U.S. unemployment rate at 4.1%

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that unemployment rates were higher in December in six states, lower in two states, and stable in 42 states and the District of Columbia.Twenty-seven states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, six states had decreases, and 17...

DSEC Youth Tour deadline Feb. 6

Deaf Smith Electric Coop (DSEC) is offering students an opportunity of winning an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C.Winners are selected through a speech contest which will be held Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. at DSEC headquarters in Hereford.The trip is scheduled June 15-23 and will offer a week of...

Amarillo shooter charged with murder

The Amarillo Police Department held a news conference today to provide details about a deadly shooting that occurred early Sunday morning.According to police, officers received multiple 911 calls reporting a shooting outside Chesney’s Whiskey Saloon.

Finance committee begins state budget hearings

The Senate Finance Committee on Monday began the first in what will be weeks’worth of hearings on the budget for the 2026-2027 biennium.Committee and Senator Joan Huffman (Houston) unveiled the base proposal last week, which would appropriate $332.2 billion, virtually identical to the amount...

Sheriff Rivera presents profiling report

Sheriff Sal Rivera met with the Castro County Commissioners Court on Jan. 13 to present the Castro County Sheriff’s Office Racial Profiling Report for 2024.

Quinn Minute - Revisit the Classics

Most students read “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare, then ask (1) Where did those people learn to talk so cool? and (2) Wasn’t this the same plot as “West Side Story?”The play centers around Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet (a name that rhymes).

Bill filed to abolish ATF

A bill, H.R. 221, Abolish the ATF Act, has been filed to abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives due to their continued overreach and attack on the Second Amendment rights.The bill’s primary sponsor is Rep.Eric Burlison (R – MO).

Arrington, Cruz file bills to reverse offshore drilling ban

House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) last Thursday introduced legislation to reverse President Biden’s ban on offshore oil and gas drilling.The bill would nullify the Presidential memoranda on the withdrawal of certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf from...

Castro County Community Calendar

Jan. 28 – Jan. 31Rhoads Memorial Library Book Sale.Feb. 11Soldier Boxes. 9 a.m. Chamber of Commerce Office. ----------------------------The Castro County Courthouse will be closing at 2 p.m. on Fridays in the future. ------------------------------ Regular Meetings/Continuing EventsCheck for...