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SCHOOL HOUSE Paducah ISD has purchased and is renovating two houses, including this one, to rent to new teacher hires this fall semester. Given the region’s housing shortage, the district has determined that providing a residence should be an incentive to recruit and retain teachers. | COURTESY PHOTO

SCHOOL HOUSE Paducah ISD has purchased and is renovating two houses, including this one, to rent to new teacher hires this fall semester. Given the region’s housing shortage, the district has determined that providing a residence should be an incentive to recruit and retain teachers. | COURTESY PHOTO

Paducah to recruit, retain teachers with housing

Kay Ellington
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Body In today’s Caprock Courier, Paducah ISD is publishing a request for proposals for contractors to renovate two residences for the school district. According to Gary Waitman, superintendent of the district, PISD purchased these houses to “recruit and retain high quality teachers.

CCSP sets bat tour schedule for summer

Staff Reports
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Body Caprock Canyons State Park will once again offer scenic and informative tours along a portion of the Caprock Canyons Trailway (located outside the main park) in their park van to view the emergence flight of the Mexican Free-tailed bats of Clarity Tunnel.
TOP PRIZE A John Deere 4x4 Gator, similar to the one shown, will be the top prize at a Reverse Raffle fundraiser in Matador Saturday, June 4. | COURTESY PHOTO

TOP PRIZE A John Deere 4x4 Gator, similar to the one shown, will be the top prize at a Reverse Raffle fundraiser in Matador Saturday, June 4. | COURTESY PHOTO

Foothills Saturday Night sets fundraiser in Matador June 4

Staff Reports
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Body Foothills Saturday Night, Matador’s annual music celebration, will be having a fundraiser Saturday, June 4 starting at 6:30 p.m.at the Hotel Matador. The fundraiser will feature a Reverse Raffle, and tickets are $100. Each ticket admits two people to the Reverse Raffle.
Gophers dig archaeology

Gophers dig archaeology

Gophers dig archaeology

Hanaba Munn Welch
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Body Just what you’ve been waiting for: A glimpse into the secret lives of gophers. Are they creating mounds in your lawn? Do they tunnel close enough to the surface to reveal the routes of their corridors? Either way, they live in the past. A gopher just gave me evidence.
Rice pudding with brûléed almonds a non-dairy twist

Rice pudding with brûléed almonds a non-dairy twist

Rice pudding with brûléed almonds a non-dairy twist

Angelina Larue
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Body In my quest to know how I would feel without consuming dairy, I’ve been trying other types of milk products. I've used them for various reasons for several years, and many of them are loaded with flavor. One of my favorites is coconut milk.
BROADER BAND Spur-based Cap Rock Telephone Cooperative has been deploying more fiber optic cable in Guthrie recently. | CAPROCK COURIER

BROADER BAND Spur-based Cap Rock Telephone Cooperative has been deploying more fiber optic cable in Guthrie recently. | CAPROCK COURIER

Cap Rock improves fiber optic service in Guthrie

Barbara Brannon
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Body This spring, residents of Guthrie, seat of King County, saw a welcome sight out their front doors: service trucks of Cap Rock Telephone Co-operative, digging trenches and laying more miles of fiber optic cable for digital com munications access.

Valley wins State track championship

Staff Reports
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Body The Valley Patriots are Class 1A state track and field champions once again. Valley scored 51 points on Saturday to win the team championship by one point over second-place Cross Plains — marking the program’s first team title since going back-to-back in 2017 and 2018.
STATE MEDALISTS

STATE MEDALISTS

STATE MEDALISTS

News Staff
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Body STATE MEDALISTS Silverton's Brenna Francis jumps to silver. Francis finished second in the Class 1A girls long jump with a distance of 17 feet, 1.25 inches. Guthrie's Coulter Reel jumped 36 feet, 3½ inches to earn bronze in the Class 1A girls event.