WEST TEXAS — Evidence suggests the pandemic restrictions and hardships are helping people commit fraud. Many scammers use the pandemic to explain why they can’t meet in person. Some steal money from good-hearted victims by saying they need money quickly to help a loved one stricken with COVID-19.…

WEST TEXAS - Before being sworn into office, President Joe Biden announced a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan which included $1,400 stimulus checks to struggling residents in Martin County. The “American Rescue Plan” would deliver another round of aid to stabilize the economy while the public health…

STANTON - The deadline to register for Stanton’s Junior Buffaloes Girls Flag Football Spring Season is Feb. 28. Lady Buffs Flag Football is an all girls flag football team for children ages 6-15. Those divisionis are for ages groups: 6-9, 10-12, and 13-15. Players age division is determined by…

STANTON - Did you know you may be eligible for a “Welcome to Medicare” visit with your primary care provider? Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers a “Welcome to Medicare” preventative visit once within the first 12 months you have Part B. You pay nothing for the “Welcome to Medicare”…

• May Futures Mark High at 90.77 • Jobless Claims Increase • China This Week’s Top Buyer of U.S. Cotton • USDA Holds Virtual World Agricultural Outlook Conference March futures are going out with a bang. Prices made fresh life-of-contract highs three out of four days in this holiday-shortened…

Dear Savvy Senior, Where can I turn to find a good Medicare covered hospice provider? My husband’s mother has a terminal condition and wants to die at home, if possible, so I’m helping out where I can. Sad Sandy Dear Sandy, Hospice is a wonderful option in the last months of life because it…

Puerto Rican terrorists turned the U.S. House of Representatives into a turkey shoot on Mar. 1, 1954. While his colleagues dove for cover, Congressman Wingate Lucas of Fort Worth reacted in true Texas tradition by bounding up the stairs to help subdue the snipers in the gallery. Three and a half…

Thought it was time for us to read this again, even though we all know the truth in our heart. God put a knowing deep inside us to know we need a Savior. All of my Christian life, I have heard people say,” I am as good or better than the bunch that goes to that church down there. A loving God…

When Tex Midkiff of Yantis was attending Stephen F. Austin University in Huntsville he worked as a prison guard. Occasionally he would take some prisoners serving time for drug offenses to high schools and let the inmates tell about their experiences. They urged the students not to get involved…

Thadd Hilton Koonce was born July 16, 1943, to Reva Koonce and Merrida" Red" Koonce in Lenorah. He was the youngest of four boys. His brothers include Gearl Koonce, Earl Koonce, and Roy Koonce. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather brother and friend to many. Thadd H.…