Route 66 through New Mexico: Light across the high desert

ROUTE 66 RAMBLE, PART 7New Mexico likes to call itself the Land of Enchantment.And so it is, quite often, for their nextdoor neighbors the Texans.After all, their kinship stretches back a good ways—to the era when both were parts of old Mexico, and before that, the domain of nomadic or settled...

Heat-related deaths in Texas likely undercounted

AUSTIN— As Texans endure the dog days of summer, experts say deaths related to heat in Texas and nationwide are likely undercounted, the Texas Standard reported.With climate change causing warmer days and nights, last year was the hottest on record in Texas.

Bare bear facts and bicycle tracks

The 501 HANABA MUNN WELCHIf you haven’t heard about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the bear cub, you’re behinder than I am.If you’re thinking I invented a new word, so was I. But, except for spellcheck, we’ve all seen that saying “The hurrieder I go, the behinder I get.”

Making healthy granola

Granola bars are supposed to be healthy, right? That’s not always the case. I remember in years past when a product hit the shelves that was marketed as a nutritious snack, resembling a granola bar, but it was covered in milk chocolate and studded with tiny, colorful candies.

Fall vegetables from seed

From the garden ELLEN PEFFLEY Fall vegetables from seedIt is mid-August, with plenty of time to plant seed of fall vegetables. Plant fall vegetables when it is over 100 degrees?

Golden Spread Electric Cooperative observes 40th anniversary

AMARILLO— Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc., celebrates its 40th anniversary this month with a look back at its storied legacy and optimism for the innovation that drives its future.“ Initially, Golden Spread was comprised of 11 member cooperatives, and over time, membership grew to include...

Pandemic relief funds for schools about to end

AUSTIN— Texas public schools received more than $19 billion in pandemic relief funds over the last four years, but that pipeline of cash will largely end on Sept. 30, The Texas Tribune reported.That means many Texas schools already struggling with budget deficits will begin the school year with...

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PUBLIC AND CIVIC MEETINGS COMING UP

FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ COURT Monday, Aug. 12, 8 a.m., County Courthouse, 100 Main St., Floydada.LOCKNEY CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, Aug. 20, 7 a.m., City Hall, 218 E. Locust St., Lockney.FLOYDADA CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, Aug. 20, 7 p.m., City Hall, 114 W. Virginia Street, FloydadaWJ MANGOLD MEMORIAL...

Oklahoma, green hills to Panhandle

BARBARA BRANNONROUTE 66 RAMBLE, PART 5: OKLAHOMAOklahoma, green hills to PanhandleOklahoma has more drivable miles of Route 66 than any other state.