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The Texas House of Representatives has passed a school voucher bill that would allow families to use public dollars to pay for private school tuition, setting off alarms in rural communities like Olney, where public schools already face mounting financial and staffing challenges.

The Olney City Council approved a plan to build a new membrane-based water treatment plant, marking a turning point in a long and sometimes frustrating process to replace the city’s century-old water infrastructure.

The Olney Hamilton Hospital Foundation board of directors gathered for their annual meeting April 14 at the Fort Belknap Electric Cooperative conference room to hear updates from hospital leadership, name new leadership, and consider their next moves amid budget strains surrounding the new hospital build.