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Hamburger dinner to benefit Knox City resident Al Rios

Hamburger dinner to benefit Knox City resident Al Rios

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Hamburger dinner to benefit Knox City resident Al Rios

Don Thompson
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Body KNOX CITY – The Knox City Volunteer Fire Department is hosting a hamburger dinner on Sunday, Sept. 17 at 4 p.m. to benefit long-time resident Al Rios to assist with his ongoing medical expenses.
Dusty Bradley, left, welcomed by Brian Barboza, right. | PHOTO BY DON THOMPSON NEWS COURIER

Dusty Bradley, left, welcomed by Brian Barboza, right. | PHOTO BY DON THOMPSON NEWS COURIER

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Knox City welcomes new City Administrator

Don Thompson
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Body KNOX CITY – Dusty Bradley began work last Monday Sept. 11 at the City Administrator post in Knox City, replacing Brian Barboza who is moving to Clarendon to take on the City Administrator position there.
Summer of 2023 2nd hottest ever in Texas

Summer of 2023 2nd hottest ever in Texas

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Summer of 2023 2nd hottest ever in Texas

News Staff
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Body ERIN DOUGLAS AND YURIKO SCHUMACHER The summer of 2023 will go down as Texas’ second hottest ever, with an average temperature of 85.

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Knox County Aging Center Menus

News Staff
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Body Menus for week of Sept. 11-15 Monday: Beef enchiladas, Spanish rice, Mexican corn, salad, fruit cocktail. Tuesday: Baked ham, yams, spinach, cornbread, cookie. Wednesday: Sweet and sour pork, fluffy rice, Oriental vegetables, egg roll, bars.
Door sticks and ice cubes

Door sticks and ice cubes

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Door sticks and ice cubes

Hanaba Munn Welch
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Body If you’ve never met your son’s girlfriend and she’s coming to dinner, try to make a good impression in case you end up liking her. We did, and we did. Yep, they’re still married. We still like her.
Smart ways to invest in bonds

Smart ways to invest in bonds

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Smart ways to invest in bonds

News Staff
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Body Most investors are aware of the different types of stocks: big-company, smallcompany, technology, international and so on. And it may be a good idea to own a mix of these stocks as part of your overall investment portfolio.
Marriott hotel bombing in Jakarta

Marriott hotel bombing in Jakarta

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Memorable Hotels in Asia – Part II

News Staff
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Body MymemoryabouttheJWMarriottHotelin Jakarta,Indonesiaisnotaspositiveamemory as in Part I about the China World Hotel in Beijing, but it is certainly memorable to me.
The old Dewey decimal card filing system from the Munday City-County Library. No longer in use. | Photo by Amanda Burbank

The old Dewey decimal card filing system from the Munday City-County Library. No longer in use. | Photo by Amanda Burbank

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AMANDA'S LIBRARY MUSES

Amanda Burbank
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Body The library has always been a quiet peaceful sanctuary where you can read, write papers and think without interruption. We can always count on a library’s atmosphere. But not everything stays the same at the library. We are going to adventure in the THEN and NOW of libraries.
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