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EMPOWERYOURSELF to make the choices that make sense for you and your family. Primarily, eliminating processed foods can go along ways in maintaining and improving one’s health. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

EMPOWERYOURSELF to make the choices that make sense for you and your family. Primarily, eliminating processed foods can go along ways in maintaining and improving one’s health. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

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Energy balls healthy by any measure

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Body With school back in session, the struggle is real—what healthy snack do we feed the kids when they come home from school? What feels like a treat to them but also nourishes their little bodies? And one might argue, “What defines healthy?
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The 501

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The 501

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Body HANABA MUNN WELCHWhen the Word of the Year isn’tRememberwhenyouhad to know the alphabet to use a dictionary? In fifth grade, it was the stuff of contests. The teacher would say a word. We’d turn pages madly, racing to see who could find it first. Our class was competitive.
Munday students named to MSU honors lists for fall 2025

Munday students named to MSU honors lists for fall 2025

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Munday students named to MSU honors lists for fall 2025

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Body Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, recognized five students from Munday, Texas, among its academic honor lists for fall 2025. MSU recognized 1,075 honor students for the Fall 2025 semester.
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ASU Announces Fall 2025 KC Graduate

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Body Angelo State University conferred 652 undergraduate and graduate degrees on 644 graduates, including Hannah Duhon of Knox City, Texas, during the 2025 fall commencement exercises on Dec. 12, 2025, at the ASU Junell Center/ Stephens Arena in San Angelo.

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Knox City students named to SPC Fall 2025 Dean’s List

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Body South Plains College congratulates over 800 students named to its fall 2025 Dean’s List.Knox City students named to the list are Bailey Castorena and Krystabel Vasquez.To qualify, students must earn a GPA of 3.25 or higher and complete a minimum of 12 credit hours.
STATE CHEER COMPETITION The Munday Cheerleaders headed to Fort Worth on Wednesday to perform on Thursday, Jan. 15 at the State Cheer competition. | FREE SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHY

STATE CHEER COMPETITION The Munday Cheerleaders headed to Fort Worth on Wednesday to perform on Thursday, Jan. 15 at the State Cheer competition. | FREE SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHY

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STATE SEND-OFF

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
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BOOE ROOFING NEW OWNERS Knox County couple Keith and Maggie Booe (shown here with their youngest family members) recently purchased Booe Commercial Roofing, Inc. | COURTESY PHOTO

BOOE ROOFING NEW OWNERS Knox County couple Keith and Maggie Booe (shown here with their youngest family members) recently purchased Booe Commercial Roofing, Inc. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Booe Roofing: new generation, new owners, same great business

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Body KeithandMaggieBooe have officially purchased the former Booe Commercial Roofing, in a move announced in a Facebook post in early January.Modifying the business’s name to Booe Roofing, the owners promise to continue great business.
RILEY RODRIGUEZ FOR TEXAS STATE SENATE A Knox County native, Rodriguez recently announced his candidacy on the Democratic ticket forTexas State Senate in District 28. | COURTESY PHOTO

RILEY RODRIGUEZ FOR TEXAS STATE SENATE A Knox County native, Rodriguez recently announced his candidacy on the Democratic ticket forTexas State Senate in District 28. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Knox native running for Texas State Senate

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Body Riley Rodriquez of Abilene, Texas, officially announced his candidacy on the Democratic ticket for Texas State Senate in District 28, which covers the counties of Lubbock, Taylor, Tom Green, a substantial part of Wichita, and the many rural counties in between.
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