China buys 45.3M bushel of corn

Private exporters reported the sale of 1.15 million tonnes of U.S. corn for delivery to China by the end of August, according to the USDA. The corn was worth $251 million based on futures prices in Chicago. It was the largest corn sale to China since one totaling 2.108 million tonnes on Jan. 29.

TPWD accepting summer internship applications

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is now taking applications for summer internships in all divisions, including law enforcement, wildlife, state parks, infrastructure, communications, coastal fisheries, and inland fisheries.

Castro County Sheriff’s Office Report

CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Persons Arrested & Booked into Jail March 4 Manuel Diaz Martinez, 55 of Dimmitt, was arrested by the Dimmitt Police for Assault by Contact. March 6 Matthew Cain Gentry, 34 of Dimmitt, was arrested by the Dimmitt Police for Criminal Trespass.

Voter registration deadline approaching

Texas Secretary of State Ruth R. Hughs today reminded eligible Texas voters of the upcoming April 1 voter registration deadline for the May 1 election.

Bobcats Sports Park Progressing

The new DISD sports park that will accomodate new facilities and fields for Bobbies softball, Bobcats baseball, and DHS tennis is well underway after a few challenges with weather.

Pet Talk

Pet owners often form close bonds with their animal companions. Owners of feathered friends might be pleased to learn that this relationship is reciprocal, as birds can form strong bonds with their owners and other non-human members of their household.

Library Lines ...

"Momma, their mobile doesn't have enough planets." So proclaimed the precocious 10-year-old youngster to her mother, with whom I was visiting here at Rhoads Memorial Library. I chimed in, "Yes it does. Pluto is not there because it is no longer considered a planet."