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Lamesa Fire Chief Larry Duyck is seeking continued cooperation from local residents as the threat of wildfires increases with dry weather across the area.Dawson County is now listed at 590 on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index, Duyck said Tuesday during a regular report to the Dawson County Commissioners Court.That is an increase of 10 points in the past two weeks on the scale, which lists average drought values for each county in Texas on a range of 0-800.“We’re hoping for any type of moisture that stops that,” Duyck said of the increase.He noted the county does have a chance of precipitation ...

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Lamesa Press-Reporter

P.O. Box 710
Lamesa, TX 79331
806-872-2177