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Kent County schedules Meet the Candidates for April 22

Staff Reports

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 18:53

The Kent County Community Center and Library (across from the public square on Main Street) will host an opportunity to 'Meet the Candidates” for local city and school board elections during Senior Citizens’ lunch on Thursday, April 22, 2025.

WHICH WAY WEATHER? When the wind and precipitation vary as widely as they do in West Texas, a network of volunteers and landowners help gather statistical data for forecasting and planning. | WEST TEXAS MESONET

West Texas weather stations aid in agriculture and public safety

Liz Adams |

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 18:53

West Texas Mesonet is a network that includes over 160 weather stations approximately 25 miles apart across 90 Texas counties, as well as a few stations in New Mexico and Colorado. How is this weather data gathered, and how is it used?

“Ransom Canyon” to debut on Netflix April 17

Kay Ellington |

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 18:53

If you’ve been around Lubbock for any time, you know that Ransom Canyon is a lakeside bedroom community in a canyon near Buffalo Springs Lake about 20 minutes east of the Hub City.

Capital Farm Credit returns $111.5 million to cooperative members

Staff Reports

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 18:53

COLLEGE STATION, TX – Capital Farm Credit continued to show strong financial results in 2024, announcing a return of $111.5 million in cash patronage to its borrowers, with another $78.1 million in allocated equities declared for potential disbursement.

SNACK,APPETIZER,ORTACONIGHT— any of these occasions are perfect for this delicious-nutritious dip. Don’t miss the chips recipe at the end! | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

Grilled corn salsa

Angelina L

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 18:53

Grilling ears of corn creates a smoky-yet-sweet flavor. Combining the golden kernels of corn with fresh pops of juicy tomato, onion, black beans and jalapeno makes an irresistible dip to scoop up with freshly made corn tortilla chips. This is a dip we can feel good about eating.

Gardening for nutrition

News Staff

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 18:53

From the garden ELLEN PEFFLEY Try growing vegetables to replace nutritious food for some of those supplemental pharmaceuticals found in a bottle. Gardens can hold solutions to a healthy lifestyle and nutritious diet.

Spur Senior Citizens Menu

News Staff

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 18:53

The Spur Senior Citizens Center, located at 210 Burlington Ave., serves a noon meal Tuesday through Thursday. The dining room is open, or if you feel more comfortable, we offer a curbside lunch you can reserve by calling (806) 271-4472. A donation is always appreciated.

WATSON RECOGNITION Darla Thomason, Gladys Hinson and Donnice Carreth recognized retired librarian MerlaWatson for her contributions to the Spur library. | COURTESY PHOTO

Memories captured in visits–and yearbooks

Donnice Carruth |

Tue, 04/08/2025 - 18:53

At a recent meeting of the library board of trustees, the board decided to honor Merla Watson as an honorary lifetime member of the Dickens County-Spur Public Library board of trustees for her years of dedication and service as director, librarian, and board member to the library.

DATA-DRIVEN IN DICKENS Galaxy Digital’s Helios facility outside Afton, Texas, has been converting its computing capacity to serving AI and data center applications for tenant clients that will now include CoreWeave. | GALAXY.COM

Galaxy inks major deal for Dickens’ Helios to host services for CoreWeave

Barbara Brannon |

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 09:41

It’s the news we’ve been waiting to hear—news that will bring jobs and dollars to Dickens County’s doorstep.

UIL DISTRICT Patton Springs students take a break after competing at the UIL Academic District Meet in Paducah. | COURTESY PHOTO

Patton students excel in math applications in Conference 1A District 8 UIL Academics

Staff Reports

Wed, 04/02/2025 - 09:41

Inlastweek’sUIL1A District 8AcademicContestheld March 26 in Paducah, Spur ISD claimed the top spot in overall school sweepstakes, with 500 points. Guthrie finished 2nd with 318.166 points, Valley 3rd with 252.5, followed by Matador with 144.333, Paducah with 131, andPattonSpringswith106.

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