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The splash of summer: Guthrie pool opens for the season

Deyanara Lane |

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Body For the residents of Guthrie, summer officially arrived on Tuesday, May 19, with the highly anticipated opening day of the Guthrie swimming pool.Ready to welcome swimmers looking to beat the heat, the pool will be open for standard daily hours, 1 to 6 p.m.

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TxDOT Childress District presents service awards

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Thursday, June 4, 2026

Body CHILDRESS – The Childress District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) presented service awards to 10 district employees on Thursday, May 21, 2026. The awards were presented by Childress District Engineer Darwin Lankford.

QUEEN’S GATE in Springfield, the newly dedicated monument to the Birthplace of Route 66, provides a new photo op in the“Queen City of the Ozarks,” third-largest city in Missouri and home to a wide array of dining experiences.

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Mother Road meals, in Missouri and beyond

Text And Photos By Barbara Brannon And Kay

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Body The Route 66 experience is as much about the meals as it is the miles, we’d learned decades ago, when an impromptu jaunt to the Cadillac Ranch west of Amarillo wound up with a birthday dinner at The Big Texan on the city’s eastern fringes.

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TxDOT Childress District presents service awards

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Thursday, May 28, 2026

Summer school

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Summer school

Sue Jane Sullivan

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Body Regardless of one’s job or age, summer seems to be the time when we all experience some change of schedule. If you are an educator or student, the welcome nine weeks away from the classroom gives you the chance to rest and rejuvenate.

TUMBLEWEED SMITH

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TUMBLEWEED SMITH

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Thursday, May 28, 2026

Body TUMBLEWEEDAs the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the Lone StarStateandbringsthemintothehomesandheartsofthousands.

Attracting birds to the garden

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Attracting birds to the garden

Ellen Peffley

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Body CUISINE & CULTUREIt’s tough to cultivate a hobby of birdwatching (see the May 20 column) without birds. Today’s column discusses ways to attract birds to the garden: make sure birds have what they need on a consistent basis, primarily a food source and available water.

To or to? Plus Orangeburg

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To or to? Plus Orangeburg

Hanaba Munn Welch

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Body COMMENTARYMore than you wanted to know.Sounds like a good title for my next book. Capitalize everything but the “to.” Or should it be capitalized too because it’s part of an infinitive? An infinitive “to” deserves more than a lower-case “t.” My opinion. I could be wrong.

ENJOYYOUR SUMMERVACATION and a well-packed picnic with these delicious pies. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

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Prep for picnics includes pie

Angelina L

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Body CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COMSummer is synonymous with picnics and car trips, or packing a lunch to take to the lake.Cherry Hand Pies are perfectly portable and oh so good for an all-American picnic. The flaky crust and sweet-tart cherries hit the spot.

Quitaque’s Bison Café reopens May 26

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Quitaque’s Bison Café reopens May 26

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Thursday, May 28, 2026

Body According to the latest Facebook posting from West Texas restaurateur Delma Ibarra, the longtime Quitaque favorite Bison Café, which was originally established in 2018 near the “gateway” to Caprock Canyons State Park in downtown Quitaque, was set to serve customers once...