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Olney City Council convened on June 15 to approve the hiring of Dan Birbeck as Olney’s new Chief of Police. Graduating from the police academy in 1992, Birbeck originally attended the academy to utilize the training and experience for the security company he owned. In 1997, he decided to leave security and went into law enforcement full time. In 2009, he began working for the Young County Sheriff ’s office as a reserve deputy while also working full time as a police officer in the Dallas area. In 2018, when he retired from the agency in Dallas, he took a job in Young County as a full-time deputy and patrol sergeant for the Sheriff. Since 2018, Birbeck has done a lot of various things for the Olney Police Department - from working cases to providing training to Olney police officers. When the position for Chief of Police came open, he felt he was a good fit and applied.

The Olney Senior Cub Center has always been a huge support structure for the area seniors with a safe place to have an affordable lunch during the week, and also as a place to gather and socialize with others over lunch, a puzzle, bingo, cards and other such activities. The Cub Center also delivers meals to those who are not able to leave their home for lunch for various reasons.

AUSTIN, Texas—Texas Mutual Insurance Company, the state’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance, today announced the launch of “Be Ready Texas,” a disaster preparedness podcast series for businesses. Texas Mutual has joined with Texas State Network and Radio.com—one of the leading podcast providers in the U.S.—to bring the podcast to millions of Texans each week. The podcast will cover a range of disaster preparedness topics and will highlight the importance of having proper plans in place before a disaster occurs.