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COVID-19 Reports
COVID-19 continues to increase in Lamb County
The number of confirmed active cases of the coronavirus continued to climb in Lamb County this week as more than 500 residents have now contracted COVID-19 since the count began earlier this year.
While 503 residents have contracted the virus, a weekly report issued by County Judge Mike DeLoach on Tuesday shows that 337 of those confirmed to have had COVID-19 have recovered. That makes recent broadcast media reports of more 400 confirmed active cases preposterous. The actual number of confirmed active cases is much less than those broadcast media reports.
As of 3 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 20, there were 141 confirmed active cases of coronavirus in the county. Littlefield had 111 cases, an increase of 57 compared to a week earlier. Olton and Amherst each had eight confirmed active cases, an increase of three in Olton and two in Amherst. Earth had six cases, an increase of two, while Sudan had four, which is the same number that city had the previous week. Spade, which reported the first case there a week ago, now has three, an increase of two. Springlake still has one case, which is the same as that town had a week ago.
Read the complete story in the Oct. 23, 2020 issue of the Olton Enterprise
Sports
Mustangs execute in 63-0 win over Boys Ranch
Fillies play grueling doubleheaders to get missed games in
Fillies play grueling doubleheaders to get missed games in
Coach Ross Lassiter had nothing to worry about last Friday night.
“My biggest concern after having a layoff for 14 days was being able to come out and execute on both sides of the ball,” the coach said. “We didn’t execute perfectly, but we did a lot of good things.”
The Mustangs sure did as they turned in a 63-0 district win over the Boys Ranch Roughriders. The Olton offense scored every time they had the ball except for one drive where they threw an interception.
“It was pretty good execution on offense,” Lassiter said. “After watching the film, it wasn’t perfect, but we executed well enough to put points on the board.”
And execution was on both sides of the ball.
“Defensively, we did a pretty good job,” the coach said. “There was a lot of areas that we were not real happy with the stuff we did, but that’s pretty much every game. You are always going to nitpick and find the things you could have done better. But overall, I’m very proud of our kids and the way they went out and executed and competed.”
Read the complete story in the Oct. 23, 2020 issue of the Olton Enterprise
Fillies play grueling doubleheaders to get missed games in
Fillies play grueling doubleheaders to get missed games in
Fillies play grueling doubleheaders to get missed games in
It’s been a difficult road for the Olton Fillies, who had their season interrupted by COVID-19 and then had to play four matches in three days against a couple of tough teams — Memphis and Sanford-Fritch, which hasn’t lost a district game.
Despite getting a couple of days of practice last week, the Fillies were somewhat sluggish as they got back onto the court after being quarantined. In the first match of a doubleheader at Memphis on Saturday, Olton fell 27-25, 25-18 and 25-22.
“In our first match we were kind of getting our feet wet again and figuring out how to work together again,” Coach Ruth Beelitz said. “In the second match, they started coming a live.”
Olton opened that match with two back-to-back 25-21 losses. However, they came back strong to win the third set, 27-25, and the fourth set, 25-10. The Fillies thought they had won the fifth set to take the match when Memphis was called for being out of rotation. However, further review revealed Memphis had been in rotation.
Read the complete story in the Oct. 23, 2020 issue of the Olton Enterprise
News
Early voting in muncipal, state & federal elections starts
Early voting in muncipal, state & federal elections starts
Early voting in muncipal, state & federal elections starts
As of Oct. 23, 2020, you have one more week to cast a ballot early in the municipal election as well as the state and federal elections.
Early voting continues from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each weekday at Olton City Hall through Friday, Oct. 30. Curbside voting is available for those voters needingassistance. Voters needing that service should set up an appointement with Olton City Secretary Lynnette DeBerry by calling 806-285-2611.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polls throughout Lamb County will be open from 7 a.m. until the last person in line at 7 p.m. has voted.
Read the complete story in the Oct. 23, 2020 issue of the Olton Enterprise
Council approves pumps, delays action on curfew
Early voting in muncipal, state & federal elections starts
Early voting in muncipal, state & federal elections starts
Olton City Council has agreed to spend almost $18,000 for variable frequency pumps at the booster plants that supply water to the town and water tower.
The action came as a budget amendment for the 2019-2020 fiscal year and was approved Tuesday during the council’s regular monthly meeting.
City Administrator Keeley Adams explained that the current equipment is more than 20 years old and that parts are not available. To replace the boosters and the labor cost the city $17,910.
Councilman Lupe Ruiz moved to approve the budget amendment with Councilman Tracy DeBerry seconding the motion. The budget amendment passed on a 4-0 vote.
Read the complete story in the Oct. 16, 2020 issue of the Olton Enterprise
Agriculture
Carson to chair National Sorghum Producers board
Kody Carson is the new chairman of the National Sorghum Producers board.
Elected in August to a one-year term that began Oct. 1, Carson is a sorghum evangelist who previously served as vice president of NSP as well as chairman of the organization’s Legislative Committee.
Directors elected Craig Meeker of Wellington, Kan., to serve as vice chairman beside Carson, and returned Dan Atkisson to the board in the role of past chairman.
“Kody and Craig are strong leaders who will guide our board and industry with intelligence and grit,” Atkisson said in a statement released by NSP. “I look forward to seeing the growth and continued excellence of NSP under their leadership.”
Read the complete story in the Oct. 9, 2020 issue of the Olton Enterprise
Features
Melchers bring Olton-style hospitality to President’s House Bed & Breakfast
Deb Melcher is a Titus 1:8 woman — “a lover of hospitality…”
But the verse that fits her husband, Mike, is Colossians 3:23-24 — “Whatsoever ye do, do heartily, as to the Lord…”
Together, they are Mark 9:41 innkeepers, striving to “give a cup of water to drink” in the name of the Lord as they share their mutual gifts of hospitality as the owners of President’s House Bed and Breakfast in Plainview.
But Deb’s roots are here in the Olton area. She’s the daughter of Calvin and Esther Graham, and Mustang blue runs through the veins of this 1973 Olton High School graduate. She left the area years ago to study at Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma, but her life journey returned her and her husband to the area in 2006 to work at Wayland Baptist University. Married for 29 years, they share a love of providing hospitality, and that led them to purchase the historic President’s House, and to create a beautiful bed and breakfast where they can serve others.
Read the complete story in the Sept. 18, 2020 issue of the Olton Enterprise
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