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Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips Board of Trustees discuss historic Stinnett business

By JESSICA OZBUN
Staff Reporter

Trial for former BISD teacher accused of improperly touching student begins

STINNETT — Jury selection was completed and an opening statement made on Monday by the district attorney in a trial against Myron Stiles, a former second teacher at Gateway Elementary School accused of an improper relationship with a former student.

City Council approves FY2019-20 tax rate

During its regular meeting Sept. 17, the Borger City Council unanimously approved a combined tax rate of $0.863490 per $100 of property for FY 2019-20.

Local United Way sets $775,000 fundraising goal

The barbecue Kick Off Cook Off on Sept. 14 was not just for fun and to satisfy hungry bellies. For the past five years, the popular event has marked the start, or kick off, to the Hutchinson County United Way campaign which runs through the end of November.

City proposing options for Aluminum Dome expansion, renovation

By TIM HOWSARE
Editor

Borger HS mixes new with the old

By TIM HOWSARE
It’s a good bet that at least three generations of students have passed through the hallways of Borger High School, which was built in 1947.

‘Everyday person’ Patrick Viles loves helping people

Patrick Viles, a lifelong Borger resident and 2003 Borger High School graduate, is the Volunteer of the Year for this year’s Best of the Best contest.

Overview of city’s FY2019-20 budget

Editor's note: The Borger City Council approved at its Sept. 17 meeting the tax rate of $0.863490 per $100 of property.

Bennett brothers of Borger attend Honor Flight to nation’s capital

Deborah Hartman, whose father Johnny Bennett served in the Army during the Vietnam War, said that when her dad flew back from Vietnam, he and all the other servicemen had to sit in the back of the airplane with a sheet draped in front of them so the other passengers couldn’t see them.

Phillips 66 firefighters take part in stair climb to memorialize 9/11

Five firefighters from the crew at Phillips 66 in Borger took part in a stair climb Saturday, Sept. 7, in Oklahoma City to honor the firefighters who perished in terrorists attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.