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TTU GEAR ROBOTICS-- The Sundown 6th grade Apollo kids, along with a few 7th and 8th grade students, competed at the TTU GEAR Robotics contest. The team of 'Star Crunches' earned the Pinnacle Award for earning the most points in a single match. This group also won the 'Young Engineers Award' for their engineering video submission and received an invitation to compete in the championship. (Sundown ISD photo)

TTU GEAR ROBOTICS-- The Sundown 6th grade Apollo kids, along with a few 7th and 8th grade students, competed at the TTU GEAR Robotics contest. The team of 'Star Crunches' earned the Pinnacle Award for earning the most points in a single match. This group also won the 'Young Engineers Award' for their engineering video submission and received an invitation to compete in the championship. (Sundown ISD photo)

TTU GEAR ROBOTICS

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
AGTEXAS OUTSTANDINGADULT LEADER-- Whiteface FFA advisor Colt Spies received the AgTexas Outstanding Adult Leader Award and a $1,000 check for himself and another for the Whiteface FFA Chapter. McKinley Tucker, Whiteface FFA senior received a $1,000 scholarship. (Whiteface CISD photo)

AGTEXAS OUTSTANDINGADULT LEADER-- Whiteface FFA advisor Colt Spies received the AgTexas Outstanding Adult Leader Award and a $1,000 check for himself and another for the Whiteface FFA Chapter. McKinley Tucker, Whiteface FFA senior received a $1,000 scholarship. (Whiteface CISD photo)

AgTexas awards scholarships to local students

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
AgTexas Farm Credit recognized ag advisors and students at the 11th Annual AgYouth Scholarship Banquet held at Jones Stadium at Texas Tech University.

TTU welcomes new Masked

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
Texas Tech University welcomed Sofie Jones as the 65th Masked Rider during the Transfer of Reins ceremony, honoring the legacy of the role while celebrating the contributions of outgoing rider Rose Rosas.

City Council accepting applicants for District B seat

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
The Levelland City Council is seeking applicants for the council seat representing District B.That seat has been vacant since the passing of Council Member Max Ledesma in March. District B is primarily in the northwest area of Levelland.Potential applicants must be qualified voters in District B.

U.S. extends ceasefire with Iran

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
President Trump announced he is extending the ceasefire with Iran, with no set deadline.The announcement, which came after a White House meeting with his national security team, came a few hours before the ceasefire was set to expire, averting at least a temporary resumption of the war.

Texas needs $174B to avoid water crisis

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
(The Texas Tribune) Texas communities will need to spend $174 billion in the next 50 years to avert a severe water crisis, a new state analysis revealed Thursday. That’s more than double the $80 billion projected four years ago, when the Texas Water Development Board last passed a state water plan.

City reports 23 building permits for March

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
The City of Levelland Building Permit and Inspection Department reported 23 permits for March.Lobo Laser Wash, certificate of occupancy.Castillo Construction, residential carport.Jon Caden Crenshaw, demolition, single family attachment.Andrus Brothers Roofing, residential roofing.

PCG hold quarterly board meeting, forum

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
The Quarterly Board Meeting of Plains Cotton Growers was held April 6 where two members were honored.At the annual meeting last year, both Greg Taylor, partner with D. Williams & Co.

USDA cancels Texas farm grant

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Thursday, April 23, 2026
A Texas farm grant worth $7.5 million was canceled recently as the USDA terminated it as part of the administration’s broader effort to eliminate DEI programs, citing the Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program (ILCMA) as wasteful spending.
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