By ZELDA BETH LANG

In a recent story carried on April 5th in the Amarillo Globe News, entitled ‘Feedlots Prep for Disaster,’ written by Kevin Welch he describes the amount of the state’s fed beef in the Panhandle.

By ZELDA BETH LANG

The Dallam/Hartley Counties Hospital Board met Wednesday, July 2 at noon. Leroy Schaffner, CEO and Administrator went over the financial reports for May 2014. The Board approved the reports.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) will place special enforcement emphasis on the Move Over/Slow Down law, that requires drivers to move over or slow down for emergency vehicles stopped on the side of the road with emergency lights activated.

By JOE WARREN

Keeping your child safe while riding in a vehicle is important business and there are several agencies both on the state and local level here to help you.

The 4th of July is this Friday and the members of the Dalhart Police Department want to take this opportunity to ask for the citizens’ assistance in making this a safe and happy holiday.

By SARAH LOBLEY

This Friday, prepare to have a blast as a couple of organizations are planning events for the entire family to help celebrate the July 4 Holiday in true American fashion.

By ZELDA BETH LANG

The Dodder weed is back and spreading faster, than I remember from last year.

By JOE WARREN

Paula Gilbert, Office Manager at Cargill Cattle, and the lady in charge of running the annual Cargill Golf Scramble announced last week that the third annual event raised close to $13,000 for the local Relay for Life, with the proceeds to benefit the American Cancer Society.

By ZELDA BETH LANG

City Council met Tuesdaynight, June 24 fora regular meeting.

By ZELDA BETH LANG

What should a residentof Dallam or HartleyCounty do in case of aweather emergency? Visitingwith Fire Marshalland Chief Tuesday, he saidthere is no public shelter.He also said that the sirensare for people outside towarn them to get inside ina safe room, a basementor an inside room. Thosealready inside should listento the radio or TV.

By THOMAS LOTT

Improvements have beenthe name of the game thisyear for the XIT Rodeo andReunion. Those improvementsstarted last year witha new stock company andthe weekend saw one of itsbest turnouts in years as aresult of that.

By SARAH LOBLEY

This summer, manyyoung adults from allover the country are bikingacross the United States tobring affordable housing tofamilies in need.

The CASA 69, Inc. Board of Directors welcomes Joli Hauser as Judge Terri Carter administers the Board of Directors Oath. Joli will be one of four Directors from Sherman County.

Cargill, one of the largest pork producers in the U.S., is continuing its commitment of moving to group housing for its sows that produce hogs for pork.

By JOE WARREN

Community Connect, the organization that oversees community education and enrichment programs for all ages in Dallam and Hartley Counties has a new director in Jill Metcalf.

By SARAH LOBLEY

A group of over 150 young people from Plano, Texas visited Dalhart last week and had a huge impact in our community.

By JOE WARREN

The Dalhart Fire Department responded to a barn fire at 13301 U.S. Hwy 87, property owned by Cargill Pork outside of Dalhart Thursday June 12 at 6:31 a.m. According to reports from Dalhart Fire Marshal Curtis Brown, the barn was totally burnt to the ground by the time his team of firefighters arrived.

By ZELDA BETH LANG

Summer vacation from school is in full swing and homework and testing is the farthest thing from most students’ minds, but behind the scene, district officials are already making plans for the new school year.

By SARAH LOBLEY

In the past 18 months since the school shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School which occurred on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut when 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children and six adult staff members, it’s been reported that there have been 74 other shootings near or on school property since that horrific event.

By JOE WARREN

Summertime means road construction in Texas and Dallam and Hartley Counties are no different.