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Texas Launches First All-Digital State Wildlife Action Plan

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Thursday, April 2, 2026
Texas landowners and wildlife managers can now search conservation priorities for rare and declining species on their land through a free online tool launched last week by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.The redesigned State Wildlife Action Plan, available at txswap.
Dogs housed at the Rotan city pound remain in easily accessible kennels as the city waits on contractors to complete a county-funded perimeter fence, a delay officials say raises safety concerns.

Dogs housed at the Rotan city pound remain in easily accessible kennels as the city waits on contractors to complete a county-funded perimeter fence, a delay officials say raises safety concerns.

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DISTEMPER AND DELAYS PUT ROTAN ANIMAL CONTROL IN A TIGHT SPOT

Jeff Hurt |
Thursday, April 2, 2026
During its March 12 meeting, the Rotan City Council heard an animal control update that included concerns about suspected distemper among local dogs, continued delays in a county-funded pound fence project, and public safety risks tied to access around impounded animals.
Roby CIS OAP performance of “Clue” Staleigh Young and Kailyn Shipp, and Christy Kelley gasp as a dead body falls out of the refrigerator. PHOTO BY MARK MARTINEZ

Roby CIS OAP performance of “Clue” Staleigh Young and Kailyn Shipp, and Christy Kelley gasp as a dead body falls out of the refrigerator. PHOTO BY MARK MARTINEZ

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Clues, Comebacks, and Curtain Call

Jeff Hurt |
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Spring in West Texas has a way of filling every calendar square. Ballgames. Stock shows. Tests. Practices. Meetings. The usual parade of small-town obligations.And somewhere in the middle of all that, students in Roby and Aspermont have also been building entire worlds onstage.
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Anita Dozier
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Well today is such a pretty day and still very dry, need rain badly. Pray for rain. Looks as though we may be in for a hot, dry summer. One thing for sure, this is lovely weather for baseball and there sure are a lot of baseball teams now, little ones and big ones.
WHAT CAUSES DIZZINESS AND HOW TO FIX IT

WHAT CAUSES DIZZINESS AND HOW TO FIX IT

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WHAT CAUSES DIZZINESS AND HOW TO FIX IT

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Thursday, March 26, 2026
Dear Savvy Senior, What can cause dizziness in older adults? I have dizzy spells from time to time but I’m not sure what causes it or what I should do about it.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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Thursday, March 26, 2026
March 28th• Old Glory Musical - Concession stand opens at 5pm and the music begins at 5:30pm. Everyone is invited to come enjoy a night of good food, wonderful music and visiting with friends and neighbors!March 31st• Fisher County Hospital Board Meeting 12pmEmail publisher@dmchronicle.
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BALANCED BUDGET OR RURAL BUST? ARRINGTON PUSHES RARE CONSTITUTIONAL MOVE

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Thursday, March 26, 2026
Producers in Fisher and Stonewall counties collected a combined $36 million in federal farm subsidies in a single recent year. Fourteen rural Texas hospitals have closed in the last decade, with 82 more at risk. The federal government sends Texas $281 million a year for rural health care.
Dogs housed at the Rotan city pound remain in easily accessible kennels as the city waits on contractors to complete a county-funded perimeter fence, a delay officials say raises safety concerns.

Dogs housed at the Rotan city pound remain in easily accessible kennels as the city waits on contractors to complete a county-funded perimeter fence, a delay officials say raises safety concerns.

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Rotan officials discuss suspected distemper, delayed county-funded pound fence

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Thursday, March 26, 2026
During its March 12 meeting, the Rotan City Council heard an animal control update that included concerns about suspected distemper among local dogs, continued delays in a county-funded pound fence project, and public safety risks tied to access around impounded animals.