Everyone is invited!
MINERAL WELLS—Dean Abbott said the most significant and beneficial change she’s experienced in her nearly 105 years is a luxury many take for granted – the indoor toilet.
May 2025
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Wet weekend of rodeo crowns new winners
MINERAL WELLS — The Palo Pinto County Livestock Association rodeo has come and gone for the 88th year in Mineral Wells.
Local athletes bringing home gold from state track meet
AUSTIN - It was a big week in Austin, Texas for the best of the best high school track and field athletes from all over the state.
Olcott proposes lowering water rates as possible increase looms
PALO PINTO—Water district customers may be saddling another rate hike due to a multimillion-dollar expense added to the already pricey Turkey Peak Reservoir Project for rerouting traffic to Ward Mountain Road when part of FM 4 is submerged by the new lake. The Palo Pinto County Commissioners Court inked an interlocal agreement and resolution with the Palo Pinto County Municipal Water District No.
Sue’s News: TASB Myths and Realities
In writing last week about the governor's voucher scam, I did much research in the area of school funding, not only Texas but throughout the U.S. That’s how I learned of the difference in educational funding between Texas and Massachusetts.
Meals on Wheels faces program-crushing budget cuts
PALO PINTO COUNTY—If the Trump Administration’s proposed budget cuts go through, 68-year-old disabled Graford resident Kevin Randall said he’ll go hungry. President Donald J.
Transparency bills advancing at Texas Capitol shine light on government
By Kelley ShannonFreedom of Information Foundation of Texas Sunlight is starting to break through at the Capitol in the final month of the Texas legislative session. Open government measures have…
MW City Council to bid farewell to Councilman Maldonado
Here’s the agenda for tonight’s Mineral Wells City Council meeting starting at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at the City Hall Annex, 115 SW First St., Mineral Wells.…
Flood watch through late Tuesday
National Weather Service * WHAT: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE: Portions of north central, northeast and south central Texas, including the following counties in north central…