A meeting of the Lamb County Commissioners’ Court will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb.

My aged Uncle Mort is “up in the air” about balloons. “Until recently, balloons were festive, often gleefully ‘popped’ at parties,” he moaned.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin applying for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup starting February 27 through April 7, 2023. CRP is a cornerstone voluntary conservation program offered by the U.S.

Olton Independent School District announced that further evaluation “did not reveal any evidence of carbon monoxide leak and classes were able to resume on Friday, Feb. 24th.

Olton’s Annual Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Banquet has been set for Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at The Home Place (formerly known as The Walnut Tree) and we are extending an invitation to the community to attend. The address for the event venue is 2611 US Highway 70 Olton, TX 79064.

Parishioners of St. Michael Catholic Church in Levelland are making preparations for the 38th Annual Sausage Lovers Festival Sunday, Feb.

The High Plains Water Conservation District reported that the annual water level measurements are still being taken to determine the effects of last year’s pumping from the aquifers in the district.

Weekly cotton export sales were particularly good last week and occurred when the market was trading 84.50 to 85.50 cents. With current low prices, export sales will be booming the next two weeks.