The 242nd District Court grand jury handed down 16 indictments on July 7. Pricilla Rodriguez, 37, and Ronald Lucero, 39, both of Dimmitt were indicted for possession of a controlled substance PG1 over 4 grams and under 200 grams, which is a 2nd degree felony Francisco Hernandez Chavez, 39 of Hereford, was indicted for assault on a family member violence and impeding breath/circulation, which is a 3rd degree felony.

Castro County Sheriff’s Office Captain Mary F. Ewing reached a milestone in her career last Wednesday, and was joined by Sheriff Sal Rivera, Sheriff’s deputies, and jail staff to celebrate 30 years of service as a jailer and jail administrator. Ewing began as a jailer in 1992 under Sheriff C.D. Fitzgerald and was appointed jail administrator in 1995 by Fitzgerald which she continued to do under Sheriff Rivera. The Sheriff’s Office presented her with a service plaque and 30-year pin at a celebration at the Castro County Law Enforcement Center on July 6.

The Dimmitt Independent School District board of trustees met on Monday and, following an executive session, approved the DISD substitute pay scale. Certified teacher substitutes with no college degree will receive $75 per day; with a college degree, $95 per day; and a certified teacher will receive $115 per day.

It is a common belief that a wet nose is the sign of a healthy dog and that a dry nose indicates illness. But this is not necessarily true for every canine companion, according to Dr.

Building small catapults and learning to weave have been the activities offered at the past two Terrific Tuesdays held here at Rhoads Memorial Library. Felice Acker, local agent with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, has led the event in our meeting room, much to the delight of youngsters.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced, agricultural producers nationwide have already received more than $4 billion through the Emergency Relief Program (ERP), representing nearly 67% of the more than $6 billion projected to be paid through this phase of the program. Eligible producers in Texas have received $557.5 million in funding to date. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) mailed out prefilled applications in late May to producers with crop insurance who suffered losses due to natural disasters in 2020 and 2021. Commodity and specialty crop producers have until July 22 to complete applications.

“But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, ‘Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing (Mark 4:38 NKJV)?” Rescue the Perishing 1869 Lyrics by Fanny Jane Crosby/ Music by William Howard Doane Rescue the perishing, care for the dying, Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave; Weep o’er the erring one, lift up the fallen, Tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save Refrain: Rescue the perishing, care for the dying, Jesus is merciful, Jesus will save.

But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.