Back to School: Making Memories
Wed, 08/17/2022 - 12:00am
It’s that time of year again; school is back! It will be mixed emotions for some, but excitement for many.
News
Russia Connection: Cheese expert comes forward
Wed, 08/17/2022 - 12:00am
In the spring of 1992, Dema Lunsford of Olney came to the Kiwanis Club meeting in Wichita Falls with one goal in mind: to find an expert in cheese making to bring along on a trip to Detchino, Olney’s new sister city in Russia. In the audience was J. Bryan “Doc” Stine, who had retired in 1976 after 42 years with Kraft Foods as their international cheese expert. Mr. Stine mentioned his cheese expertise to Mrs. Lunsford, then went home to his farm near Burkburnett with his wife, Mattie Lynn, to contemplate whether he should join the Olney group.
OVFD gets raise
Wed, 08/17/2022 - 12:00am
The Olney Volunteer Fire Department was awarded $25,000 from Young County’s share of funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for new equipment and is in line for an increase in the amount the county pays it each year to fight fires.
Texoma Gives: Keep Olney Beautiful
Wed, 08/17/2022 - 12:00am
Keep Olney Beautiful knew that replacing the 70-year-old municipal swimming pool “someday” would be the crown jewel in its upgrade of Griffin Park. “Someday” came abruptly this summer when the pool developed dangerous cracks - and replacing it is now the centerpiece of the group’s Texoma Gives fundraising effort on Sept. 8, Mayor Rue Rogers said.