFIERS

New AgriLife Research engineer focuses on sustainable livestock systems

Peiyang Li, Ph.D., is the new Texas A&M AgriLife Research livestock air quality and agricultural engineer at the Texas A&M AgriLife High Plains Research and Extension Center in Canyon and assistant professor in the Texas A&M Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering.

Pet Talk

Providing a safe, loving home for a dog is rewarding for many reasons, and it can sometimes be even more so for a canine companion with special needs.

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRANDWhen does a duck wake up?At the quack of dawn! How do you make an egg roll? You push it! Why did the baby strawberry cry?Because his parents were in a jam!Why do bees have sticky hair? Because they use a honeycomb!

Pet Talk

Providing a safe, loving home for a dog is rewarding for many reasons, and it can sometimes be even more so for a canine companion with special needs.

LIBRARY LINES ... BY GAYE REILY

'Untamed' is the theme of the upcoming Ogallala Quilt Festival 2026 that is set to be held locally March 27-28, 2026. Display of the month of March here at Rhoads Memorial Library features some quilt samples by Cinde Ebeling, Dimmitt native and member of the Ogallala Quilters Society.