Booker ISD Cross Country Coach Nadine Barton talks about her teams 3rd consecutive year qualifying for the state championship meet. What makes a perennial dynasty, what unique challenges do small districts face in the panhandle, how does she prepare and condition her team for unique challenges posed by the panhandle region, and what impact has her start as both a coach and parent had on the culture she builds with the team now that her son is not part of the team.

BISD School Board Meeting October 20th 2026. Discussion of dismissal of David Biddler as head football coach

Poet Seth Wieck sits down with Brady Smith for a long conversation about his new collection Call Out Coyote (Wiseblood Books), and about what poetry is for out here on the Texas Panhandle.Seth grew up in Umbarger, Texas. By day he's a real estate appraiser — "my actual job is to quantify how much people want to live in a place." In this episode he and Brady talk the making of the book, why coyotes, Stegner's three generations, and the question at the heart of it all: how do I prepare my son for a world that I'm not prepared for? Seth's answer — on fatherhood, and how poetry can prepare us for the world to come — is one of the finest moments we've ever aired.Also: why culture, not jobs alone, is what creates community vitality.Call Out Coyote is out now from Wiseblood Books: http://www.wisebloodbooks.com/store/p172/Call_Out_Coyote%3A_Poems_by_Seth_Wieck.htmlWhere the Blacktop Ends is art and writing from the Texas Panhandle. Find Brady's paintings, essays, and the magazine at wtbends.com, and the newsletter at wtbends.substack.com.If this one moved you, send it to one person who needs it.