News

Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs receive 2018 farm bill one-year extension; farmers can now enroll for the 2024 crop year

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to announced that agricultural producers can now enroll in the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2024 crop year.

West Plains Crops Conference set for Jan. 12 in Levelland

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the annual West Plains Crops Conference on Jan. 12 in Levelland. A close-up of a boll of cotton. The Jan. 12 West Plains Crops Conference held in Levelland will feature a session on cotton insect pests.

From the garden

ELLEN PEFFLEY National Garden Bureau’s 2023 Plants The National Garden Bureau has published their winning 2023 “Year of the” plants. Each year the National Garden Bureau (NGB) selects one annual, one perennial, one shrub, one edible, one houseplant, and one bulb crop as their “Year of the” crops.

Pozole con pollo

A flavorful bowl of pozole warms our tummies on a blustery day, this time of year. And it’s incredibly simple to make. If you aren’t familiar with what makes up a bowl of pozole, the primary ingredient is hominy. It typically consists of hominy, pork, garlic, and chile.

LIBRARY NOTES

The first event for the library in 2024 is this Saturday, January 6th beginning at 4:00 p.m. Join us for what promises to be an entertaining evening with Will Rogers Medallion award winning author Will Brandon, aka Barbara Brannon, editor and co-publisher of our hometown newspaper, the Texas Spur.

Spur’s Mayo III changes hands

Although Suzanne Mayo has kept the automechanic business of her father and grandfather going for the past four years in the oil-change shop at 102 West Hill Street in Spur, it was the change in Texas law phasing out passenger vehicle safety inspections that finally brought the three-generation...

SEE YOU IN JANUARY 2024

will not publish an issue of Thursday, Dec. 28, due to holiday closures for our suppliers and holidays for our staff. Our office will be closed Dec. 23, 2023 through Jan. 1, 2024, and we’ll return Tuesday, Jan. 2.

Longtime banker Elaine Key retires as president; Schmidt promoted to AVP

Not many folks remain in the same industry these days, it seems— much less stay with the same company. But Spur Security Bank’s Elaine Key, president of the bank since 2013, has been a mainstay of the local bank for more than four decades.

Contest to win walk on role on‘6666’TV show ends Dec. 31

GUTHRIE—Whether it's raising cattle, showing horses or launching a new craft beer, ranch water or ready-to-drink cocktails, Taylor Sheridan and the Four Sixes Ranch do everything Texas-big.

SPOTLIGHT ON SPUR LATE NIGHT SHOPPING AND SANTA ARRIVAL, DEC. 16