The State of Texas is planning to spend tens of millions of dollars in Young County and surrounding counties on highway construction projects in coming years, and the state transportation department is looking for workers to make them happen, the Texas Department of Transportation [TxDOT] said in a statement.
Cub Nutrition, located at 105 E Main St., recently had a change in ownership. The previous owner, Laura Fortner, moved from Olney when her husband, a football coach at OHS, took a position at another school. The new owner is Staci Meade, a long-time Olney resident. Mrs. Meade said that although she did make some renovations, the menu will stay pretty much the same. Cub Nutrition offers meal replacement shakes and energy teas. Mrs. Meade said she will have various discounts for different days and a loyalty program that can save customers a substantial amount. For more information, visit Cub Nutrition’s Facebook page or stop by the store Monday thru Friday 7:30 am till 4:30 pm or call 940-227-1161.
Two Olney residents started four-month jail sentences last weekend and will pay restitution for veterinary care for 26 dogs that were removed from their urine and feces-infested home on Payne Street in March, law enforcement officials said.
Students at the Open Door Christian School in Graham designed and built special wheelchairs so that their wheelchair-using peers can enjoy the splash pad at the Graham City Pool. The incoming fifth-grade students in teacher Claire Meschkat’s STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) constructed two wheelchairs of different sizes out of PVC and aquatic wheels and fabric.
213 E. Main St.
PO Box 577
Olney, Texas 76374
Phone: (940) 564-5558
Fax: (940) 564-3992