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Palo Pinto County Sheriff’s Office report
OCT. 15• BEASLEY, SYLVIA RENAE, POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA <2OZ• CRESPIN, DAWSON LEE, ASSAULT CAUSING BODILY INJURY• FOREMAN, KEVIN NEIL, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF <$750• HARRISON, DAVID WAYNE, DUTY ON STRIKING FIXTURE/HIGHWAY LANDSCAPE >$200• RAMIREZ, JOSEPH DIEGO, ASSAULT CAUSING BODILY INJURY TO FAMILY MEMBER• WILLIAMS, MIRANDA LANAE, FAILURE TO IDENTIFY GIVING FALSE/FICTITIOUS INFOOCT. 16• HOYT, ELLIS VICTOR, THEFT…
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Main Street manager Jaworski on Spooky Wells: ‘We will see how it works on a Saturday’
Staff reportDowntown Mineral Wells is bracing for a Saturday-night candy rush as Spooky Wells returns for its sixth year, with more than 25 groups already lined up to hand out treats at Zappe Park and Poston Plaza, said Kristin Jaworski, manager of the Mineral Wells Main Street Program.Local businesses will join in, too.“All ‘trunks and…
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Millions of dogs enter shelters and rescues in the United States each year. According to the ASPCATM, 2.8 million dogs entered shelters and rescues in 2025. While the ASPCATM reports euthanasia rates for shelter dogs decreased by 7 percent between 2024 and 2025, 320,000 dogs were still euthanized in 2025. Dogs, and large dogs in…
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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.