It is the open week for the Rangers and Coach Hernandez said the major objective is to get through this week of practice without anyone getting hurt. “That’s the one thing you don’t want. You want to go back to working on some of your fundamentals and improving in areas that you’ve been deficient, but you want to do that in a way you keep guys healthy. We need to do that,” he told KXDJ’s Chris Samples.

He noted they have one kid that started concussion protocol on Monday and another key player that they are trying to get healthy. “That’s a waiting game to see what his diagnosis is. We’ve got to try and get some of these guys healthy.”

The Rangers will wrap up district play next Friday at Borger.

In today’s KXDJ “Did You Hear That?” segment with Chris Samples, an inside look at the different grades of beef.

What do they mean when it comes to taste and cost? Dustin Borden with 4B Meats of Gruver explained it recently.

“A grade of beef is a standard that the USDA has put in place to be able to classify your cuts of meat based on several parameters. We can talk about just marbling in that sense. With the USDA scale you have select, choice, and prime. Prime is your highest grade. The Japanese and Australian program use a beef marbling score and give that a number from 1 to 12. USDA prime goes to 5 on the BMS scale. So, five to 12 is where you get that much higher marbled meat and a different standard,” said Borden.

Click here to listen to more from them.

Find out more about 4B Meats and where to purchase by clicking here.

Today, we get an ag man’s take on President Trump’s tariffs.

Wes Beal with Equity Exchange recently told KXDJ’s Chris Samples, “It is a concern because we have seen some increases in some exports to some certain countries. We’ve seen more into Spain and into some of the northern African countries and we’ve seen more exports going to just different spots where we normally wouldn’t be sending some so it’s kind of changed the pieces on the chessboard a little bit.”

More can be heard here.

“As things shuffle, it changes the logistics of how things roll around and until things really settle out, it’s very difficult to see any kind of a price push to be able to get back to “normal.”

Of course, President Trump just returned today from his meeting with Chinese President Xi and graded the “amazing” meeting a “12” on a scale from zero to 10. President Trump said China, which resumed purchases of U.S. soybeans ahead of the meeting after having boycotted them for months, would purchase “large, tremendous amounts of soybeans and other farm products.”

There have been a growing number of stories around the nation where Americans are being killed in accidents caused by truck drivers here illegally, some who cannot even read the street signs.

Shannon Everett is founder of American Truckers United, and he said a perfect storm has led to a number of major challenges in the trucking industry. He began by sharing with KXDJ’s Chris Samples why he and a colleague founded American Truckers United.

Listen here.

Everett launched the venture in 2024 and said it has exploded since then. We will have more from him in coming days.

Today, we continue our series with Sarah Schlessinger, CEO of the Texas Water foundation.

In previous days, she discussed the basics of what her group does and explained Proposition 4, a constitutional amendment on the November 4 ballot.

You can listen to those clips here and here.

If Proposition 4 is passed and money is put into a fund for water infrastructure projects, what process is used to determine who receives the money?

She explained to KXDJ's Chris Samples, “Prop. 4 is really only asking voters to weigh in on the funding piece. Senate Bill 7 has enabling legislation in there that starts to provide some guardrails in how that money should be used. One of the things it says is that 50 percent of the money in the fund should be used for the development of new water supply. The rest can be dispersed across loans and grants to address things like conservation and existing infrastructure needs.”

Listen to more here.

She added that the Texas Water Development Board really makes most of those decisions because they handle the state water planning. “The big picture is that when you tally up all the numbers, we are looking at a price tag of over $200 billion worth of water infrastructure needs for the state of Texas to be okay in the 20 to 30 years. So, by asking voters to consider this $1 billion annual injection, we are just beginning to chip away at those needs.”

Now that we are having the first freezes of the season, Hemphill County AgriLife Extension Agent Andy Holloway says producers should be aware of the dangers of prussic acid.

“Prussic acid poisoning is common and something we face year in and year out. Prussic acid is a naturally occurring process with a sorghum plant. It produces acid that is toxic to cattle or any ruminant animal. Once that plant produces the prussic acid, if it is consumed by a cow, it only takes moments for that animal to die. We’ve had rain all the way through the growing season and our pastures have really recovered and there is a lot of Johnsongrass out in these pastures,” Holloway explained to KDXJ’s Chris Samples.

