GPS proposal for Stonewall County tower

The Stonewall Commissioners reviewed an initial proposal earlier this week from United Ag & Turf, requesting the county consider allowing the installation of an RTK transmitter on the county’s communication tower, which could benefit local farmers.

Repairs to Stonewall County Library and Activity Center officially complete

The Stonewall County Court approved the final invoice for the foundation repair work at the county’s library and community center. While the work has taken longer and more expensive than originally anticipated, officials report the county’s finances remain solid.

Dog shooting charges dismissed against former deputy

While the trial to hear evidence against former Fisher County SheriffDeputy Erick Reynolds was set to begin last week but canceled earlier this month, the state will likely not be presenting its case for some time.

Love your Eyes

As we acknowledge World Sight Day this October 12th, the theme is “Love Your Eyes.” Eye health impacts education, employment, quality of life, poverty and so many other Sustainable Development Goals. Local Lions Clubs have been busy screening vision at our Fisher County schools.

Recent rainfall could cause spike in the fall armyworm population

Many producers throughout Texas are noticing an increasing fall armyworm population in their rangelands and forages in areas after receiving rainfall over the last few weeks. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts recommend producers be prepared to protect their valuable forages.

USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program Pays More Than $1.77 Billion to America’s Producers in Support of Conservation and Climate-Smart Agriculture

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued more than $1.

Unable to take a break from breaking news

In the 1790s, a farmer in South Carolina would have been oblivious to the heinous executions during the French Revolution. The famines in India during the 1890s that led to the deaths of over nineteen million people were not table conversations in Enid, Oklahoma.

The Peril of Ignoble Ease

What does it mean to live a strenuous life, anyway? Many of you (especially if you have followed me for any length of time) already know that “The Strenuous Life” is a phrase that comes from a speech of the same name by Theodore Roosevelt.

Faces & Places

“You must write every single day of your life... You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to sniff books like perfumes and wear books like hats upon your crazy heads... may you be in love every day for the next 20,000 days. And out of that love, remake a world.

More Texans are skipping care due to uncertainty over medical bills

.P. Morgan, the famous financier, was reported once to have said, 'If you have to ask what the price is, you can't afford it.