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Snakebite awareness important during hot July weather

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
As July brings extreme heat, warm evenings and the possibility of summer storms, Knox County Hospital District is encouraging residents to stay alert for snakes while working, walking, hiking, clearing brush or enjoying time outdoors.The forecast for early July includes several days near or above...
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
THOUGHT FORTHEW EEKwith Pastor Kim NorwoodFollow the leaderShortly after we moved to Lubbock in 1982, we had a freak snowstorm that dumped about a foot of snow in a matter of hours.
TECH INFRASTRUCTURE CERTIFICATE Shawn Fonville, vice president for Career and Technical Education and Continuing Education, announced a new program June 8 for Western Texas College campus. | COURTESY PHOTO

TECH INFRASTRUCTURE CERTIFICATE Shawn Fonville, vice president for Career and Technical Education and Continuing Education, announced a new program June 8 for Western Texas College campus. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Western Texas College board approves new Data Center Technician certificate

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
The Western Texas College board of trustees, during its June 8 meeting, approved a new Integrated Data Center Operations Technician Level 1 certificate.
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Watermelon shapes

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Watermelon shapes and sizes

Ellen Peffley
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Last week’s column discussed how seedless watermelons have to be started from a seed. Here is a brief recap on the genetics of seedless and seeded melons: seedless watermelon come from triploid seed while seeded watermelon come from diploid seed (the July 8 column).
IN YOUR NEWSPAPER ALL SUMMER LONG

IN YOUR NEWSPAPER ALL SUMMER LONG

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Mother Road ‘Test’ Drive

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Chip Lord—who at age 81 recently provided a fascinating interview via telephone for Anthony Arno’s Route 66 Podcast—spoke at length about how the Ant Farm Collective came about, and how Amarillo,Texas, became the site of the art installation that became a Route 66 landmark.
THE NATIONAL OLDTRAILS ROAD, a precursor to Route 66 from 1912 to 1926, followed the course of the National Road in the east and railroads and Indian trails in the west for more than 3,000 miles coast to coast. | WIKIPEDIA

THE NATIONAL OLDTRAILS ROAD, a precursor to Route 66 from 1912 to 1926, followed the course of the National Road in the east and railroads and Indian trails in the west for more than 3,000 miles coast to coast. | WIKIPEDIA

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California, here we come

Barbara Brannon And Kay Ellington
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
If America’s Route 66 would come to be known as The Mother Road, then the National Old Trails Road was the grandmother.First laid out from Baltimore, Maryland, to Los Angeles, California, in 1912 with extensions into New York City and San Francisco, it was an early success of the Good Roads...

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Knox notes

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
TAKE OUT TUESDAY continues providing free lunches to the community on Tuesdays in July (21, 28) at 12 noon at the Munday Church of Christ, 330 N. 3rd Ave., Munday. Pickup is at the south entrance of the church.
TO THE RESCUE Knox County Hospital CFO Dan Offut, left, received a $500,000 check from Knox County Judge Don Thompson for the purchase of a new ambulance. The funds were provided by HB 3000, passed in the most recent legislative session. | COURTESY PHOTO

TO THE RESCUE Knox County Hospital CFO Dan Offut, left, received a $500,000 check from Knox County Judge Don Thompson for the purchase of a new ambulance. The funds were provided by HB 3000, passed in the most recent legislative session. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Knox Hospital District receives ambulance grant

Troy Parton |
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
On July 10, County Judge Don Thompson delivered a check for $500,000 to Knox County Hospital CFO Dan Offutt.Thefundscamethrough the State by the House Bill 3000 Ambulance Service Grant Program created by the 89th Texas legislature, which established a grant program to provide financial assistance...
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