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USDA reminds farmers of deadline to update safety-net crop yields

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USDA’s Farm Service Agency reminds farm owners that they have a one-time opportunity to update Price Loss Coverage program yields for covered commodities on the farm. The deadline is September 30, 2020, to update yields, which are used to calculate the PLC payments for 2020 through 2023. Additionally, producers who elected Agriculture Risk Coverage should also consider updating their yields. “The last time farmers could update yields for these important safety-net programs was in 2014,” said FSA Administrator Richard

CAUTION

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Water covered the roadway in several areas of the county last week, making crossing dangerous for motorists. 

WEEKEND FUN

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Brad Guinn and family manned the grill for Wenzels Labor Day burgers; Ray Sneed and son Jayden enjoyed the carnival; Bryson Kuhl won the mutton bustin’. 

71 YEARS

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71 YEARS- Bert Schrank shows his award from the Lions Club for 71 years of service.

HORSESHOES

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HORSESHOES- Trophies will be awarded to winners of the horseshoe tournament at Heritage Days.

Brookshires hosts water drive for Hamilton VFD

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With temperatures heating up, Brookshire Brothers is helping Hamilton VFD stay hydrated through a water drive.

Pearl plans parking lot fall events

Pearl Community Center will be closed and Pearl Bluegrass canceled through December, but the community will still use the parking lot for some events this fall.

Let’s Talk About… Zoning and the comprehensive plan

Title 7, Section 211.004 of the Texas Local Government Code states that zoning regulations “must be adopted in accordance with a Comprehensive Plan.”

A Comprehensive Plan lays out physical, social, economic and environmental direction for a city over a period of time. It is developed by identifying the major problems in the city, establishing goals and objectives, collecting and analyzing information, identifying and selecting alternatives to create a plan and implementation.

Ingram, Owen named to Baylor Dean’s List

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WACO, Texas (July 30, 2020) – Kyndall Ingram, Robbins College of Health & Human Sciences, and Chelsea Owen, College of Arts & Sciences, were among more than 5,300 Baylor University students have been named to the Dean’s Academic Honor List for the spring 2020 semester. Students honored on the Dean’s List are Baylor undergraduates with a min imum semester grade-point average of 3.7 with no grade lower than a “C” while enrolled in a minimum of 12 graded semester hours.

TSU to honor spring and summer grads Aug. 7-9

Tarleton State University will honor spring and summer 2020 graduates during in-person commencement ceremonies on Aug. 7-9 at Memorial Stadium on the Stephenville campus.

The schedule is:

• 8 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7 (College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, College of Health Sciences and Human Services)

• 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7 (College of Business Administration)

• 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8 (College of Education)

• 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8 (College of Science and Technology, College of Liberal and Fine Arts)