Hutchinson County News

An Amarillo man was sentenced to 75 years in prison for failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements.

A Fritch woman died Thursday after running a stop sign at a Fritch Highway intersection in Hutchinson County, according to the Department of Public Safety.

During the regular meeting of the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors, Management and General Counsel gave an update on preparations for the upcoming hearing before the Texas Water Development Board .

Back during the early 1880s, much of West Texas, the state Panhandle and outlying areas extending all the way across the state, and much of New Mexico, began to be overcrowded as well as overstocked.

A school district in the northern Panhandle announced Tuesday it will close for the rest of the week, making it the third district in the region to shutter schools due to an outbreak of flu and other illness.

A 43-year-old Borger man injured a police officer while fleeing authorities attempting the serve him a felony arrest warrant late Friday.

It's the count that matters. Hardest hit counties Counties in the Panhandle and the South Plains stand to gain by an accurate count of their residents, but the ones that stand to benefit the most are those that continue to lose population, even though the state has had an explosive growth over the past 20 years.

Arrest warrants were issued Thursday for three men who have allegedly failed to register as sex offenders.

The fourth suspect in the beating and robbery of a Borger man at Lake Meredith over the weekend is back in custody.

Three people accused of robbing and beating a man at Lake Meredith over the weekend have been charged with felonies.

Matt Strasen / Amarillo Globe-News in Amarillo Saturday, August 1, 2009. Matt Strasen Matt Strasen / Amarillo Globe-News in Amarillo Saturday, August 1, 2009.

Starting today the Hutchinson County CommissionersA Court will listen to you about concerns regarding stray dogs in Fritch.

Starting today the Hutchinson County CommissionersA Court will listen to you about concerns regarding stray dogs in Fritch.

Hospital administrators in Borger plan to break ground on a 25-bed hospital on the west side of town this fall after finally securing money for construction.

Texas prison records show a man whom investigators said killed his mother before taking his own life served time in prison for murder.

Sunday, June 07, 2009 at 4:21 p.m. BORGER TEXAS -- The following information is from the Borger News Herald and was writtenA by Brooke Huff As the fourth of July approaches, people are sure to be making their plans for shooting off fireworks to celebrate the holiday.