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January 2022

Brenda Karr

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Brenda Karr (right) of Dickens was presented with the Gamma Eta Angel by Chelsea Read of Matador.

RANKED #8

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RANKED #8 The Jayton Jaybirds boys varsity basketball team is ranked #8 in the state in 1A. Last week they nearly defeated the Big Spring team, a 4A team. The Jaybirds narrowly lost 31-27 to the Steers. Tuesday night Jayton was to host the Spur Bulldogs. At press time, Jayton and Spur were tied for the district lead.

JAYTON AT STATE DEBATE

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JAYTON AT STATE DEBATE Last week Jayton’s debate team and sponsors traveled to Austin to compete in the state debate competition. Alana Croft placed 8th out of 18 participants in district 1A.

Jayton boys ranked #8 in this week’s basketball poll

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CLASS 1A

Lady Jays defeat Lady Jags 57-11 setting up battle with Spur for district lead

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The #11-in-the-state Jayton Lady Jays varsity girls basketball team defeated the Guthrie Lady Jaguars 57-11 Thursday in district 5-1A play, bringing their record to 19–6 and 3–0 in district.

SPUR HONORS

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SPUR HONORS Congratulations are in order to the Spur High School cheerleaders. At last week’s state cheer competition, they won Best in Category for Fight Song and came in 6th place overall.

Dozens of school districts close due to Covid-19 outbreaks

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AUSTIN—Several dozen school districts across the state were forced to close last week due to the omicron variant of Covid-19 sending home students, staff and teachers. Most school districts planned to reopen on Tuesday following the MLK holiday.

2022 Community Calendar

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Community Services

Spur girls ranked #22 in this week’s basketball poll

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CLASS 1A

KENT LIONS

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KENT LIONS The Kent County Lions Club met earlier in January and decided to hold a Meet the Candidates forum on Thursday, Jan. 27 with dinner and bingo.