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STAGING SUCCESS Karen Longan has racked up more than half a century of teaching and directing at Munday schools.“I was ready to change the world,”she said of her debut in education.“What has keptmegoingiswatchingstudentsreachtheirpotential.” | RACHELFARMERFORTHENEWS-COURIER

STAGING SUCCESS Karen Longan has racked up more than half a century of teaching and directing at Munday schools.“I was ready to change the world,”she said of her debut in education.“What has keptmegoingiswatchingstudentsreachtheirpotential.” | RACHELFARMERFORTHENEWS-COURIER

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Karen Longan: Sharing a love of theatre with Munday students for over five decades

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Thursday, May 15, 2025
Body LIZ ADAMS | NEWS-COURIERTheatre teacher Karen Longan has now directed plays and taught Munday CISD students in grades 8-12 for 51 years.

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School Summer Food Program

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Thursday, May 15, 2025
Body Knox City-O’Brien CISD When: Monday through Friday, June 2-27, 2025 Where: Knox City ISD Cafeteria Breakfast: 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Munday CISD When: Monday through Friday, May 19-June 20, 2025 Where: Munday Elementary School Breakfast: 8 a.m.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE EARNS ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE Not every high school can say they have students who earned their Associate’s Degree prior to their high school graduation. However,BenjaminHighSchool can! Benjamin celebrated Jamie Bisbee and her years of dedication and hard work. She was able to graduate from Western Texas College with her Assoiciate of Arts degree. Congratulations Jamie Bisbee! | COURTESY PHOTO

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE EARNS ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE Not every high school can say they have students who earned their Associate’s Degree prior to their high school graduation. However,BenjaminHighSchool can! Benjamin celebrated Jamie Bisbee and her years of dedication and hard work. She was able to graduate from Western Texas College with her Assoiciate of Arts degree. Congratulations Jamie Bisbee! | COURTESY PHOTO

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HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE

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Thursday, May 15, 2025
Body HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE
STORM CLEANUP PROGRESS Work continued Saturday afternoon May 3, 2025, to repair the electric infrastructure on Hwy 222 east of Munday after the previous week’s severe storms and straight line winds. | DON THOMPSON PHOTO

STORM CLEANUP PROGRESS Work continued Saturday afternoon May 3, 2025, to repair the electric infrastructure on Hwy 222 east of Munday after the previous week’s severe storms and straight line winds. | DON THOMPSON PHOTO

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A tornado or straight line winds?

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Thursday, May 8, 2025
Body STAFF REPORTSMeteorologist Rick Smith from the National Weather Service in Norman, OK visited Munday on May 2, 2025 to assess damage caused by an intense severe storm that struck the community on April 29, 2025.
PLANT PARADISE Visit the Knox County Safety Rest area at 3994 US-82, Benjamin, TX 79505 to get acquainted with numerous drought-tolerant plant species. | TxDOT PHOTO

PLANT PARADISE Visit the Knox County Safety Rest area at 3994 US-82, Benjamin, TX 79505 to get acquainted with numerous drought-tolerant plant species. | TxDOT PHOTO

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Knox County Safety Rest Area showcases xerophytes

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Thursday, May 8, 2025
Body TheKnoxCounty Safety Rest Area landscape qualifies as a xerophytic mini-botanic garden. Xerophytic plants are those that are able to survive in environments with little water. The term ‘xerophyte’ comes from the Greek xeros, meaning dry, and phyton, meaning plant.
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