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Robotics season is about to get underway with teams from Nazareth, Hart and Dimmitt competing at a Texas-West and Panhandle Region scrimmage this past weekend at AmTech Center in Amarillo. Nazareth had two all-rookie teams – Teams 18570 and 16617 - competing at the event.

The challenges and demands for college students can be great, but especially so when one chooses to tackle starting a new business at the same time. Dalia Villarreal from Hart is currently attending South Plains College and studying to be a respiratory therapist and is set to graduate in May 2023.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that distressed borrowers with qualifying USDA farm loans have already received nearly $800 million in assistance, as part of the $3.1 billion in assistance for distressed farm loan borrowers provided through Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

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For National 4-H Week, the Castro County 4-H Club honored their recent Star Award winners. Star Awards are given to youth who completed a record book, an application, and interview.