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Polster receives AgTexas award

RYAN, ELAINE AND MISTI POLSTER

Hamilton High School senior Elaine Polster was one of five honorees to receive a $1000 AgTexas Farm Credit scholarship May 8 in Granbury.

Outstanding 4-H and FFA high school students received prominent recognition for their dedication to agriculture through AgTexas Farm Credit Services’ 4th Annual AgYouth Banquet at the Granbury Resort & Conference Center.

April 13: Time for spring cleaning

April 13 is spring cleaning time in Hamilton with three opportunities to part with unwanted items: Trash Bash, Don’t Mess with Texas® Trash-Off and the City-Wide Garage Sale.

Keep Hamilton Beautiful is hosting their second annual Trash Bash. Junk, tires and household waste can be dropped off at Fair Park from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m., or until the bins are full. Please bring proof of residency.

HPL: Books and Butt, open house planned

Friends of the Library and Wenzel’s LoneStar Meat Co. will host Books & Butt on April 12 at the Hamilton Public Library.

The annual event serves Wenzel’s LoneStar Meat Co.’s famous “Bite My Butt” pork butt sandwiches alongside a book sale on the library lawn.

Browse the book sale from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m and is $8 per plate. Carry-out orders and deliveries are available by calling 386-3474.

Hamilton Public Library is celebrating its $1 million milestone with an open house April 23-26.

DANCING THE NIGHT AWAY

Hamilton High School students danced the night away at the junior/senior prom last Saturday at Studio on the Square. Photo by Elizabeth Marquess

Region X wraps up 2018-19 rodeo season

Region X of the Texas High School Rodeo Association wrapped up the 2018-2019 season last weekend with Rodeos #11 and #12 at Circle T. In each event, contestants were trying

Editorial: Celebrate farmers every day

Farmers and ranchers are the backbone of America. They grow food to feed us, fiber to clothe us and fuel to run our homes and cars. Their hard work and

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Lanham social March 21 The Lanham Community will have its monthly covered dish dinner Thursday, March 21, 6:30 p.m., at the Lanham Methodist Church. Bring a covered dish. HCRC to

GRAND ENTRY-

Hamilton’s 2018 Hamilton County Dove Festival Queen Kyndall Ingram represented Hamilton County in the Grand Entry of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Saturday night. Her brother, Cason Ingram, was

Spring Fling

Pottsville Extension Education Association hosted Spring Fling on Monday. Vendors and attendees heard speakers, shopped with vendors and enjoyed a fabulous salad luncheon. Staff Photos

TSU gets grant to research fraud in insurance claims

STEPHENVILLE — Tarleton State University has announced a collaboration with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas to launch a research project around fraud detection in health care claims. The