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Benjamin OAP takes second place at State

Benjamin OAP takes second place at State

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Benjamin OAP takes second place at State

News Staff
Thursday, May 15, 2025
LIZ ADAMS | NEWS-COURIERBenjamin High School students made it all the way to Austin, where they took second place in the State UIL One Act Competition with their performance May 12.
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
LIZ ADAMS | NEWS-COURIERTheatre teacher Karen Longan has now directed plays and taught Munday CISD students in grades 8-12 for 51 years. A Munday native herself, Longan attended school there when she was a student, too, from first grade all the way through her high school graduation.

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School Summer Food Program

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Thursday, May 15, 2025
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. to 8:30 a.m.Lunch: 11:45...
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

News Staff
Thursday, May 15, 2025
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Knox City, Munday to welcome new mayors; Benjamin reauthorizes local-option tax

Knox City, Munday to welcome new mayors; Benjamin reauthorizes local-option tax

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Knox City, Munday to welcome new mayors; Benjamin reauthorizes local-option tax

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Thursday, May 8, 2025
BARBARA BRANNON AND VONDA CARTERElections were held May 3, 2025 across Texas, and numerous municipal and school board elections were on ballots in counties in the News-Courier readership area.All information below is from unofficial results shared Saturday night with The News-Courier by election...
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
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.Based on this assessment, and an evaluation of all the available evidence, he determined...
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