Archives for May 2011

The Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) provides compensation to eligible livestock producers who suffer grazing losses for covered livestock due to: drought conditions or fire on federally managed land.

Producers in Donley County are eligible to apply for LFP benefits. This program is for cows, bulls, horses, and animals weighing 500 plus.

Applications must be filed no later than 30 calendar days after the end of the calendar year in which the grazing losses occurred. Losses must occur in calendar year the application is being filed.

Eligible producers must have obtained a policy or plan of insurance under FCIA or NAP coverage by the applicable state sales closing date to be eligible for this program.
For more information, call Bruce Ferguson at 874-3561.

Local voters will head to the polls this Saturday to cast ballots in four elections.
Voters in the City of Howardwick, in addition to voting for two unopposed candidates for office, will vote up or down on raising that city’s sales tax rate to fund street maintenance.

The measure would raise the city’s sales tax by one quarter of one percent, levying a tax of one penny for every four dollars spent in Howardwick.

Howardwick Mayor Del Essary is the only candidate on his city’s ballot. Incumbent Gene Rogers is a write-in candidate for one of two vacant seats on the board of aldermen.

Other local entities having elections this year are the City of Clarendon, Clarendon ISD,
and the City of Hedley.

Clarendon Mayor Larry Hicks has filed to run for his office again, and three candidates are running for the two open aldermen’s positions – incumbent Janice Knorpp and former aldermen Tommy Hill and Terry Noble.

Clarendon ISD has three candidates for two trustees’ positions up this year. Incumbent Weldon Sears is seeking re-election, and Che Shadle and former board member Renee Betts are also candidates.

The City of Hedley has four candidates for three alderman positions – incumbents Tonya Metcalf, Travis Ruthardt, and David Wells and challenger Michelle Copelin.
Positions on city boards of aldermen are two-year terms, and school board terms are for three years. All positions are elected at-large

Howardwick and Hedley voters can cast ballots at their respective city halls. Ballots for the City of Clarendon and Clarendon ISD can be cast at the Donley County Clerk’s Office in the Courthouse Annex.

Balloting will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. this Saturday.