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Math results still lagging, STAAR results indicate

News Staff
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Scores released from the state’s standardized test indicate high school students are still struggling with algebra, with scores 17 percentage points below students’ pre-pandemic scores in spring 2019.
Michael and Common Ground

Michael and Common Ground

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Michael and Common Ground

Ty Kerley, Dmin
Thursday, June 13, 2024
With the launch of this column last week, we officially set sail on a grand and far-reaching journey that will eventually take us from the utter-most reaches of the cosmos, to the very depths of human consciousness in order to investigate and possibly answer the age-old question; “Is God dead?

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Faces & Places

News Staff
Thursday, June 13, 2024
“ Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
Patrons to this Rotan store are routinely greeted by stray dogs like the one pictured here, where dogs gather in groups of three to 10 or more in the store's parking lot.

Patrons to this Rotan store are routinely greeted by stray dogs like the one pictured here, where dogs gather in groups of three to 10 or more in the store's parking lot.

Fisher County Officials Still Chasing Their Tails on Animal Control

Jeff Hurt I
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Commissioners met with Roby and Rotan officials during Monday’s county court meeting, continuing ongoing discussions regarding animal control efforts and considering the entities’ next steps toward solving the widespread animal control issues.

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CITY OF ROTAN'S WATER CRISIS

Jeff Hurt I
Thursday, June 13, 2024
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is actively investigating the City of Rotan after a series of water line breaks lead to significant disruptions in water supply, impacting rural residents.
The Kelley's Wild Wonders of Denali National Park

The Kelley's Wild Wonders of Denali National Park

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The Kelley's Wild Wonders of Denali National Park

News Staff
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Mountains, Moose, and Mischief:We are in Mt Denali National Park in Alaska it is over 6 million acres of unbroken wilderness. Now I learned it as a child as Mt Mackinley all that changed in the 1980’s with a name change it honor the native people.