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Pantex pauses operations due to wildfires

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
ThePantexPlantnortheast of Amarillo, initiated a n emergency response to wildfire threats, evacuating nonessential personnel on swing and graveyard shifts.Officials said operations at Pantex had paused until further notice, assuring the public that all weapons and special materials were safe and...
Country View Living facility achieves five-star rating

Country View Living facility achieves five-star rating

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Country View Living facility achieves five-star rating

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Country View Living, a long-term and senior-living residence part of Castro County Healthcare (CCH), has been awarded a five-star rating from Medicare.This achievement, which is earned by less than 10 percent of nursing facilities across the country, underscores the continued excellence of Country...
Firefighters and first responders from the Dimmitt VFD, Nazareth VFD, Hart VFD, Dawn VFD, Deaf Smith Fire Department, Castro and Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Offices answered a call to a wildfire that threatened the Coronado Acres subdivision, located about 15 miles from Dimmitt just off of US 385 north. Sheriff Sal Rivera said the quick action on the part of all those battling the blaze averted a more serious situation.

Firefighters and first responders from the Dimmitt VFD, Nazareth VFD, Hart VFD, Dawn VFD, Deaf Smith Fire Department, Castro and Deaf Smith County Sheriff’s Offices answered a call to a wildfire that threatened the Coronado Acres subdivision, located about 15 miles from Dimmitt just off of US 385 north. Sheriff Sal Rivera said the quick action on the part of all those battling the blaze averted a more serious situation.

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Texas Panhandle battles wildfires

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration covering 60 counties in response to wildfire activity, calling for the Texas Division of Emergency Management to send additional resources and firefighters to the hard-hit Texas Panhandle.High wind and dry conditions have caused the spread of several...

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FTC sues to block merger of Kroger, Albertsons

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing to block a proposed merger between two supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons, saying the $24.6 billion deal would eliminate competition and lead to higher prices for Americans.Albertsons is the company that acquired Lubbockbased United Supermarkets in...

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Texas launches property tax incentive program

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
The state of Texas is launching the Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation (JETI) program which cuts property taxes for new manufacturing, research and development facilities.The program is intended to offer economic incentives program to bring new companies and jobs to the state.Gov. Greg Abbott...
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Pet Talk

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Among the numerous gastrointestinal disorders affecting horses, colitis can be a challenging and potentially serious condition, depending on the severity of the horse’s symptoms and the condition’s underlying cause.Dr. Amanda Trimble, a clinical assistant professor of equine internal medicine at...

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Library Lines ...

Gaye Reily
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
“Mrs. Mike” was the classic novel presented to Dimmitt Book Club recently when they met here at Rhoads Memorial Library.

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Reagor seeks sentence reduction

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Bart Reagor, the coowner of Reagor Dykes Auto Group, filed a motion to reduce his prison sentence, according to public records.Reagor’s sentence was 14 years in federal prison after being convicted of making false statements to a bank during an October 2021 trail in Amarillo Federal Court.

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Don’t know what we’re missing

Pam Ford Davis Faithwriters.com
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Something’s missing; at times, the loss is noticeable. A button is off a sweater. Maybe a young child proudly smiles to show friends that he or she lost their first tooth. I could hardly believe it; I hadn’t even noticed it for hours. I was wearing only one bedroom slipper.The laugh was on me.

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Fear, your greatest enemy

Lareina Morgan Faithwriters.com
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Moses answered the *LORD. ‘Perhaps the *Israelites will not believe me’, Moses said. ‘Perhaps they will not listen to me. They may say to me, “The *LORD did not appear to you.”Then Moses replied to the *LORD. ‘My *Lord, I have never been an impressive speaker.
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