West Texas News

Local United Way chapter raises $15,000 despite pandemic

By Kyla Asbury | Dec 30, 2020

Plainview Area United Way has raised more than $15,000 to help address the impact COVID-19 has had on the area.

From Lone Star Standard

Statewide sales tax collections in April drop 9.3% from previous year

By Kyla Asbury | 4 years ago

Texas' state sales tax revenue for April totaled $2.58 billion, which is 9.3% lower than April 2019.

Rural residents try to earn a living as coronavirus shutdown disrupts their economies, too

By Kyla Asbury | Apr 18, 2020

With 22 million Americans and counting who have lost their jobs during the coronavirus outbreak, a 73-year old bookshop owner in Fort Scott, Kansas is refusing to shut down her shop until someone makes her.