SEMINOLE – While Seminole bull riders Andrew Alvidrez (PBR, Professional Bull Rider) and J.W. Nunn (MBR, Miniature Bull Rider) were riding high in Las Vegas last week, five-year-old E.J. Olivas was preparing for his first time on the big stage.
ANDREWS – Dianne Pitkin was concerned about a tree with large limbs hanging over the kitchen area of her home.
SNYDER – The women of the Cogdell Memorial Hospital Auxiliary recently presented the hospital with six new wheelchairs. Auxiliary members can be found helping throughout the hospital and recognized by the bright pink smocks they wear.
After seeing activities last year cancelled or altered due to COVID-19, Lamesa’s schools on Thursday will be returning to their traditional methods of honoring local military veterans on Veterans Day.
In the uncertain age of COVID-19, and with Christmas only six weeks away, people are being advised to get their holiday packages mailed as soon as possible.
Although Dawson County saw only 12 new cases here during the past week, the local death toll from COVID-19 has climbed again.
Anyone with a dream of pursing a nursing career can make it come true before the New Year starts.
The U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) this past week opened the door for children ages five to 11 to receive the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19.
Although this past week’s damp weather and light rain should help, the danger of fires involving grass, weeds and brushland has been steadily increasing here in recent weeks, according to Lamesa Fire Chief Larry Duyck.
Angie Martinez, director of the Dawson County Public Library, brought some young children from one of the library’s reading groups to present a brief demonstration to members of the Dawson County Commissoners Court during their regular meeting Tuesday afternoon. Martinez also announced that the library has again received state accreditation, which allows local residents access to more materials than are available at the library here. LPR photo
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