Between the two of them, the Lamesa and Klondike FFA chapters are advancing to area competition in six of the nine events held at the Mesa District Leadership Development Events contest held this past Monday.
Lights of Love, a toy collection drive to ensure every child gets a present under the tree, has added another business to their list of drop-off sites.
O’Donnell Independent School District (OISD) board members will hold their regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
A combine harvests grain sorghum in a field west of Lamesa this past week. Like cotton and other crops, the grain had it’s growing season cut short by an early Halloween-week freeze in late October. LPR photo
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) is Dec. 11, 2020. This program provides direct relief to producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the signup periods for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and the CRP Grasslands in 2021. Signup for general CRP will be open from Jan. 4, 2021, to Feb. 12, 2021, and signup for CRP Grasslands runs from March 15, 2021 to April 23, 2021. Both programs are competitive and provide annual rental payments for land devoted to conservation purposes.
Martha Hernandez, recently appointed to serve as the new county commissioner of Precinct 1, will take a seat at the table for her first meeting of the Dawson County Commissioners Court this coming Tuesday.
Having been elected without opposition, Cody King joined the board of trustees of the Klondike school board during their regular meeting this past Monday.
Directors of the Mesa Underground Water Conservation District have an unusually light slate of business for their regular meeting this coming Wednesday.
Voting results will be canvassed and oaths of office will be given Monday to the winners of the Nov. 3 election to fill four seats on the Dawson school board at Welch.
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Lamesa, TX 79331
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