Deaf Smith County News

When was the last time you heard anyone complain about "too much rain" around the Panhandle? Maybe, um, never? Well, if Mother Nature keeps the spigot turned on much longer after the weekend we've just been ...

Marcos Ortiz, left, 6, and his cousin, Alexis Ortiz, 10, ride bikes Saturday in floodwaters at the Hereford Aquatic Center Park.

The Amarillo Fire Department has new ground to cover now that Randall County gave the Osage Fire Department the boot yesterday.

If you live in rural Randall County, you're getting new firefighters. As of today, Amarillo Fire Department will be taking over responding to fires if you live North of Mccormick, West of Deaf Smith County or ...

Residents of a neighborhood near Hereford were drying out Monday after a weekend thunderstorm left many of their homes flooded.

Deaf Smith county and the Red Cross are teaming up to help people who have suffered from flooding this weekend in Hereford.

The Hereford man accused of fatally stabbing his wife June 8 has been released from the hospital and is incarcerated in Deaf Smith County Jail.

A criminal complaint filed Thursday in Deaf Smith County District Court alleges a Hereford man murdered his wife.

Randall County on Tuesday joined a quickly growing list of communities cracking down on aerial fireworks in response to drought-like conditions.

Hereford is home to nearly twice as many sex offenders as other Texas Panhandle communities its size, state records show.

“In fact, I didn't even have to convince the commissioners, and they didn't know what I was going to put on it at that point”

Deaf Smith part of larger mission Henry Bargas / Amarillo Globe-News Nort Mowery holds up a sample T-shirt at the Carson County Courthouse. via Amarillo.com

“If I was reasonably comfortable with our legal position in it, I'd very much be in favor of us doing it”

Potter County won't be tempting legal fate by allowing the placement of a monument with the Ten Commandments and various quotes inscribed on its surface at the Potter County Courthouse. via Amarillo.com

A Panhandle-area family is asking for your help . The Deaf Smith County Sheriff's Department says 51-year-old Martha Jean Brorman has been missing since as early as 2 a.m. Wednesday morning. via KVII-TV Amarillo

“We knew it was going to upset a lot of people, but we knew in our hearts it was the right decision. I want that building to be seen and I want that story to be told, and that's the only way it can be done.”

Michael Norris / Amarillo Globe-News The XIT ranch office building currently is in Channing. via Amarillo.com

Deaf Smith County needs your help to find a missing woman. She's 51-year-old Martha Jean Brorman and she's been missing since early yesterday morning. via MyHighPlains.com

“If you plant too early, you may get a poor stand or you may get freeze injury to the crop.”

Producers in many counties are either actively planting corn or have completed corn planting. via North Texas e-News

“There's forces who want to take God out of everything. We shouldn't let them.”

A group wants to install a granite monument of the Ten Commandments in front of the Randall County Courthouse. via Amarillo.com

The Deaf Smith County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy who was run over this weekend. via KVII

A 3 year old is dead after a weekend accident outside of Hereford. Deaf Smith County Sheriffs think Tomas Duque was hit by a vehicle. via MyHighPlains.com

A Hereford man arrested Friday for allegedly killing a 17-month-old girl was arraigned on one count of capital murder. via Amarillo.com