The Mayor of Needmore

Willie Lewis Shafer came to Bailey County in 1930, settled near what we now know as Needmore, and started farming with six teams of mules. He met Zeffa V. Stevenson on a blind date, and they were married in 1932. In 1937 Willie Lewis became manager of Needmore Co-Op...

The LA Times Comes to Town

I had a call from Ryan Kartje, USC (University of Southern California) Beat Writer for the Los Angeles Times, requesting a visit to learn about Muleshoe and its native son, Lincoln Riley, who, as you may be aware, has become the new head football coach at USC. I told...
Feeding the Masses at Our Church Ministry Dinner

Feeding the Masses at Our Church Ministry Dinner

Well, maybe not the masses, but a mass of people enjoyed a turkey dinner on December 10th at First United Methodist Church in Muleshoe. This is the fourteenth year we have invited quite a variety of people to share a meal with us: residents of the nursing home, Meals...
The Muleshoe Golf Team Goes to Regional

The Muleshoe Golf Team Goes to Regional

A Georgia native son may have won the Masters, but here in West Texas we are more excited about five local heroes placing second in district and traveling  next week to tee off in the regional tournament. The district meet was held this year at the Muleshoe...

Playoff Info and The Water Tower Story

The Mules will play River Road in Plainview on Friday, November 13, at 7 pm. Hmm, Friday the 13th… bad for River Road, right? Now, that water tower story. The game between Friona and Muleshoe in the 2000 football season was no less anticipated than last...