The Castro County Hispanic Heritage Fiesta will take place on Oct. 1 with lots of fun things planned.

The Castro County Sheriff’s Office answered a 911 call on Monday afternoon reporting a major crash and one person trapped in a vehicle at the intersection of FM 1055 and Texas Hwy 86. According to the report, a white 2011 Ford passenger car was traveling south bound and the white 2013 Chevrolet 4-door pickup truck was traveling westbound. FM 1055 is a stop intersection for north and south bound traffic. The driver of the white car was Alfredo Ortega Fuentes, 48 of Dimmitt; and the driver of the pickup was Mario Andrade Gomez, 29 of Nazareth. First responders at the scene were the Castro County Sheriff’s Office, Dimmitt Fire Department, AMR EMS and Texas DPS. The accident is being investigated by DPS Trooper Narciso Quiroz.

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General information about playa ecosystems, improved monitoring of playa inundation via satellite imagery, a tour of playa restoration achieved through the Texas Playa Conservation Initiative (TXPCI), and a tour of The Tap, an Ogallala Aquifer exhibit at At’ll Do Farms in Shallowater are highlights of a Playa Field Day to be presented by Ogallala Commons on Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Church of Christ Annex in Anton.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is sending cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.04 billion in local sales tax allocations for September, 13.1 percent more than in September 2021.

The Tri-State Fair & Rodeo starts on Sept. 16 and will see many Castro County exhibitors competing in livestock competition and other events.

The Dimmitt City Council on Aug. 29, at an open and public meeting, approved amending the Official Fee Schedule to increase the water rates, sewer rates, garbage rates, various permit fees, and other fees charged by the City of Dimmitt to be effective Sept. 15.

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