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Chronic Wasting Disease is a real threat to Texas deer

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
AUSTIN — This year, hunters in Texas will notice an increase in messaging about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and its impacts to the state as the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) launches a new public awareness campaign.
From Left to Right: Seraphina Isbell, Tina Durden, Alissa Aguilar, Shelby Saffel, Julie Zaval, Macy Rogers, Cassie Jo Saucedo, Marissa Cantu, Holli Turner

From Left to Right: Seraphina Isbell, Tina Durden, Alissa Aguilar, Shelby Saffel, Julie Zaval, Macy Rogers, Cassie Jo Saucedo, Marissa Cantu, Holli Turner

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Stonewall Living Center graduates CNA students

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
The Stonewall Living Center celebrated the graduation of seven Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) on Tuesday, July 18, a majority of whom were high school-age students. The program aims to ease staffing burdens and improve the quality of patient care at the center.
Rory Burroughs (pictured far left) coordinates with a group of Rotan volunteers that were kind to answer a call for help, lending their hands and equipment to remove debris from 12 properties on Tuesday.

Rory Burroughs (pictured far left) coordinates with a group of Rotan volunteers that were kind to answer a call for help, lending their hands and equipment to remove debris from 12 properties on Tuesday.

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Rotan citizens continue to aid neighbors in the wake of destructive storm

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
A group of dedicated Rotan citizens, led by community leader Rory Burroughs, stepped up on Tuesday evening to lend a helping hand in the ongoing cleanup efforts following a destructive storm that wreaked havoc on the Texas panhandle last month.
Nomadic Newspaper enjoys the sunrise in Arizona

Nomadic Newspaper enjoys the sunrise in Arizona

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Nomadic Newspaper enjoys the sunrise in Arizona

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
Abby Elrod took at road trip after graduation with her 'sister' Laja Mawick's family. They visited, California and road street cars in San Francisco, checked out the Golden Gate Bridge, took a stroll through Hollywood and then cruised over to see the lights of Las Vegas!
The scoreboard at the H Govan Memorial Stadium in Rotan was flattened by the storm that blew in on June 21st.

The scoreboard at the H Govan Memorial Stadium in Rotan was flattened by the storm that blew in on June 21st.

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Rotan ISD rushes to replace storm-flattened scoreboard before season opener

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
The Rotan ISD Board of Trustees was informed during last week’s meeting of significant damage to the scoreboard at H. Govan Memorial Stadium caused by last month's devastating storm that wreaked havoc on downtown buildings and other structures in the area.
Grant program offers boost as rural fire departments battle recruitment challenges

Grant program offers boost as rural fire departments battle recruitment challenges

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Grant program offers boost as rural fire departments battle recruitment challenges

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Plantersville-Stoneham Volunteer Fire Department sits across from the town’s Baptist church on F.M. 1774 and is otherwise surrounded mostly by pastureland. The community, a quiet railroad town in southern Grimes County, measures its population in the hundreds.

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Prescribed fire grant applications for Texas Plains region now open

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service is now accepting grant applications for the State Fire Assistance for Mitigation - Plains Prescribed Fire Grant through August 15th, 2023. The grant will provide nearly $92,000 in funding for prescribed burns.
Repair work planned for Roby Ave. in Rotan

Repair work planned for Roby Ave. in Rotan

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Repair work planned for Roby Ave. in Rotan

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
Last week, local resident Tanner Park proposed a plan to the Rotan City Council aimed at repairing and rebuilding Roby Ave., which runs along the eastern edge of the City of Rotan. The proposition comes as a response to the deterioration and narrowing of the unpaved street over the years.
Former Collegiate Coach Tommy Brown clinics athletes in Aspermont

Former Collegiate Coach Tommy Brown clinics athletes in Aspermont

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Former Collegiate Coach Tommy Brown clinics athletes in Aspermont

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
Former collegiate coach with nearly 400 wins, Tommy Brown, conducted the much anticipated One Heartbeat clinic over the weekend at Aspermont ISD. The clinic aimed to empower young athletes to strengthen personal resilience and cultivate teamwork.