U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Trisha Grieve in Castro County reminds foreign investors with an interest in agricultural land in the United States that they are required to report their land holdings and transactions to USDA.

Hey, it’s the 2024 baseball season! For those who don’t know this sport, it requires a glove and a moving bat, but it’s got nothing to do with vampires. It takes place on a “diamond,” or four bases arranged in a square.

The Chamber of Commerce Annual Garage Sale Day has been set for Saturday, June 1 with some new changes in place. The Chamber will not be handing out signs for the event this year.

As severe weather season approaches, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminded Texans they can purchase certain items tax free during the state’s sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies, which begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, just after midnight and ends at midnight on Monday, April 29.

Spring has sprung, but flowers may not be the only things popping up in your yard; this also is the season when snakes come out of hibernation. There are almost 3,000 different species of snakes in the world, with less than a third considered venomous, with only four types of venomous snakes found in the U.S.

By Gaye Reily “A good time was had by all” can be said about Natalie (Cline) Bright’s visit to Dimmitt Book Club’s meeting recently. The Dimmitt native, a successful author of 20 books ranging from Old West cookbooks to contemporary Christian fiction along with some children’s books, spoke to attendees when they convened in the meeting room here at Rhoads Memorial Library.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Psalm 136:1 (ESV) Dave’s teenage son sat whimpering on the sofa. He’d just arrived home well past his curfew, and a little over, what might be deemed, a reasonable limit for a 16year-old. “I - I’m sorry, dad,” he whined. “Sean, you know we believe you’re too young to consume alcohol!” asserted his father while his mother unleashed her disdain at his behavior.

Surely you’ve noticed the increase in TV drug commercials… Do you tune in or turn out? Baby boomers watch a good bit of television, and their ailments increase with each passing year. Pharmaceutical companies want their share in profits from medications prescribed by doctors.

Registration is now open for about 70 summer youth camps at West Texas A&M University. Between now and September, WT’s Extended Studies program will offer camps, clinics, academies and more for youth from kindergarten through college interested in a variety of activities, from music to athletics to meat judging to engineering.

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