Listen to more here.

He advises producers that if you have cattle in a pasture with Johnsongrass, it is best to get them off until that hard freeze comes and then give it ten days to two weeks to let that plant die.

If you have any other questions, reach out to your local county agent.

A new report found that the major teachers’ unions in the country give hundreds of millions of dollars to far-left causes.

In today’s KXDJ “Did You Hear That?” segment with Chris Samples, Paul Runko with Defending Education discusses how we went from educating kids to funding looney causes.

Click here to listen.

You can find more from the group here.

The 2025 National FFA Convention is underway in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Part of the convention was naming the 2025 recipients of the American FFA Degree.

According to the FFA, the American FFA Degree shows an FFA member’s dedication to his or her chapter and state FFA association. It demonstrates the effort FFA members apply toward their supervised agricultural experience and the outstanding leadership abilities and community involvement they exhibited through their FFA career.

American FFA Degree recipients show promise for the future and have gone above and beyond to achieve excellence.

A number of Panhandle and South Plains kids received the degree.

We are at the beginning of one of the most festive holidays of all....and that is Halloween!

Kicking off the week with porch pumpkins, Jack O Lanterns, cute little spooks and tricks and treats....share what makes your holiday fun and wonderful!

Go to the HPO Facebook page and add your photos to be included in the Halloween Photo Slide Show!

To view the ballot order of the amendments, click here.

Kristin Johnson of Winsten Salem, NC is coming to Leadership Perryton. Interstate Bank along with Leadership Perryton is bringing Kristin to Perryton on Thursday, November 6. Kristin is presenting an entertaining, thought provoking, and motivating session called “Are You Available?” at Frank Phillips College Allen Campus in Perryton. Registration will begin at 6 PM and the program will begin at 6:30 PM. The seminar will be free of charge with the sponsorship by Interstate Bank.

Join Kristin for an uplifting and thought-provoking evening that will have you seeing your everyday life through fresh lens. She will invite you to explore what it means to be available – in mind, body, and spirit – for the opportunities and people in our lives. Through stories and real-life experiences, she will remind you that being available isn’t about saying yes to everything - it is about saying yes to what truly matters.

Kristin is an inspirational speaker, community leader and co-host of weekly radio shows and podcasts. She is Director of Historic Broyhill in Clemmons and President of the Lewisville-Clemmons Chamber of Commerce. She encourages you to show up for your life and your community.

Come spend a short time on November 6 for ideas that will impact you for a lifetime. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear Kristin Johnson. Individuals are invited because this information can be used daily in all settings. Business owners are encouraged to attend to learn to work with their employees and customers better and to send employees to help build a positive attitude in the workplace and develop better team spirit. For more information contact the Chamber of Commerce (806-435-6575).

Area tax rates (city) adopted for the next fiscal year include:

Cactus $0.314208
Canadian $0.846380
Borger $0.606807
Dumas $0.614928
Fritch $0.547556
Gruver $0.2770
Pampa $0.703304
Perryton $0.501485
Sunray $0.302340
Stratford: $0.820486

As the area taxing entities wrap up their public tax hearings, we are finally able to publish the information as each community and county adopt local budgets and tax rates for the upcoming year.

Have you ever wondered just how your taxes are calculated?  Be an informed taxpayer!

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Michael Crain, a former state investigator, joined KXDJ's Chris Samples for installment number nine in their series on the Tom Brown case recently.

Crain has been looking closely at the case out of Canadian and he agrees with all of the investigators from the state of Texas on down that believe Tom committed suicide and there was a coverup. He has now taken the steps to become a licensed private investigator as well.

He has found many inconsistencies in the story from the family as well as statements made by the private investigator they hired, Philip Klein of Klein Investigations and Consulting.

In this episode, Crain shares more from Klein and his multiple versions of parts of the case as well as information he received from Trace Sargent, the handler for the cadaver dog that was used in the case.

Listen to Episode 9 below.



If you are interested in listening to previous episodes, they are all linked below.

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

Episode 8

Thank you to HPO Reader Laura Alexander from Tulsa, Oklahoma, for sharing this postcard for our readers to enjoy!