A crew of House of Mercy volunteers, and Olney police officers spent last Thursday morning hauling away debris from a home on West Payne Street, in a renewed code enforcement push that first offers residents a helping hand.
The first confirmed cases of New World screwworm in Texas in more than 50 years has cattle producers across the state paying close attention, with local ranchers warning that preventing the pest’s spread will require a coordinated response from state and federal agencies.
When Jeffry Flores stepped to the podium as Olney High School’s salutatorian in May, he opened his speech with a joke about how far he had come.
The Olney Volunteer Fire Department and the Megargel Volunteer Fire Department conducted training exercises at an abandoned house on North Avenue B on Saturday, May 30 to prepare firefighters for battling fires in smoke-filled structures.
Air Tractor employees, customers, civic leaders and aviation executives gathered on Thursday, May 28 to celebrate a milestone more than 50 years in the making as the company delivered the 5,000th aircraft built at its Olney headquarters.
213 E. Main St.
PO Box 577
Olney, Texas 76374
Phone: (940) 564-5558
Fax: (940) 564-3992