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Library Friends launch drive

Friends of the Library kicked off their yearly membership drive during a board meeting on Thursday, Dec. 11, at the library.Those interested in supporting local library programming and literacy projects can sign up at the library any weekday during regular business hours.

Future Regional Nurses Honored at Pre-Graduation Event at WT

CANYON, Texas — About 50 future nurses were honored at a special pre-commencement ceremony at West Texas A&M University.WT’s Laura and Joe Street School of Nursing’s annual pinning ceremony—held at 10 a.m. Dec. 12 in Legacy Hall inside the Jack B.
Shanice Vega

Shanice Vega

Weekly Badger Highlight

When did you attend Amarillo College?2013-2018What degree did you earn?An Advanced Certificate in Automotive Collision Repair and an Associate of Science in Psychology.What is your current profession?
Water funds from Proposition 4 have “fine print” provisions

Water funds from Proposition 4 have “fine print” provisions

Water funds from Proposition 4 have “fine print” provisions

n A news analysis of Proposition 4-Part I ... Money won’t be available until at least FY 2029.Texans overwhelmingly approved Proposition 4 on the November 4 constitutional amendments ballot. Prop 4 dedicates up to $1 billion a year for 20 years to the Texas Water Fund.

County OKs Precinct 4 shredder, enters closed session

County commissioners made short work of their December 9 regular meeting except for an executive session for the discussion of “Economic Growth” that included Mayor Cathy Bunch, City Manager Ryan Polster, Assistant City Manager Wade Hawkins, City Attorney Audie Sciumbato, and Hereford Economic...
SANTA’S HELPERS

SANTA’S HELPERS

SANTA’S HELPERS

DOING THEIR PART-Employees of Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative were back at it again Monday morning, December 15, doing their bit to help the 2025 Christmas Stocking Fund with the first phase of their assistance by delivering groceries and sundries to the hometown holiday charity's Secret Workshop.
Jeff Blackmon

Jeff Blackmon

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Funny state laws Tennessee• It is illegal to catch a fish with a lasso. • It’s illegal for frogs to croak after 11 PM. • Oneida: An ordinance forbids anyone to sing the song “It Ain’t Goin’ To Rain No Mo’.
SUSCEPTIBLE SORTS--Diminutive cackling geese such as this one that are common on the Hereford Aquatic Park Pond are particularly susceptible to avian flu currently making the rounds. Exercise caution if you find goose carcasses or encounter wild geese that don't flee from humans as they normally do.

SUSCEPTIBLE SORTS--Diminutive cackling geese such as this one that are common on the Hereford Aquatic Park Pond are particularly susceptible to avian flu currently making the rounds. Exercise caution if you find goose carcasses or encounter wild geese that don't flee from humans as they normally do.

Avian Bird Flu precautions issued for Hereford area

You may have been strolling at the Hereford Aquatic Center pond recently, or just driven up close for a look at the geese, and noticed that some birds didn’t flee. Perhaps you noticed a dead goose either on the pond shoreline, or on the surrounding landscape.