If you live in the country

f you live in the country, you have mice. Particularly if you keep animals of any kind. It's not really the animals that draw the mice, but the feed. All farmers know this.

COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES

STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF CASTRO BE IT REMEMBERED ON THE 24th DAY OF NOVEMBER 2025, COMMISSIONERS COURT MET IN A REGULAR MEETING WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MANDY GFELLER- COUNTY JUDGE TIM ELLIOTT- COMMISSIONER PCT. 2 MICHAEL GOOLSBYCOMMISSIONER PCT. 3RALPH BROCKMANCOMMISSIONER PCT.

FIRST DEAN’S LIST

In an effort to recognize the leadership and dedication of the most outstanding secondary school students from FIRST, the Kamen family sponsors awards for selected 10th and 11th-grade students known as the FIRST Tech Challenge FIRST Dean's List Award.

Jose Anibal Ramos graduates from Wayland Baptist University

PLAINVIEW, TX – Jose Anibal Ramos of Dimmitt, TX has graduated from Wayland Baptist University with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice Administration.Fifty-nine Wayland graduates received diplomas during ceremonies held at 2 p.m.

COAT DRIVE CREW

The First Grade Class of Nazareth ISD along with their teacher, Kristin Braddock helped with the coat drive hosted by Communities in Schools that benefits Dimmitt ISD students. Mrs. Braddock's First Grade Class made signs for the coat drive, collected and even folded and organized the bags of coats.

The 2016 Clown Panic ... a fool’s errand

In the long, storied history of Texas panics, (like finding an affordable generator in November of 1999, or being able to purchase toilet paper and hand sanitizer almost twenty years later), none was as inexplicable or inane as The Great Murder Clown Panic of 2016.

Sing a Song of Christmas Sunday at 4 p.m.

Vickie Jennings, Merton Knightly, Libby Cleveland, Ricky Kuntz, Diane Sanders, Karron Smith and Jerry Frazier, representing Castro County’s Interfaith Singers, invite you to join them Sunday, December 14 at 4 p.m. at The Gathering Place (West Texas Coffee) in Dimmitt for a Christmas cantata.

Peoples Bank Recognized Among ICBA Independent Banker’s 2025 Best Community Banks to Work for Honors

Independent Banker magazine, the award-winning publication of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), has named Peoples Bank as a 2025 Best Community Banks to Work For honoree. The $1.

PARADE OF LIGHTS

This year’s winners of the light parade were: Best Overall- Western Equipment’s Elf Service Shining Star- the Lopez Family Most Creative- Simply Grace Aesthetics & Wellness Special thanks goes to the Dimmitt Police Department for guiding traffic, parade judges Jennifer Sullivan, Jason Hamlin, and...