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When should you adjust your investment mix?

Thu, 09/08/2022 - 12:00am

There are no shortcuts to investment success — you need to establish a long-term strategy and stick with it. This means you’ll want to create an investment mix based on your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon — and then regularly review it to ensure it’s still meeting your needs. In fact, investing for the long term doesn’t necessarily mean you should lock your investments in forever. Throughout your life, you’ll likely need to make some changes.

OHS Homecoming
OHS Homecoming
OHS Homecoming
OHS Homecoming
OHS Homecoming

OHS Homecoming

Thu, 09/08/2022 - 12:00am

A loud ruckus rang through the city as the sun set on August 26 - the night of Olney High School’s Homecoming as fans cheered on the Cubs at their season opener against the Alvord Bulldogs and celebrated the crowning of this year’s Homecoming Queen. There was electricity in the air as the crowd poured into Cub Stadium - air thick with laughter and loud conversation on a muggy night that ended with the Cubs tamed the Bulldogs in a 31-0 blowout.

OISD preps for Guardian program

Thu, 09/08/2022 - 12:00am

The Olney Independent School District has and continues to provide training for staff members to carry concealed firearms as a step toward implementing a state program that allows schools to have armed defenders on campus in the event of an active shooter situation, Superintendent Dr. Greg Roach said on Aug 26.

Refuge says thank you
Refuge says thank you
Refuge says thank you

Refuge says thank you

Thu, 09/08/2022 - 12:00am

The Refuge/Olney Christian Community Center held an Aug. 27 barbecue dinner served by board members and staff to thank patrons for their generosity and apprise them of the center’s work in the community over the past year. The Refuge served more than 1,200 meals as part of its Summer Feeding Program and served 30-60 students daily during its after-school enrichment program, Director Rodney Nantz told the group. Mr. Nantz said it was “an honor” and “a great privilege” to teach the gospel and help support the community’s churches. He was especially moved by the opportunity to teach the word of God to a little girl who attended The Refuge’s summer programs but had never heard the name of Jesus Christ.

OISD brings mental health, social services to campus

Thu, 09/08/2022 - 12:00am

The Olney school district has partnered with state and local groups to offer students new mental health and social services on campus this year, Madison Ickert, director of OISD Social Services, said at the board of trustees Aug. 29 meeting. The school district signed an agreement with Texas Tech University to access the TCHATT (Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine) program that provides several West Texas schools with licensed counselors, therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists, she said. “[The program] provided every campus with the medical equipment they would need for intake, to prescribe medication, and with an iPad to be able to have those counseling sessions with a licensed counselor,” Mrs. Ickert said. OISD partnered with Helen Farabee Centers to host a substance abuse group on campus on Thursdays. The district is working on logistics to soon allow Graham Psychological Associates to use a building across the street from Olney High School to see students who require counseling, she said. “Counseling is a big need. I’ve already worked with six individual students this year for self-harm. I’ve already had three suicidal students. It’s the third week of school,” Mrs. Ickert said. “Right now a student is missing half a day to go to counseling in Graham or Wichita Falls. This keeps them in class.” Teachers and staff suffering from burnout and low morale have access as well, she said.

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