Each Wednesday during the month of February, a team of Bosque, Leon and Johnson County extension agents will be presenting the “Health Literacy for Older Adults” program. It will be open to the surrounding region and will be hosted online via the Zoom platform at 10:30 a.m. each week. The program includes four sessions, which cover topics such as making healthy lifestyle choices, understanding Medicare benefits, communicating well with your doctor, managing medications and finding reliable information on the internet. Adults over age 65, family members and caregivers of older adults and health care professionals are encouraged to attend.

New Clifton Police Chief Mark Leger was the guest speaker last Thursday at Rotary Club’s weekly luncheon meeting where he introduced himself to the community. Leger grew up in a small town in Louisiana before moving to Texas in 1984.

Though weather reports leading up to Sunday assured Bosque County residents they’d receive snow, many residents were pleasantly surprised by the sheer amount that fell and continued to accumulate throughout the day. Blankets of white continued to cover the county leading into Monday. Shown above, Bruce Greene’s “On the Banks of the Bosque” was in rare sight at Heritage Plaza in Clifton, surrounded a blanket of snow. Ashley Barner

COVID-19 cases in Bosque County continue to rise as the remaining doses of the vaccine were distributed last week. On Monday, the Texas DSHS website reported 776 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bosque County, up 66 from the previous week.

• Anna Rose Arenas, 27, of Waco, was arrested on Dec. 23 for the possession of a controlled substance one gram or more but less than four grams.

The Lakeside Village VFD Ladies Auxiliary will kick off the New Year with a breakfast and bake sale event from 8 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16 at the Fire Hall/Community Center, located at 136 CR 1275 in Laguna Park.