OHS debate students compete at State
Mr. Stewart’s Science class goes to Belize
Meet the candidate: A.J. Johnson, OISD TrusteePlace 7
Trash talk gets poly cart pickup changed
Cemco in Vegas
Council discusses water plan, equipment

News Stories

The City Council approved a first reading of amendments that bring the city fire code in line with the international fire code but most of these changes would not affect current business owners unl

The Idol of Our Expectations

The deeper I have gone into this journey of loving someone else’s child, the more I realize how much I idolize my own expectations.

Trash talk gets poly cart pickup changed

Citizens Kathy Schrader Muncy and Johnny Moore convinced the City Council to switch pickup of their new poly carts from the alley behind their Oak Street homes to the curb - at least for the time b

Cemco in Vegas

A team from CEMCO, which makes cement batch plants in Olney, traveled to Las Vegas last week to show off the technology that helped created the launch site near Van Horn, Texas for Jeff Bezos’ Blue

Council discusses water plan, equipment

The City Council mulled actions that they hope will prevent or mitigate another total shutdown of the water system like the one that occurred March 6-8, while citizens feted city workers for their

Police arrest 2 for suspected cockfighting

Olney police arrested two men for drug possession and for possessing roosters and paraphernalia used in cockfighting as they drove through town, Chief Dan Birbeck said.

Looking Back

 Six Olney High School band students will be traveling to the Austin area on Friday, May 24, for the 2013 Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest.

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04:31 Traffic Stop/Written warning on E. Main St.

05:18 Traffic Stop/Citation on Main St.

06:11 Traffic Stop/Verbal warning on Main St.

Sports

OHS debate students compete at State

Over spring break on March 13 and 14, Olney Cross-Examination, or CX, Debate teams traveled to Austin to compete at the State Qualifier Competition.

Mr. Stewart’s Science class goes to Belize

Mr. Stewart’s Science class goes to Belize

Meet the candidate: A.J. Johnson, OISD TrusteePlace 7

A.J. Johnson, owner of A.J.’s Tree and Lawn Service, is running for Place 7 on the Olney Independent School District Board of Trustees in the May 6 municipal election. Mr.

OJH science, math

The Olney Junior High School TMSCA [Texas Math and Science Coaches Association] Team represented well on Saturday, March 4 when they attended the Texas Math and Science Coaches Association Regional

Obituaries

Brenda Joyce Hromas Gammon

Brenda Joyce Hromas Gammon was born on June 6, 1952, in Levelland, Texas. She died peacefully at Hamilton Hospital on February 25, 2023, surrounded by her family.

Derel Lee Tatum

Derel Lee Tatum, age 67, passed from this earth on Monday, February 27, 2023, in Olney, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m.

Johnie Ray Goldsmith

Johnie Ray Goldsmith, age 89, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023, in Wichita Falls. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Anna Lois Denton Bruton

Anna Lois Denton Bruton of Wisteria Independent Living in Abilene, Texas, passed away peacefully on February 4, 2023, after being hospitalized for pneumonia.

Gerald Doyle Cumpton

Gerald Doyle Cumpton

W.D. “Dub” Fields

W.D. “Dub” W.D. “Dub” Fields, age 88, of Bangs, Texas passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023, at his home.