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Community Calendar

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Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays weekly 11 a.m. – A meal program for Bosque County residents 60 and over meets at the Methodist Church Family Life Center in Meridian.

News team brings awards back to Bosque County

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The Clifton Record and Meridian Tribune each brought home awards from the 2020-21 Texas Press Association Better Newspaper Contest at the annual TPA convention. The Meridian Tribune took second place in News Writing in division 9 while The Clifton Record came away with a fourth-place win in News Writing in division 8.

New county treasurer ready to get to work

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Three days after being named Bosque County Treasurer, Pam Browning sat down to discuss her new position. “I am excited to get down to the business of serving the taxpayers of Bosque County.

Judge denies additional motions in elder fraud case

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Rita Hamilton Publisher One day after being found incompetent by a jury of her peers here in Bosque County, former Bosque County Treasurer filed two motions with the state of Alaska in the case. In records obtained from the state of Alaska, Mrs.

Rain dampens fire threat

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Bosque County EMC and Fire Marshal Kirk Turner told commissioners Monday that for the first time in a long time the county was out of immediate fire danger and more rain was expected the rest of the week. Even though Turner said the KBDI has dropped significantly, the rain had not affected enough change on the drought.

CenTex Beef Symposium coming to Bosque County

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Chelsea Dorward Bosque County Extension Agent The 14th Annual CenTex Beef Cattle Program will be held on Friday, September 23, 2022, at the W4 Ranch, located at 1809 FM 927 in Morgan. Registration is at 8:00 a.m.

Bosque County arrests and inmate transfers

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Staff Report Meridian Tribune -Raymond Cruz Rogers, of Clifton, was arrested by Clifton PD on July 22, 2022, for driving while intoxicated. -Trevor Dalton Vastine, of Clifton, was arrested by Clifton PD Barron on July 22, 2022, for public intoxication.

Garza appointed to Parks and Rec board

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Meridian City Council met Monday where they approved the appointment of Tonya Garza to the Meridian Parks and Recreation Board. Garza, who also teaches at Meridian ISD, was recommended to take the place of former board member Jack Cameron, who submitted his resignation to the council last month.

Meridian seeing more water usage under voluntary restrictions

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The City of Meridian asked water customers to follow voluntary watering restrictions beginning in July, and though the city’s public works department said during Monday’s city council meeting that the city’s water pumps were currently meeting ideal conditions, customers seemed to be using more water.