To report a problem or emergency
with the BNSF Railroad,
call 1-800-832-5452
Please note the appropriate intersection:
County Road 17 – Crossing #014771U
County Road 20 – Crossing #014768L
Main Street – Crossing #014769T
To report a problem or complaint
with the TxDOT overpass project,
call 1-806-385-3552
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Open For Business — The new “Cargill” overpass was opened on Monday. It was christened early with a couple of crashes early that morning. The only portion of the bridge that is not open is the exit ramp heading east back to Friona. The bridge project is expected to be finished in about 90 days.
Your Vote Counts — This year’s FHS student poll workers are: (l-r) Maddox Ashlock, Karen Morales, Jaquelyn Salinas, and Aubree Bunker. They have been in election law training the past couple of weeks getting ready for the election.
Early voting for the May 2nd Local Election will begin on Monday, April 20th and end on Tuesday, April 28th. Please see exhibit at left for polling locations and voting hours.
Election Day voting will take place on Saturday, May 2nd from 7:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m. in the Friona City Council Chambers located at 619 Main Street.
The FISD Board of Trustees has two positions up for election this year. School board members serve three-year terms. Candidates on the ballot are John Jarecki, Jonathan Licerio, and Wade Schueler.
The Parmer County Hospital District Board has three positions open for election. Board members serve two-year terms. Candidates on the ballot are Dennis Anthony, Karina Ojeda, Bret Whitten, and Dale Schueler.
SH 214 Bridge will close to traffic and drivers detoured
PARMER COUNTY – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is set to begin work on a $4.1 million project that will make repairs to the SH 214 bridge, located south of Friona. Renovations include replacing the bridge joints, concrete repair and placing a new road surface on the bridge.
Project contractor Pathfield Investments, LLC, of Balch Springs, Texas, is scheduled to begin setting barricades on Monday, April 6, said Neil Welch, P.E., TxDOT’s Littlefield area engineer.
“The project is expected to take six months to complete,” Welch said. “No traffic will be allowed on the bridge while the repairs are being made. Closing the bridge to all traffic will allow for the work to be expedited.”
The project’s completion date is scheduled for late-2026.
Bingo Reminder — The next Bingo night is scheduled for Tuesday, April 21st from 6:30 p.m. till 8:30 p.m. at Legacy Pointe. There will also be a drawing for the grand prize winner from the recent health fair Bingo event. Everyone is invited to join in on the fun and fellowship.
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Cold As Ice — Baylor University has opened a first-of-its-kind research facility to study the effects of Arctic conditions on U.S. troops who could be deployed there. The federally funded ARKTOS Research Center houses a chamber in which the temperature can be lowered to 31 degrees below zero and the oxygen level adjusted to replicate a high-altitude environment. A motion simulation chamber is also being developed. Baylor is partnering with Fort Hood and ROTC programs to study how cold-weather conditions affect sleep patterns, mental performance, and medical equipment. “We’re gonna be there a lot more in the future,” said Jason R. Carter, Dean of the Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences. “Underneath the ice and the ocean is a tremendous amount of resources, and our adversaries know that,” said U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Waco), who helped secure funding for the project. “The men and women, the fighting forces of this nation, need to be prepared as they move to that threshold.” The Texas Flyover
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Cleaning House — Congress shifted its ethic focus today to two Florida lawmakers in the wake of Monday’s announcements that embattled Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales, both facing sexual misconduct charges, would leave the House. Next to face possible expulsion from the House over ethics issues are Florida Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Democrat, and Cory Mills, a Republican. A House Ethics subcommittee found Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of funneling $5 million in COVID relief funds to her campaign. The panel is set to announce recommended sanctions at an April 21 hearing. Mills is under ethics investigation on allegations including a variety of misconduct, all of which he denies. His case timeline remains unclear. The Flyover
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