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🌱 Where Plainview fits into this week’s Lubbock-area football shake-up.

Also, don't miss Anton Varsity Football @ Petersburg on the Plainview Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Where Plainview fits into this week's Lubbock-area football shake-up.
  • How Plainview's rainfall compared to nearby flooding-soaked communities last week.

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Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Breezy with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 80, low: 54.
  • Thursday: Cooler; a little morning rain, with a high of 68 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• See where Olton debuts in high school football power rankings (galvnews.com) — Plainview football fans will see Shallowater visit this week as part of a busy slate of Lubbock-area high school matchups, with the Bulldogs coming off a tough loss to Lubbock-Cooper Liberty. The latest power rankings spotlight Ropes, Liberty, Idalou, and newly ranked Olton, giving Plainview residents a sense of how their regional rivals are stacking up heading into Week 6.
   

• Heavy rains soak region, triggers flooding from Parmer County to eastern New Mexico (myplainview.com) — Recent storms brought uneven but significant rainfall across the region, with Plainview's KKYN station measuring just over two inches in one 24-hour period while nearby communities saw both lighter showers and serious flooding. The report highlights how Parmer County and Clovis, New Mexico faced flash floods and stranded vehicles, even as areas around Muleshoe saw only modest totals.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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