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Hart Senior Signing Day

Hart Senior Signing Day

Hart Senior Signing Day

(Photo right) At National Signing Day, ten Hart seniors committed to attend college, trade school, or pursue other postsecondary education and one senior committed to serving our country and enlisting as a Fox 35 Fox Airborne Intelligence Analyst.
Amarillo League Tech

Amarillo League Tech

Amarillo League Tech GEAR robotics contest

Castro County 4-H members Spencer Acker, Michael Fulkerson and Drew Bennett they placed first with overall high score at the Amarillo League Tech GEAR robotics contest on Saturday. They will advance to the championship tournament in May.
HOSA students volunteer

HOSA students volunteer

HOSA students volunteer

Dimmitt High School HOSA students volunteered with Texas Tech nursing students at the Swisher County Farm Safety Camp in preparing a First Aid Kit, Stop the Bleed, CPR, and How to notify 911.
Castro County Sheriff’s Office Report

Castro County Sheriff’s Office Report

Castro County Sheriff’s Office Report

CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Persons Arrested & Booked into Jail April 18 to May 1 All information of persons arrested and booked into the Castro County Jail are open records: April 20 Eva Silva-Gallardo, 42 of Dimmitt, was booked into jail on a Castro County warrant after court and was...

BBB warns of online puppy scams

BBB has received several reports from consumers across the country who have lost money to an online puppy scam listing an Amarillo address. The company operates under several names and websites. Websites frequently change and new websites pop up, with the same Amarillo address.
(Photo above) The Sheriff’s Office, DPS, EMS and Dimmitt VFD at the scene of a pickup accident on FM 145.

(Photo above) The Sheriff’s Office, DPS, EMS and Dimmitt VFD at the scene of a pickup accident on FM 145.

Man injured in pickup rollover

A Farwell man was injured in a single vehicle rollover this past Thursday at the 900 block of FM 145 in Castro County.
The old Company Store outside Hart burned down after an individual used an incinerator to burn trash.

The old Company Store outside Hart burned down after an individual used an incinerator to burn trash.

Burn Ban citations issued

Fires are still plaguing Castro County as people fail to secure vehicles or ignore the ongoing Burn Ban. According to Sal Rivera, there were two fires on April 21 due to people burning trash in barrels or in their incinerators.

April sales tax revenue at $3.8B

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Monday said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.83 billion in April, 12.8 percent more than in April 2021. The majority of April sales tax revenue is based on sales made in March and remitted to the agency in April.

Castro County Community Calendar

Community Calendar May 10 Dimmitt Community Blood Drive. Dimmitt City Hall. 3:30 – 7 p.m. For an appointment, please go to yourbloodinstitute.org or call (806) 331-8833, toll free 1-877-574- 8800. June 14 Soldier Boxes. Chamber of Commerce. 9 a.m. Come let your soldier’s know you care.
Pet Talk

Pet Talk

Pet Talk

For many people and pets, spring (aka “allergy season”) is a time of excessive sneezing, itching, and scratching. For some pets, however, their allergy season is never ending, lasting into summer, fall, and winter.