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MUNDAY CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY KICKS OFF SUMMER READING PROGRAM The library reading program began last week in Munday. | COURTESY PHOTO

MUNDAY CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY KICKS OFF SUMMER READING PROGRAM The library reading program began last week in Munday. | COURTESY PHOTO

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“Game On!” at Munday library

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Thursday, July 3, 2025
The Munday City County Library Summer Reading program has begun. The theme this year is “Game On!”. The book they read was “The Worst Summer Book in the History of the World” by Joey Acker. They went over the reading rules for the program.
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New pack, new patch: Cub Scouts pack 76 established in Munday

Kodie Fairchild
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Cub Scout Pack 76 has officiallylaunchedin Munday. Pack 76 is the first scout unit Munday has had in 12 years and hosted their first meeting in June.Unlike Boy Scouts of America, offering programs for boys only, Cub Scouts is a co-ed program for boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grade.

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Storm shelter funding available to Knox County residents

Kodie Fairchild
Thursday, July 3, 2025
KnoxCountyisincluded in a list of qualifying counties for theWest CentralTexas Individual SafeRoomProgram, provided by West Central Texas Council of Governments (WCTCOG).This program, funded by theFederalEmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA) is a rebate program with a 50:50 match agreement, up to...

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Knox County’s Bradley attends statewide County Investment Conference

News Staff
Thursday, July 3, 2025
STAFF REPORTS— Knox County Treasurer Julie Bradley joined county officials from across Texas at the 2025 Conference of the County Investment Academy, held June 16-18 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County.Hosted by the Texas Association of Counties (TAC), the annual conference brought together county...
SPOTLIGHT ON 4H STEM CAMP

SPOTLIGHT ON 4H STEM CAMP

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SPOTLIGHT ON 4H STEM CAMP

News Staff
Thursday, July 3, 2025
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

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SPOTLIGHT ON 4-H SEWING CAMP

News Staff
Thursday, July 3, 2025
SPOTLIGHT ON 4-H SEWING CAMP

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Flash flooding in Knox City impedes traffic

Kodie Fairchild
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Several roadways in Knox City were flooded following a thunderstorm on Friday evening, June 27.The city saw around an inch and a half of rain in a very short amount of time, causing much of the water to be “run-off”, accumulating in low areas including roadways and intersections.This rainfall...
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KC-O’B’s Howeth named Superintendent of the Year

Kodie Fairchild
Thursday, July 3, 2025
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

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4-H CAMPS

News Staff
Thursday, July 3, 2025
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

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SPRAY DAY

Sheri Baty
Thursday, July 3, 2025
AcrosstheTexasplains there is a silent battle being fought against an invasive species, the mesquite tree, in order to save one precious resource: water.The deeply rooted tree, synonymous with Texas, is “one of the toughest, most noxious brush species on Texas rangelands,” according to the Texas...
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