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Seliger holds town hall meeting in Borger

State Sen. Kel Seliger of District 31 was in Borger on Thursday for a town hall at Borger City Hall.
“This is my favorite day of the year because this is the day we come home,” Seliger said in reference to the 86th Legislative Session, which concluded earlier this year.

High Plains Helping Hand has 3-fold mission for career assistance

In 1984, High Plains Helping Hand, Inc., a nonprofit in Borger, was founded as a food bank. By 2015, however, when other organizations in the area met this need, High Plains Helping Hand changed its mission to that of career and education assistance.

Sanford-Fritch board approves purchase of new bus

The Sanford-Fritch Board of Trustees meet for its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday at the SFISD Administration Building.

Lake Meredith Aquatic and Wildlife Museum to host Halloween party

FRITCH — The museum under the water tower in Fritch is hosting a fun fall event for the public on Oct. 24.

Borger native copes with rare disease

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but Borger native Janie Brewster wants to bring awareness to a cancer that many of us have never heard of — uterine leiomyosarcoma. For the complete story, subscribe to our E-edition. Single copies can be purchased for 75 cents.

Moon family — and their pets — at home in FPC women’s dorm

Fifteen-year-old Terra Moon likes to say she has 60 “big sisters.”
And if that’s true, then by extension, her mother, Deana Moon, has 60 “adopted daughters.”
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$3,100 donation made to elementary schools during school board meeting

The regular meeting of the Borger ISD Board of Trustees was held on Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the school’s administrative auditorium.

Jury selection begins Monday for Stinnett man charged with sexual assault on children

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the 316th District Court in Stinnett for the trial of Freddie Hutchinson, a 51-year-old Stinnett man charged on multiple counts of sex crimes on two juvenile victims. For the complete story, subscribe to our E-edition.

Solvay makes substantial donation to new learning center

The residents of Borger and surrounding communities will soon have another option when it comes to child care and a learning environment for their children in Borger. For the complete story, subscribe to our E-edition. Single copies can be purchased for 75 cents.

Buttercup House strives to make child care affordable to all

Buttercup House, Inc. is a nonprofit child-development center in Borger. In 1968, around the time a two-income households were becoming more common, a group of women who were active in the organization Altrusa saw the need for a place that would be safe for the children of working families.