In the last week, the Hemphill County Hospital District has reported results of eleven new positive cases of CO- VID-19, two involving residents of Hemphill County, and nine involving non-county residents.

In the Sept. 15 meeting of the Hemphill County Hospital Board, the directors approved a $19.9 million budget and the effective tax rate for fiscal year 2021, and instituted daily rate increases for both Mesa View Assisted Living and the new Mesa View Senior Living.

County commissioners concluded their fiscal year 2020-21 planning process Monday morning with a quick review of final amendments to the proposed $8.16 million budget, followed by a required public hearing—which elicited no public comment—and a unanimous vote to adopt it.

CANYON—West Texas A&M University has received more than $2 million in grants for programs meant to increase educational attainment and the rate of living-wage employment among the region’s underserved and rural populations.