County Asks DOC For Raise on Inmate Housing

When the Blaine County Commission met Monday in regular session, it was a straight-forward gathering. The commission lifted the matter of a lease between the county and Welch State Bank from the table. It had been tabled pending delivery of more information on the lease.

High Speed Chase Through Geary Lands Texas Man in Jail

About 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19, calls started coming into the Geary Police Department about a semi traveling west on Main Street at a high rate of speed. An officer located the truck and attempted to make a stop at the intersection of Main and Galena streets.

The Art of Tuning Out

I was talking to a friend recently and I had an epiphany – I have perfected the art of tuning out anytime there's something I desperately want to pretend isn't happening.

Ferguson Features

We had a couple from out of town come for a visit Saturday. Louise Dunn and I continued straightening the old office. Mostly Louise D. did the work because of my back. It’s really hard for me to go up and down the stairs, let alone carry something up or down. It sure looks nicer now.

SENIOR CENTER NEWS

Hello, everybody! Hope this finds all of you well and I hope you all had a great weekend. Saturday John and I took a little drive out through the countryside. Everything is sure getting brown. I wonder if we’ll get any rain anytime soon.

High Revenue Comes with Downside

August gross tax receipts set new record highs, including 12-month total receipts of $16.82 billion and monthly gross production tax receipts of $205.6 million.