LAYING DOWN THE BIG GAVEL--Karen Boren is retiring from office as Justice of the Peace for Deaf Smith County effective Tuesday, March 31 and will be honored with a reception from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. that day on the third floor of the Deaf Smith County Courthouse. Mrs. Boren, the lady of the law north and south of the Tierra Blanca, has served just under 41 years in law enforcement and as a JP in Deaf Smith County. (Photo by Jim Steiert)

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