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Tips for Healthy Outdoor Dining

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The fall season is the ideal time of year to dine outdoors. To create a healthy and sustainable outdoor dining experience, consider these tips: tips: •Reduce and reuse/ditch the plastic: Ditch the single use cups, plates and utensils and instead, serve meals using reusable dinnerware made from sustainable, shatterproof materials designed for outdoor use.

More students test postive for COVID-19

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As local schools start the new year this week, three Bosque County students have already tested positive for coronavirus. “It’s not a matter of if, but when we get a positive case,” said Meridian Superintendent Kim Edwards at Thursday’s school board meeting.

Arrest Reports

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•Timothy Wayne Edwards, 32, was arrested on August 09 for possession of marijuana less than two ounces. •Thomas Earl Jermal Allen, 31, was arrested on August 09 for possession of marijuana less than two ounces.

Bosque in ‘dry’ conditions

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Bosque County will not be enacting a burn ban for this week. Local fire department chiefs have said conditions haven’t facilitated a burn ban, said Bosque County Emergency Coordinator Chris Anderson.

Bosque County Spay Neuter Celebrates 5 Years

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Bosque County Spay and Neuter (BCSN), a nonprofit organization that helps Bosque County families and their pets live happy, healthy lives together by providing affordable spay and neuter services to them, celebrates its 5th anniversary this month.

Meridian Band starts practice today

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Meridian Band is expected to start practice today with the opening of school after it was announced Sunday that a band student has tested positive of coronavirus.

Business drops at Doggie Drop Inn

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The Doggie Drop Inn, a boarding facility that caters to dogs, sits on a quiet county road just 4 miles outside of Clifton. This time of year, reservations are usually booked up, but this year Helen Hubler and Lynne Dahl have seen a lull in business due to COVID-19.

Arrest Reports

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•Robert Eugene Rowe, 33, was arrested on July 31 for the manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance of more than 4 grams but less than 200 grams. •David King, 31, was arrested on August 3 for unauthorized use of a vehicle.