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Nazareth Ag teacher and FFA Advisor Austin Heck, shown with daughters Izzy and Gabby, received the AgTexas Ag Youth Leader of Year award. Heck is one of three nominees to be awarded the recognition in Texas this year. Heck has led students to multiple state wins in ag contests and state single teacher chapter awards as well having students go on to universities to compete nationally in ag competitions.

Nazareth Ag teacher and FFA Advisor Austin Heck, shown with daughters Izzy and Gabby, received the AgTexas Ag Youth Leader of Year award. Heck is one of three nominees to be awarded the recognition in Texas this year. Heck has led students to multiple state wins in ag contests and state single teacher chapter awards as well having students go on to universities to compete nationally in ag competitions.

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Heck recognized with award

News Staff
Wednesday, April 9, 2025

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Wooten elected into Phi Kappa Phi

News Staff
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Audrey Wooten of Dimmitt, Texas, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Oklahoma State University.

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Editor’s Message

Lynda Work
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791.
Quinn Minute - Many places to fi nd help

Quinn Minute - Many places to fi nd help

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Quinn Minute - Many places to find help

News Staff
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
My friend Lisa says that there are more books on self-help than anything else.Lisa should know. She eats right, dresses well, and talks sweeter than a candy salesman at a dental convention.She’s been to more seminars than most caterers.
Castro County Community Calendar

Castro County Community Calendar

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Castro County Community Calendar

News Staff
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
April 3-5Ogallala Quilt Festival.April 4NISD Pre-K/Kindergarten Roundup. 9 a.m. Elementary Library. Bring official birth certificate, social security card, immunization record. For more info, call 806-946-2231.May 13Soldier Boxes, Dimmitt Chamber Office, 9 a.m.
Pet Talk

Pet Talk

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Pet Talk

News Staff
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Horses are known for their strength and beauty, but their skin is just as vulnerable as any living tissue. While some of the lumps and bumps commonly seen on horses are harmless, others may be cancerous tumors requiring prompt veterinary attention.Dr.

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Library Lines ...

Gaye Reily
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Ajob opening here at Rhoads Memorial Library has generated much speculation about who is leaving. The answers to the questions: 1) No, I am not retiring any time soon.2) No, Sulema, our trusted library fixture, is not leaving us. (You may want to ask her about her recent special birthday, though.

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Statewide measles count at 400

News Staff
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, there are 400 confi rmed measles cases in the South Plains region since late January; 41 of those patients hospitalized.Lubbock health officials in late February, confi rmed the first death from the outbreak,(the first since 2015).

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Stirring of the Melting Pot

Pamford Davis Faithwriters.com
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Salt makes me thirsty; pepper makes me sneeze… “Ahh-choo! Gesundheit!Thank you.”The cliche’ is tired, yet tried and true. ‘Variety is the spice of life,’ especially if you live in the melting pot.

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Even in the Deep End

Dudley Anderson
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
“I am with you always, to the end of the age.”Matthew 28:20 When I was about 10-years old, a cousin showed me a few chords on an old guitar. I remember learning the threechord wonder, I’m on the Top of the World in the key of A.
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