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
No Roll-Off Box This Week — The roll-off box will not be open this Saturday, June 6th. Plans are to have it open next Saturday.
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Your Help is Needed — Calvary Baptist Church is in need of donations to help build an awning on the west side of their fellowship hall in order to facilitate the storage of food items for their monthly Food Bank distribution. Each month, volunteers from all of the local churches, process over 50 boxes of food for in-need members of the community. The awning would help keep the stored food fresh until distributed. Contact Terry Copley for more information.
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Prairie Acres News — Susie Almonrode is the Prairie Acres Resident of the Month for June. The Employee of the Month for June is Destiny Izaguirre. She is a member of the Laundry & Housekeeping Department and has been with Prairie Acres since October 2025.
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Bingo at Legacy Pointe — The next Bingo night is scheduled for Tuesday, June 16th at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to join in on the fun and fellowship.
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Save The Date — 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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June 9th is Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day — Rhubarb is known for making deliciously baked goods. As a tart vegetable, rhubarb takes on the flavor of the fruit or vegetable it is paired with. Even though the rhubarb leaves are toxic to humans, the stalks are a consumable, rich, and healthful source of oxalic acid. The benefits of eating rhubarb are that it can help reduce blood pressure, increase your body’s ability to burn fat, and generate brain myelin. Please see recipe on page 4.
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School Leaders to Meet with Lawmakers — Texas school administrators are heading to Austin this week to tell lawmakers about the impact of last year’s school funding overhaul. The Texas House Committee on Public Education is reviewing the rollout of House Bill 2, the $8.5 billion school funding package passed in 2025. Superintendents and principals from across the state are expected to describe school closures, teacher layoffs, and holes in special education services. Districts say the law’s complicated funding formulas left many of them worse off, especially smaller and rural schools. Teacher recruitment and retention have reportedly taken a hit as budgets tightened. The Texas Flyover
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Texas Adds Second-Largest State Park — Texas just acquired the nearly 54,000-acre Silver Lake Ranch in the Hill Country, making it the state’s second-largest state park. The property straddles Edwards and Kinney counties and features limestone caves, cliff formations, steep canyons, rolling hills, and a 30-acre spring-fed lake. The former working ranch will be formally named Silver Lake State Park. The Moody Foundation donated nearly 88% of the ranch to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, which purchased the remainder for $11.85 million using the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund and sporting goods sales tax. It marks the fund’s largest acquisition to date. Silver Lake State Park will be second only to the 311,000-acre Big Bend Ranch State Park in size. The Texas Flyover
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World’s Largest Armies — The world’s largest army in 2026 isn’t China, Russia, or the U.S. It’s Bangladesh, which tops a new ranking of total military personnel with about 7 million. The catch is that Bangladesh fields only around 204,000 active troops. Its No. 1 spot comes almost entirely from a vast network of reserves and paramilitary forces. Vietnam ranks second, and war-torn Ukraine third, both built on huge reserve systems rather than large standing armies. Counting only active-duty troops flips the list: China leads with roughly 2 million, followed by India, Russia, and the U.S., which still holds the world’s largest defense budget. The Flyover
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Headquarters of Headquarters — Texas leads the nation with 57 Fortune 500 headquarters, ranking ahead of all states on the just-released 2026 Fortune 500 list. “Texas is the undisputed headquarters of headquarters,” said Governor Abbott. “The world’s leading businesses invest with confidence in Texas because of our welcoming business climate, predictable regulatory environment, and skilled and growing workforce. People and businesses are choosing Texas because Texas works.” The 2026 Fortune 500 list ranks the largest U.S. corporations based on 2025 fiscal year revenue. Texas leads all states with the most Fortune 500 headquarters and the most combined revenue at $2.8 trillion.
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Licensed To Drive — Texas made back-to-back commercial driver’s license policy changes Monday: mandating English-only written exams while simultaneously reopening a credential program for H-2A agricultural workers. The Department of Public Safety announced that CDL and learner permit knowledge tests are now English-only, effective June 1. The change doesn’t affect the hands-on skills test, which has always been English-only. Hours later, DPS reversed course on a separate restriction, reinstating non-domiciled CDLs for H-2A workers under updated federal guidelines. Eligible workers with current licenses may continue using them until expiration. Those with expired credentials may file to have their credentials renewed. The resumption follows a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rule change that took effect in March. H-2A applicants must appear in person at a DPS Driver License Office with all required documents. The Texas Flyover
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