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As temperatures rise, so should the care of your yard’s lawn and landscape. However, it’s important to ensure your yard is healthy before a heat wave hits.

Many outdoorsmen and women consider September 1 the start of a new year.

Family had searched for her since Christmas 1975

COLUMBUS – A state district judge Tuesday denied a 55-yearold man’s bid for early release after spending only five months of a 10-year sentence behind bars in a fatal drunk-driving accident.

CHPT sponsors Santa’s vacation fundraiser

The Boys and Girls Club of America supports youth development by providing young people with the knowledge, skills, and encouragement they need to achieve their dreams and succeed in life. On Friday, July 28, several employees from Industry State Bank visited the Columbus Boys and Girls Club, which serves youth, ages 6 through 18, during the summer and after school. To assist the Boys and Girls Club in their endeavors, the employees presented a financial education program, which included information about banking, money, income, expenses, and wants versus needs. They also read a story about money, had piggy bank races, and played a “Money Smart” board game with the students to help them develop the financial knowledge and tools they need to make informed and successful financial decisions.

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WELCOMES NEW ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBERS

The Friends of the Eagle Lake Wintermann Library Auction Chairman Christine Owen announced that the Friends of the Library 44th Annual Auction and Dinner is in the planning stages and is set to open the doors of the Community Center at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23.

The Eagle Lake Noon Lions Club recently welcomed program speakers Ashley Pitre and Joseph Torres, new residents of Eagle Lake and owners of the nutritional smoothie shop “Down On 90.”

The Turtle Wing Foundation was recently granted $25,000 from Texas Mutual to be used for therapeutic, educational, and recreational scholarships for those with learning challenges in the rural area.

The Colorado County Fair Association welcomes the children of Colorado County to compete in the Colorado County Fair Little Miss, Little Mister, and Junior Miss Pageant contests.

During their meeting on July 25, the Columbus Rotary Club welcomed Becky Nutt, sponsored by Cynthia Alley and presented by new President Rusty Theut. They also welcomed Boys State sponsored students Javier Mendoza and Carson Beettner with VFW representative and program coordinator Herb Fish. Boys State is for a select group of incoming seniors to go to Austin and learn about state government and participate in mock government activities, according to a release.

COLUMBUS – Back by popular demand, the Friends of Nesbitt Memorial Library with Industry State Bank will present a program on cybersecurity at Nesbitt Memorial Library, 529 Washington St. at 6 p.m. Aug. 3.

The following artists were accidentally left out of a press release about the Columbus Christian Women’s Organization annual fundraiser, “The Laura Hastedt Art Tiffin,” set for Sept. 23 at the Live Oak Art Center, 1014 Milam St.

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AUSTIN – The Office of the Attorney General has announced that Texas, along with the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of law enforcement partners nationwide, is conducting Operation Stop Scam Calls to combat the nationwide problem of illegal telemarketing and robocalls by which companies and scammers target and harass U.S. consumers.

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The Colorado County Fair Association welcomes the children of Colorado County to compete in the Colorado County Fair Little Miss, Little Mister, and Junior Miss Pageant contests.

COLUMBUS – At the Colorado County Commissioners Court meeting on July 24, the county was presented the 2022 Excellence in Safety Award from the Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool for its record of excellence in involvement and commitment to safety in the workplace, as well as for controlling workers’ compensation claims.