The ongoing crisis over unaccompanied immigrant children coming to the United States has taken a new turn with local troops being ordered to the border of Texas and Mexico.

By ZELDA BETH LANG

City Council met Tuesday night, July 22, and most of the meeting was a discussion on moving forward on putting pump station wells, waste-water re-use projects and awarding a bid for Well #18 to replace a well that went dry there, and approve budget for this project.

The Dalhart Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Dalhart would like to invite all area fiddle players to the 19th Annual “Just Fiddlin’ Around” Contest.

By JOE WARREN

It’s been a long trip on a road less traveled for three Swedish men who started in New York City and will end their journey in Los Angeles stopping over in Dalhart for a couple of nights to rest, purchase a van and regroup due to injuries before heading out to Logan New Mexico onto Albuquerque and then to the West Coast.

By ZELDA BETH LANG

A large group of Dalhart residents gathered in the 7th Street Park on Saturday night, July 19, for a Candlelight Service for Baby Brooks, the baby found alive in a dumpster last Saturday night, July 12.

Sharla Fischer has joined the Dalhart Texas Farm Bureau team of agents officially July 1.

By ZELDA BETH LANG

City Council met Wednesday night, July,16 in a special meeting for their first budget workshop.

For the Texan

The Dalhart Chamber was honored this year with two awards durning the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE) Annual Excellence Awards. The first for Outstanding Chamber Maps and the second for Outstanding Chamber Website and was honored as the best in Texas, winning first place in both categories.

By JOE WARREN

Allergies are a major concern in the area with so many crops, dry weather and animals – the Panhandle is abundant with many different kinds of allergies.

By THOMAS LOTT

XIT has big plans this year. They have bigger bands on the docket, more food for the feeds and a celebrity parade marshal in Chip Woolley booked for Saturday morning.

By JOE WARREN

Shonnie Smalley, the white female, 21-years of age of Dalhart who was arrested in the wee hours Sunday morning July 13 for alleged injury to a child, a first-degree felony bonded out Monday afternoon.

By JOE WARREN

Jeremy Lynn Figueredo, 34-year old male currently living in Hartley was arrested last Friday evening at a residence in Hartley but not after being hunted by several different law enforcement agencies for hours.

By JOE WARREN and Zelda Beth Lang

Dalhart police have arrested Shonnie Smalley, a white female, 21 years old of Dalhart for alleged injury to a child, a firstdegree felony. More charges are pending further investigation.

By SARAH LOBLEY

The folks at Panhandle PBS have found the best way to get amazing stories about bygone eras and how life used to be here in the Texas Panhandle: find an old cowboy or someone who has done a lot of living and just let them talk.

For the Texan

Four Dallam County men were sentenced to a total of 129 years in the penitentiary this week for crimes committed in Dallam County in 2013 and early 2014.

By JOE WARREN

Dalhart won the 12th playing of the Ryder Cup and the Challenge Cup golf matches, which pits 24 golfers from Dumas and 24 golfers from Dalhart against each other in team and individual match-play competitions over three days. And they won rather soundly.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) conducted a traffic stop Friday on IH-40, yielding over 13 pounds of methamphetamine valued at over $470,000.

By ZELDA BETH LANG

The DISD Board will convene Tuesday, July 15 at two different time to take care of school business. They will meet at 6 p.m. for a budget workshop.

By SARAH LOBLEY

In a town like Dalhart, childcare is an interesting issue.

By JOE WARREN

Nobody wants to get that call any time of the day, when a loved one or friend needs medical attention or critical care services that may not be offered here locally, and they need it quickly.