O’Donnell to hold meeting Tuesday
Sun, 11/15/2020 - 12:00am
O’Donnell Independent School District (OISD) board members will hold their regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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REAPING THE HARVEST
Sun, 11/15/2020 - 12:00am
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
Apply now for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2
Sun, 11/15/2020 - 12:00am
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.
Signup for Conservation Reserve Program and CRP Grasslands slated in early 2021
Sun, 11/15/2020 - 12:00am
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.
Commissioners meeting Tuesday
Sun, 11/15/2020 - 12:00am
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.
KISD elects new officers Monday
Sun, 11/15/2020 - 12:00am
Having been elected without opposition, Cody King joined the board of trustees of the Klondike school board during their regular meeting this past Monday.
Mesa UWCD board faces light agenda
Sun, 11/15/2020 - 12:00am
Directors of the Mesa Underground Water Conservation District have an unusually light slate of business for their regular meeting this coming Wednesday.
Dawson to seat elected members
Sun, 11/15/2020 - 12:00am
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.
Veterans Day
Wed, 11/11/2020 - 12:00am
You could say the men in Tony W. Rodriques’ family have the U.S. Marine Corps in their blood.
COVID tally tops 1,000
Wed, 11/11/2020 - 12:00am
Dawson County’s total COVID-19 case count has now passed the 1,000 mark.