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Mineral Wells council OK’s budget, tax rate
Chris Roark, croark@cherryroad.com The Mineral Wells City Council on Tuesday approved its budget and tax rate for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The tax rate will remain essentially flat at $0.5717881 per $100 valuation. Broken down the rate will be $0.54651950 for the maintenance and operations side and $0.252686 for the interest and sinking (I&S) or…
Community
2025 Fall Football Preview
Kellci Ford Sports Reporter Santo Wildcats The Wildcats are coming off a 4-6 season in 2024, but now in 2025 they look forward to turning things around. Coach Devon Mann explains the program’s expectations saying, “We expect to get back on track. We have a good mix of seasoned and youthful players. We have great…
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Mineral Wells Church of God Player of the Game
Kellci FordSports Reporter Week three was a nailbiter for the Rams in their road game against Fort Worth Eastern Hills on Thursday night. The Rams came away with the win in overtime, literally at the foot of kicker Ruben Velasquez. Velasquez was selected as the Player of the Game for his clutch play in the…
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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.