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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing up to $10 billion in payments through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop year.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing up to $10 billion in payments through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop year.

SANTO — Santo Lady Wildcats are spending the summer hitting the hardwood and improving their skills for the next basketball season.

MINERAL WELLS — Former Ram, current NFL player Adrian Colbert came home to Mineral Wells to give back to the community by hosting a free football camp for young men and women in the community.

PALO PINTO COUNTY — Two local coaches are among the top coaches in the state after being named "Coach of the Year" by the Texas High School Coaches Association.

Kellci FordSports Reporter The Mineral Wells Rams baseball team made history this year with great leadership from first year head coach Jacob Clay, as well as a lot of experience…

Summer is here, which means we are looking ahead to the fall. And in Texas that means football.

HOOD COUNTY—Mineral Wells High School senior Jose Hernandez, 18, was looking forward to graduating, becoming a welder and providing for his parents, when a two-vehicle accident in Hood County cut his life short, May 23. Hernandez played on the school’s soccer team, loved trucks and was a huge fan of the Dallas Cowboys, his sister-in-law Yesenia Mejia added.


PALO PINTO—Palo Pinto ISD marked a proud and memorable moment for families, students and staff as it celebrated both kindergarten and sixth-grade graduations in May.

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.