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Council votes to prohibit smoke shops
Chris Roarkcroark@cherryroad.comThe Mineral Wells City Council voted at its Feb. 3 meeting to amend its code of ordinances as it relates to smoke/tobacco shops, vape shops, head shops and related items sold at those facilities. The ordinance will prohibit new smoke/tobacco shops, vape shops and head shops in all zoning districts in the city and…
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Save the Date
FEB. 17 – Pancake supper, 5-7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 300 Northwest 4th Ave. in Mineral Wells. Tickets are $5 at the door.FEB. 26 – Spaghetti Dinner, 5-7 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 100 SW 4th Ave., Mineral Wells. Benefitting the Palo Pinto General Hospital Auxiliary. Cost is $15 per plate. There will also…
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Fishing report
Stripers are fair to slow. Look for them in 30 to 40 feet of water. Live bait is still doing good but the artificial deadstick bite is starting to pick up. Red head jigs with a chartreuse fluke tail seems to be the best color but other colors have been working also.
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Sue’s News: Mineral Wells Idol
In 2015, those of us who worked on the Back Pack Buddies program became very aware that we must have some kind of fundraiser. Mineral Wells Idol had been done before but it had been quite a few years, so we decided to try it again.