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Surgery and patient volume boost hospital income Olney Hamilton Hospital is experiencing a major turnaround in its finances, with a $1-million swing in operating income compared to the same period last year. Hospital Administrator Mike Huff credited the improvement to increased surgical procedures and higher patient volumes. “Surgery has really been cranking,” Mr. Huff told the board, adding that the surge in activity is helping stabilize hospital revenues.

For decades, Harvest Festival has provided thousands of dollars for missions on the local, state, national, and international levels. Proceeds have been awarded to everything from our church food pantry, House of Mercy, Glen Lake Camp scholarships, children’s ministry, financial support for missionaries serving other countries, water wells in Kenya, Olney Senior Cub Center, The Refuge, and our church benevolent fund. This year, our benevolent fund has provided eye exams and glasses, if needed, for 15 adults in our community. We hope to continue that ministry, as well as all the others. Harvest Festival is our version of Texoma Gives.

As opposition mounts to largescale energy and technology projects in Young County, Commissioners will host a town hall meeting in Eliasville next week to discuss the proposed Tapaderos Solar Farm.