News
Klondike trustees to consider change in school calendar
Klondike school board members are scheduled Monday to consider changes to the 2020-2021 school calendar.
Farmers, ranchers eligible to apply for CFAP assistance
Agricultural producers can now apply for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which provides direct payments to offset impacts from the coronavirus pandemic.
Questions abound after court vacates dicamba registration
The United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday sowed seeds of uncertainty among growers across the nation as they issued an order to vacate the registration of three dicamba-based herbicides, including XtendiMax, FeXapan, and Engenia.
Scientists use biophysics to speed up plant breeding
The lengthy process of breeding better peanut plants can be sped up by using a biophysics technique, Raman spectroscopy.
Cotton industry seeking leaders
The success of the High Plains cotton industry, like any group effort, is directly tied to the willingness of qualified individuals to volunteer to serve in various leadership positions.
FIRE SCENE
Lamesa firefighter Emilio Barrientes is framed by burned boards as he uses a pole to pull up parts of a storage building which was destroyed by a fire in the 600 block of S. 5th St. on Saturday morning. Located at the same site as a fire which destroyed a house last year, Saturday’s blaze also engulfed a vehicle and killed some chickens which were caged just a few feet away in the neighbor’s back yard. LPR photo by Russel Skiles
Peterson gets chief’s job on full-time basis
What originally was planned as an an interim position is turning into a full-time job for Josh Peterson.
County gets one new COVID case
One new case of COVID-19 in Dawson County has been reported by the South Plains Public Health District.
NEW TORNADO IN TOWN
An eight-foot-tall wooden carving of Lamesa High School’s Golden Tornado mascot was erected Wednesday morning in front of the high school. Carved from a Douglas Fir tree, the tornado is painted gold and stands on a base carved with the school’s GT emblem. Superintendent Jim Knight said the carving is being dedicated to the graduating class of 2020 and will become a permanent feature at the school. Cam Dockery of Whitharral, whose carvings can be found in 49 U.S. states and several foreign countries, completed the carving in about two days. LPR photo