New game warden follows dad’s path
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 12:00am
Although he has spent most of his life in East Texas, the new game warden serving Dawson and Terry counties is familiar with the Texas plains.
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Police Blotter
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 12:00am
The following were among the many calls received recently by the Lamesa Police Department:
Stipend gets approval for ‘core’ subjects at Klondike
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 12:00am
Personnel teaching socalled “core” subjects in the Klondike school system will be getting a boost in pay as a result of action by the school board Monday evening.
I like ... summer
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 12:00am
Ilike summer rain. Not at noon when everyone wants to be outside in the sunshine swimming, if you are lucky enough to be at the beach. But after the sun sets, when the world is dark and lightning brightens the sky only to be followed by the predictable strike of thunder. We count the seconds between the light and sound to guess how far the storm is from us. One thousand one, one thousand two… I like bug bites.
Sweet, safe grilling season
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 12:00am
Are you looking for something new to add onto the grill this year? Try grilling your favorite fruit!
House Democrats’ tax plan would give rebates to renters
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 12:00am
Texas House Democrats unveiled a $20.9 billion plan for property tax relief that drops tax rates, increases the homestead exemption, gives annual rebates to renters, and includes pay raises for teachers, the Austin American-Statesman
KPET radio has long been part of the fabric of Lamesa
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 12:00am
Editor, With much sadness, I read Danny Moffat’s Letter to the Press-Reporter. KPET is shuttered and off the air… hopefully, just for now.
KPET played major role in former Lamesan’s childhood
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 12:00am
Dear Editor: It was with some sadness that I read the story on the closing of radio station KPET in Lamesa. That little place up on the hill plays a major role in my childhood memories prior to my father leaving the radio business for the newspaper business in 1967. The newspaper provided a better living, but for a 10-year-old kid, there was nothing as exciting as radio.