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After several months of research and more than two months of formal discussions, the Deaf Smith County Commissioners Court effectively ran into the proverbial dead end when it came to improving repairs on paved county roads.
In fact, talks, additional facts and increased knowledge have commissioners now leaning toward possibly reducing the amount of paved road in the county. Paving discussions began at the start of the new year at the request of Precinct 4 Commissioner Dale Artho
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and County Judge D.J. Wagner. At the center of the request was determining how best to spend the county’s limited $130,000 2017-18 budget for paving, which – based on an accepted bid for seal coating – would allow less than 10 miles of
road to be repaired. While only roughly 70 miles of Deaf Smith’s more than 1,000 miles of county roads are paved, all those paved miles are in need of repairs. With 21 miles of paved roads – the second most in the county – in PLEASE SEE PAVING | 3
Parents face trustees over girls hoops, discipline
Lady Herd slam door on Randall rally Page 7
By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor
5 Whitefaces earn postseason honor Page 7
FORECAST
Today
Cloudy High: 73º Low: 41º
Sunday
Partly Cloudy/Wind High: 72º Low: 38º
Monday
Partly Cloudy/Wind High: 58º Low: 29º
Tuesday
Mostly Sunny High: 65º Low: 34º
Wednesday
Mostly Sunny High: 69º Low: 37º
Thursday
Partly Cloudy/Wind High: 80º Low: 48º
Friday
Partly Cloudy/Wind High: 84º Low: 45º
Spring swing
This week's spring break meant time to get outside, which is exactly what Alejandro Martinez did when he took the offsprings, including 4-year-old daughter Pilott, to Hereford's Central Park for some fun in the sun. BRAND/John Carson
An individual disciplinary issue and a veritable indictment of a Hereford High School (HHS) athletic program were the focus of public comment during the Feb. 26 meeting of the Hereford Independent School District (HISD) Board of Trustees. Often a passed-over item on the board’s monthly agenda, the item has seen several parents and staff members use the forum to express concerns and opinions since October. The second of the speakers, Michelle Lookingbill, assailed the HHS girls basketball program while posing several rhetorical questions to trustees. “One question I have for the board – and HISD, as a whole – is when do the girls have a chance to win a varMCNEELY sity game?” she said. “When do our girls get that chance. “The current program is in need of improvements.” The Lady Whitefaces are coming off a second straight losing season that saw them win fewer than 10 games for a second consecutive year (9-21) and out of the district race at 3-10. This after a four-year run of success that saw the Lady Herd battling state-power Canyon for the district title and become a fixture in the postseason. Lookingbill, whose daughter is Lady Whiteface guard Samantha Lookingbill, told trustees she had talked the situation over with HHS girls athletic director Brenda Kitten, Lady Herd coach Christy Connally and HISD Superintendent Sheri Blankenship. While expressing thanks and gratitude to Kitten for her efforts as AD, Lookingbill said nothing specific about Connally or her coaching style or abilities. In fact, her comments – which were PLEASE SEE PARENTS | 4
INDEX Page 2..........Obituaries Page 3...................News Page 4...................News Page 5.........Community Page 6.................Ag Day Page 7................Sports Page 8.........Classifieds Page 9.........Classifieds Page 10..............Sports
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Playing games Left, Lady Whiteface thirdbaseman Daz Rodriguez looks like she's readying for a high five, but is in fact taking part in a pregame session of hand hackeysack with teammates before Tuesday's tilt against Randall. Right, Herd’s Jake Kelso finishes with a flourish after taking the throw from catcher Brian Box to nail Canyon’s Cade Olson as he tries to steal third during the first inning of Thursday’s game. BRAND/John Carson
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