Overflowing Hope

Remember soda fountain shops of the bobby socks era? My old stomping ground of Chittenango, NY had two popular hangouts in the mid 1960's. I frequented Jim's and Ken's, both located on Main Street in the village.

WTAMU nurse practitioner program ranked best in Texas

For a third consecutive year, an independent analyst has ranked West Texas A&M University’s nurse practitioner program as the best in Texas.

Westlawn Cemetery meeting set for June 15

The Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery board members have scheduled a meeting on June 15 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Dimmitt Seniors Citizens Center and all lot owners and families of deceased relatives are encouraged to attend to get updated on the current situation and assess a way to...

Castro County Sheriff’s Office Report

CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Persons Arrested & Booked into Jail May 24 to June 5 All information of persons arrested and booked into the Castro County Jail are open records: May 25 Mauricio Sandoval, 24 of Dimmitt, was arrested by the Dimmitt Police for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and...

Memorial Day Meet-Up

A great group of people showed up to help at Castro Memorial Gardens Cemetery on Memorial Day. Each year, the board holds it annual meeting and workday, attending to the grounds and placing flags on veterans’ graves.

Medical of Center of Dimmitt accomplish mission

The Medical of Center of Dimmitt completed 110 sports physicals for Dimmitt High School students. Providers Alex Escobal and Peggy Birkenfeld, along with nurses Leandra Oltivero and Isabel Garcia, along with DHS students from the Athletic Training Program accomplished their mission.

Eight plead guilty in district court

Eight people pleaded guilty to their charges on May 26 in Judge Kregg Hukill’s district court at the Castro County courthouse. Ricardo Castillo, 49 of Hereford, pleaded guilty to the charge of deadly conduct and discharge of firearm at individuals.

Grand jury sends down indictments

The Castro County grand jury for the 64th District Court, Judge Danah Ziropoli, sent down 10 indictments on May 31 on felony charges ranging from sexual assault, aggravated assault, and possession of controlled substances Ervin Miranda a.k.a. Ervin Jose Osorio, 22 of Dimmitt - continuous sexual...

Rivera urges storm shelter registration

The Office of Emergency Management for Castro County and the Regional Emergency Preparedness Office of the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission are asking local residents to register their storm shelters.

Gilbreath Sworn In

Connie Gilbreath was sworn in by Castro County Judge Carroll Gerber on June 1 as the new Tax Assessor/Collector. She will be replacing Pam Rickert who announced her retirement from the position several weeks ago.