A 13-year-old Olney Junior High School student died of a suspected fentanyl overdose in Wichita Falls recently, prompting Olney Police Chief Dan Birbeck to warn that the powerful opioid poses a deadly threat to anyone who ingests contraband pills or THC-infused candies.
Olney residents struggling to pay their water bills will soon get help through a grant program that the City Council voted to participate in at its Sept. 26 meeting. The city began collecting a $30 water surcharge to fund a new $13-million water treatment plant in August. That surcharge rises to $35 in November.
For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison 2 Corinthians 4:17 ESV
When I was little, my brother and I spent hours–no, days–playing games that we made up. Well, we thought we made them up. Thanks to a mint green tape recorder that I got for Christmas one year, lots of our games and other weird things are actually preserved on cassette tapes. We hosted fake radio programs, complete with news reports, weather and traffic, and, of course, commercials. We wrote and recorded songs using my brother’s Casio keyboard. One of our greatest hits was a patriotic number called “I’m Proud to Live in the USA,” which strangely required me to sing in a pitch so high that dogs came running.
213 E. Main St.
PO Box 577
Olney, Texas 76374
Phone: (940) 564-5558
Fax: (940) 564-3992
