March unemployment figures sluggish

In March, the seasonally adjusted Texas unemployment rate was 6.9 percent, unchanged from February 2021. Texas gained 99,000 total nonagricultural jobs over the month, marking gains in 10 of the last 11 months. Private sector employment increased 106,600 for the month.

Bobbies fall to Lady Cubs

Bobbies lost to Brownfield Lady Cubs last Tuesday, 21- 2. “This was a tough loss for us. We made a lot of throwing and catching errors that allowed Brownfield to run up the score,” said Coach Vicky Ruiz.

Pet Talk

The term “exotic pet” encompasses a broad range of animals, loosely meaning any pet that is not a dog, cat, or farm animal.

Library Lines ...

Although the 2021 Ogallala Quilt Festival is behind us, two quilting displays remain here at Rhoads Memorial Library through the end of April. Some work by Doris Lust can be seen, as well as a display featuring the stages of the quilting process, courtesy of Dimmitt native Cinde (Sides) Ebeling.

Unity in Community

This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord is his name: “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”

Elastic Waistband

Many of you read this and thought I was going to talk about not fitting into my jeans. I will admit that I have seen a lot less of them lately, but I am going to be discussing kitchen trash. Crazy and yet I think you will see the implications this has to do with grief as I go on.

Enjoying Full Life in Christ

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. John 10:10 (KJV) Someone once said that the tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.