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Feeling young again

Clyde Bridger was anxious to take the controls of the vintage T-33 Fighter Jet on display at a recent air show in Oconto, WI. It brought back memories of his service in the Vietnam War when the 90 year old exfighter pilot was flying combat missions. Bridger told a local TV news reporter: “I feel like a teenager all over again. There’s not very many times that you see somebody especially my age even getting into one, much less actually doing the flying.”

It doesn’t look like a McDonald’s

All local voting in Seminole to be held at civic building--early voting included

The Constitutional Amendment Election will be held Tuesday, November 2, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. in the Gaines County Civic Building. The building will now be used as the site of all early voting and the election day polling location for Seminole. The Seagraves Community Building will continue to be the early voting and Election Day polling location for Seagraves.

Game Room Raided and Closed Down

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At the end of September 2021, the Gaines County Sheriff's Office was informed that a game room had opened in the 1400 Block of North Main. By training and experience, it is known that game rooms usually commit gambling offenses.

Sheriff's deputies began doing hours of surveillance and investigations that included sending in an undercover deputy multiple times. Through the deputy's investigations inside the game room, we were able to confirm multiple criminal violations.

Furlow to chair Criminal Justice Section

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Philip Mack Furlow, District Attorney for the 106th Judicial District of Texas, has been elected as Chair of the Criminal Justice Section of the State Bar of Texas.

Hall says additional passport facility would benefit community

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During the October 13 meeting of the Gaines County Commissioners Court, Librarian Sabra Hall asked commissioners to allow the Gaines County Library to apply to become a passport acceptance facility.

USDA Expands Local, Electronic Communication Options for Texas Producers

Agricultural producers in Texas can now signup to receive free email and text messages directly from their local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Service Center for information related to loans, farm disaster assistance, conservation programs, crop insurance and other USDA programs. USDA is expanding the service that the Farm Service Agency (FSA) has used for years to now include local information from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Risk Management Agency (RMA), and other USDA agencies.

Cotton prices rally amid speculative buying

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Cotton futures rose rapidly over recent weeks as speculators began buying for potentially big profits based on expectations that prices would go up, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

The rally has been good for Texas cotton growers who have negotiated prices during the rally or who still have cotton to sell, said John Robinson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension cotton marketing economist, Bryan-College Station. But he suspects the spike in buying and climbing prices is nearing the end.

Factors weighing on cotton prices

Nate Leyva: Playing Ironman Football and Loving It

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Running, catching, throwing, kicking and tackling are all skills that are required for football players. Depending on what position one plays in today’s game of specialization, most players concentrate on one or two of them.

Seminole Indian senior Nate Leyva has been asked to stay sharp on all of them. With the place kicker out sick in the first game of the season, Leyva even did kickoff duties.

Thinking Out Loud: Biden’s Next Target: Dissenting School Parents

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It started on May 28 when a 15-year-old girl was raped in a bathroom by a classmate who everyone assumed to be “gender fluid” because he wears skirts to his school in Loudon County, Va. It was an especially brutal assault that happened at a time when the local school board was considering a policy change that would permit students to use bathrooms that matched their self-declared `gender identity.’

Public Records

Marriage License

Nathan Heath Matthies, 27 and Alexis Jane Johnson, 28.

Abram Froese, 25 and Susana Goertzen, 20.

Jerimiah James Lopez, 32 and Jenny C. Munoz, 38.

Luis Gerardo Saiz, 34 and Oyuky Nataly Barrera, 26.

Jose Ivan Gonzalez, 48 and Lori Ann Villa, 51.

Jacob Krahn, 23 and Nela Knelsen, 18.

Cameron Dean Gregory, 37 and Kaleigh Autumn Clevenger, 22.

County Court Filings

State of Texas vs. Manuel Muro, speeding.

State of Texas vs. Corny Giesbrecht Reimer, unlawfully carrying weapon.