The Lakeside City Community Center and Fire Department and its builder M & F Litteken Company were inducted into the 2022 Varco Pruden Builders Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame contest showcases the best buildings from Varco Pruden Builders on an annual basis.

The Archer County Commissioners voted to extend the county’s burn ban until May 1 during a special called meeting Friday, April 1. After a thunderstorm hit the county April 4, County Judge Randy Jackson rescinded the order on Tuesday, April 5.

The following items are compiled from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) law enforcement reports. *Images of individual field notes are available upon request with the TPWD press office.

The City of Scotland is sponsoring a Town Clean-Up on Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9. This is a free service.

Editorial cartoonist Ben Sargent once penned a masterful sketch of a newspaperman — a skinny, bug-eyed fellow in a baggy suit with a press card in the band of his porkpie hat. The unnamed journalist was depicted in the simple act of entering a dark room at city hall and switching on a light.

Archer County Texas A&M AgriLife hosted a safety day for Archer County 4th graders at the Archer County activity building and show barn on Tuesday, March 29. Among those who presented to fourth graders were the Texas Game Warden (top), Archer City Fire Department (Middle), Texas Department of Transportation (bottom. Photos/Will Edwards

Isabelle and Whit Parkey placed 2nd and 1st at the San Antonio Stock Show. Whit also placed 1st and Isabelle placed 4th at Houston Stock Show with their Brangus Heifers.

All policyholders of Wolf Insurance Agency are invited to attend our appreciation meeting in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Germania Farm Mutual Insurance Association Local Chapter #143 on this Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 6 p.m. in St. Mary’s Parish Hall in Windthorst. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Most parents think they are using their car seat correctly, but unfortunately, most car seats are used incorrectly. For a car seat to best protect your child, it must be the one that fits your child, your vehicle, and one that you will use correctly every time you travel. Now is a good time to get a free car seat inspection to make sure that your car seat fits your child and is installed correctly in your vehicle.

The Archer County Commissioner’s Court approved its outside audit from Edgin, Parkman, Fleming and Fleming on Fiscal Year 2020-2021 during its meeting Monday, March 28. Paul Fleming presented the audit to the commissioner’s court.