Area farmers weigh crop prospects amid costs and drought
Veteran farmers White and Bishop in eastern Haskell County consider planting 300 acres in corn while wheat hopes hinge on moisture. They cite rising energy costs, seed and labor as pressures, and note wheat, milo and corn price shifts could reshape this year’s outlook. They have held onto the family farm for a decade, noting product prices have not kept pace with expenses.
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Bishop
Haskell County
White
Wildfires scorch Texas towns and claim lives near Amarillo
Fires raged across eight small towns forcing evacuations as blazes consumed hundreds of structures from Borger to Skellytown. In Hutchinson and Gray counties casualties rose with two deaths near Borger and a third in Hutchinson County. Nine-vehicle crash near Groom linked to smoke. 6 injured. Firefighters battled through the night amid smoke and shifting flames. Local residents faced catastrophic losses and uncertain daylight conditions.
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Lefors
Groom
Amarillo
Daniel Hawthorne
Department of Public Safety
Childress
Borger
Mike Galloway
Galloway
Hutchinson County
Aaron McWilliams
Danny Whittington
Pampa
McLean
Whittington
Silva shapes a new barbershop with personal drive
Mo Silva opens MJs a locally owned barbershop embracing a male-friendly vibe. He notes the risk of going solo while his wife Tricia calms fears and supports the venture. Their sons help on weekends as regulars and family ties anchor the business.
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Silva
Tricia
Christina Hanigan
Local reps debate in Kansas on in state tuition law
Kansas lawmakers met at City Community College as President Carol Ballantyne thanked supporters of in state tuition for undocumented students who lived in Kansas at least three years and graduated from a state high school. Rep Ward Loyd opposed repealing the law while the House voted 63 58 against repeal. Ballantyne introduced Armando Minjarez a 19 year old GCCC student from Mexico who urged lawmakers to be fair and do the right thing. Loyd noted ongoing work on an animal cruelty bill to elevate penalties from misdemeanor to felony. Garden City resident Harold Starr praised legislative progress including a new concealed weapons bill and expressed approval of recent measures.
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Armando Minjarez
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Harold Starr
Garden City
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Scott City Beavers Clinch Tournament Title Triumph
Scott City Beavers are champions after a dominating three game run in the tournament. The crowd celebrated as USC 466 Board of Education president Linda Frick praised the team, coaches, and supporters for a wonderful year and a season that ended as they deserved.
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USC
Board of Education
Linda Frick
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