Roll-Off Box Open This Week — The roll-off box will be open this Saturday, June 13th. See ad on this page.
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Bingo is Back — The next Bingo night is scheduled for Tuesday, June 16th at 6:30 p.m. at Legacy Pointe. Everyone is invited to join in on the fun and fellowship.
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Reminder — Steer validation will be Tuesday, June 23rd at Dr. Kennedy’s facility in Muleshoe starting at 8:00 a.m. The Parmer County Jr. Livestock Board meeting will have its next meeting on Tuesday, June 23rd at the extension office at 7:00 p.m.
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Not So Secure — Social Security’s main retirement trust fund will run dry in late 2032, three months earlier than projected last year, according to the program’s annual trustees report released Tuesday. At that point, incoming payroll taxes would cover only 78% of scheduled benefits, meaning automatic reductions unless Congress steps in. For the more than 70 million Americans receiving benefits, checks would shrink by about 22%. The average retiree would lose roughly $500 a month. Congress has two options: bring more money into the program or cut benefits. More than six in 10 older Americans already say their checks aren’t enough to cover rising costs.
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Power Rangers — Texas is on track to set a new all-time electricity demand record this summer, driven by extreme heat and an unprecedented boom in data centers across the state. ERCOT—which manages the grid for about 90% of Texas—forecasts that peak demand could jump nearly 10% above last year. The agency’s vice president of system operations said officials expect a hotter summer than 2025. Last year’s peak summer demand for ERCOT reached 83.7 gigawatts on August 18, and the all-time peak demand of 85.5 gigawatts was recorded on August 10, 2023. ERCOT is confident the grid will hold.
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In Parmer County: $40 per year
Out of Parmer County: $50 per year
eStar (emailed): $30 per year
Call 806-250-5200 for more information
