The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is updating its farm loan programs to better support current borrowers, including historically underserved producers.

Castro County 4-H youth held their regular meeting at the Castro County Museum on Feb. 28. In addition to 4-H business, the members toured the various building and checked out museum exhibits. Ronnie and Kay Gfeller acted as tour guides, sharing history and the upgrades to the museum. Team building activities included doing a ‘human knot” in the parking lot.

Community March 10 Dimmitt Community Blood Drive. 2-7 p.m.

Whether they stand up straight or flop over, your dog’s ears help give your canine friend an amazing sense of hearing that plays a large role in hunting, playing, and everyday life. What are the implications, then, for a dog that is born deaf or loses its hearing? Dr.

March is here and with it comes the annual time change where we lose an hour. Sunday, March 13, will be the beginning of Daylight Saving Time, when our clocks "spring forward." I mentioned last week that newly released books have started coming in here at Rhoads Memorial Library, thanks to a shipping snafu that has been resolved.

Has this ever happened to you? I wanted to reorder a product last week, so I called the company’s tollfree phone number. A cheerful recorded voice wished me a good morning (it was afternoon), and told me how much she valued my call, my time, my loyalty, and my impressive humanness.

“but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct.” 1 Peter 1:15 St. Francis de Sales said, “Some men become proud and insolent because they ride a fine horse, wear a feather in their hat or are dressed in a fine suit of clothes.