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SPOTLIGHT ON 4H STEM CAMP

SPOTLIGHT ON 4H STEM CAMP

SPOTLIGHT ON 4H STEM CAMP

Body STEM: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH Knox County 4-H campers learned all things ‘STEM’ during a hands-on day camp. | COURTESY PHOTOS
4-H SEWING CAMP The Knox County 4H Sewing Campers (below) tapped into their creative skills and created a woven bracelet and a sewn chapstick holder COURTESY PHOTO

4-H SEWING CAMP The Knox County 4H Sewing Campers (below) tapped into their creative skills and created a woven bracelet and a sewn chapstick holder COURTESY PHOTO

SPOTLIGHT ON 4-H SEWING CAMP

Body SPOTLIGHT ON 4-H SEWING CAMP
COLINHOWETH

COLINHOWETH

KC-O’B’s Howeth named Superintendent of the Year

Body Colin Howeth of Knox City–O’Brien CISD has been named the 2025 Region 9 Superintendent of the Year. Howeth has served Knox City faithfully for 25 years, seven of those years as superintendent.Howeth graduated high school at Paint Creek, just outside of Haskell.
4-H CAMPS were held in Knox County last week. SPOTLIGHT, PAGE 8 | COURTESY PHOTOS

4-H CAMPS were held in Knox County last week. SPOTLIGHT, PAGE 8 | COURTESY PHOTOS

4-H CAMPS

Body 4-H CAMPS
DRONES are emerging as a powerful tool in combating the spread of mesquite trees that threaten cropland. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 4 | STORY AND PHOTOS, SHERI BATY

DRONES are emerging as a powerful tool in combating the spread of mesquite trees that threaten cropland. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 4 | STORY AND PHOTOS, SHERI BATY

SPRAY DAY

Body AcrosstheTexasplains there is a silent battle being fought against an invasive species, the mesquite tree, in order to save one precious resource: water.
Hampel sworn in as Knox City municipal judge

Hampel sworn in as Knox City municipal judge

Hampel sworn in as Knox City municipal judge

Body STAFF REPORTS | COURTESY PHOTOSMunicipal court clerk Deborah Berryman (left) administered the oath of office last week to incoming Municipal Judge Laura Hampel.