Footwear 101 We are kicking off our Walk Across Texas - 8 week exercise program. There is still time to join.

The Running Water SWCD, in partnership with USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), is hosting the Castro County Local Work Group Meeting. This meeting is an opportunity to bring farmers, ranchers, conservationists, and others together to discuss natural resources and set local conservation priorities.

CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Persons Arrested & Booked into Jail March 23-29 All information of persons arrested and booked into the Castro County Jail are open records: March 23 Gino Garcia, 28 of Littlefield, was arrested by the Dimmitt Police for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 2 over 4 grams-under 400 grams and Possession of Marijuana over 2 ounces-under 4 ounces. Alexis Samaria Garcia, 26 of Littlefield, was arrested by the Dimmitt Police for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 2 over 4 grams-under 400 grams and Possession of Marijuana over 2 ounces-under 4 ounces.

A fire on U.S. Hwy 60 which was called in last Friday at 1:33 p.m. blazed up and burned a lengthy swath of land along the highway. According to Sheriff Sal Rivera, the cause of the fire is unknown but could be due to sparks from a truck’s brakes or a cigarette thrown out of a car window. The fire extended into Deaf Smith County. Hereford Fire Department responded due to Summerfield being 7 miles the city and one Dimmitt Fire Department Truck responded.

The Dimmitt Chamber of Commerce office will be closed from April 13 to June 8. They may be reached by calling 806-647-2524 and leaving a voicemail.

Dimmitt Middle School Robotics teams participated in the Texas Tech GEAR contest on March 12, coming out of the competition with several top honors. ACE elementary students also competed at the event.

While the bond between an animal and their human is important, considering the relationships between pets—in both interspecies and same species interactions—also is an important part of making sure your home is a happy and healthy environment.

Despite tornadoes, blizzard warnings, warm weather, high winds, and chilly rain that we have experienced in the course of the last few days, we have been busy here at Rhoads Memorial Library. Cataloguing, then shelving, new books for checkout has been done along with vigorous spring cleaning not only in the library proper but in our meeting room. As the weather warms up, we can tackle the weeds outside!