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LADY OWLS SWEEP RANKIN

Reagan County's Lulu Ortiz passes the ball Tuesday during the Lady Owls' sweep of Rankin. The varsity won 25-21, 25-7, 25-21 and the JV won 25-10, 25-15. The JV travels to a tournament in Sterling City this weekend, and both squads play at Crane next Tuesday.

PURE FOCUS

Jonathan Hall, an incoming Reagan County 7th Grader, keeps his eye on the ball during drills at Reagan County ISD's Boys Sports Camp on Monday. A total of 55 young athletes signed up to brush up on their football and baseball skills as summer draws to an end.

Big Lake Council Drops Truck Route Restriction From E-Bike, E-Scooter Ordinance

The Big Lake City Council voted Tuesday night, July 21, 2026, to amend the city's E-Bikes and E-Scooters ordinance, removing “truck route” language that had restricted where the vehicles could be …

SETTING THE PACE FOR 2026

Jonah Rodriguez and Nathan Aguilera leg out their first lap of their two-mile practice Tuesday morning as over 20 Reagan County Cross Country runners gear up for the 2026 season. The High School team …

Big Lake Ranked Top Site in Regional Spaceport Feasibility Study

A conceptual rocket launch reaches for space west of Big Lake, representing the town’s top ranking in a Concho Valley Spaceport Feasibility study.

Big Lake ranked first among six sites evaluated for a potential inland spaceport, consultants told a public meeting in Big Lake on Thursday, June 25, as part of the Concho Valley Council of …

Reagan County Will Perform “Invictus” at 6:15 p.m. October 31 in Lubbock

Reagan County High School’s Mighty Owl Band earned a Division 1 rating Saturday, October 17, at the South Zone Marching Contest and advanced to the Area meet in Lubbock. The contest was held at San Angelo ISD Stadium

Hold Your Nose and Vote

The old-timers who held court near the Coca-Cola box in front of the Truby Store in the early ‘60s rarely agreed on anything, but that didn’t stop the endless debates over the checker board or at the domino Over the Back Fence table. There were always a couple of cane-bottom chairs sitting around and an old church pew sat on the porch with its back to the storefront

Another Software Glitch in Texas Voter Rolls

A software error has caused another problem with Texas’ voter registration logs, KUT radio’s Texas Newsroom in Austin reported. The glitch caused by “an extra address validation” affected Texans who updated their names and addresses on the state’s government record portal, texas.gov, between Sept

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The Reagan County varsity boys cross country team won the District 6-2A team championship Wednesday, October 14, at the district meet held at the McCamey golf course. The varsity boys finished with 28 points, followed by Wink with 45, Ozona with 66 and Van Horn with 84

CROSS COUNTRY: Owls' boys finish fourth at Lubbock Invitational

The Reagan County varsity boys cross country team finished fourth overall at the Lubbock Invitational on Saturday, October 3. The meet was held at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock, the site of the Region 1-2A Cross Country Meet

Owls Boys Place Third at Spring Creek Cross Country Meet

The Reagan County varsity boys cross country team finished third overall at the Spring Creek meet in Mertzon on Wednesday, Sept. 23

Owls Fall 38-22 to McCamey, Open District Against Ballinger on Friday

The Reagan County Owls lost 38-22 to McCamey in their homecoming game Friday night, September 18, at home, and Head Coach Kyle Brown said injuries played a role in the outcome. The Owls open district play at home against the Ballinger Bearcats Friday, September 25, at 7 p.m

Reagan County Cross Country Competes at Big Spring Meet

Varsity boys place 11th and middle school boys seventh as teams The Reagan County Cross Country team competed in the Big Spring Cross Country Meet on September 19, 2026. The Owls were led by Jordan Rodriguez, who placed 37th overall with a time of 19:46.76, and Nathan Aguilera, who placed 48th with a time of 20:03.60

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Obituaries

Rex Cochran

Rex Cochran, 89, returned to Jesus and his loving wife on Saturday, October 17, 2026. Rex was born on July 3, 1937, in Gould, Oklahoma, to Clyde and Vivian Cochran. He loved to say, "Mother wanted a …

Helen R. Stanley

Our beloved mom, “Gram”, Helen Stanley, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at the age of 89. She was the heart, soul, and life of any party. She is leaving behind a legacy of …

Charles Ernest Turner

Charles Ernest “Charlie” Turner went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 29, 2026. He was born on April 15, 1954, in Hugo, Oklahoma, to Gene and Chico Turner. He graduated from …

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Concho Valley

Fess Parker Festival Saturday at Fort Concho

Are you looking for something to do on Saturday, August 15? A 45-mile drive north on U.S. 277 from Eldorado will take you to the Fess Parker Fess-tival at Fort Concho in San Angelo where the actor …

ASU News: New Exhibit of ‘Abandoned’ Student Artworks

Angelo State University is hosting a new exhibit of artworks left behind by departed art students that will run through Friday, July 24, in the Carr Education-Fine Arts (EFA) Building, 2602 Dena …

A&M Research Station at Sonora to Host April 25 Anniversary Event

BY SARAH FULLER TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE More than a century of rangeland research and stewardship will be commemorated during the 110th anniversary celebration of the Texas …

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Lone Star State

Another Software Glitch in Texas Voter Rolls

A software error has caused another problem with Texas’ voter registration logs, KUT radio’s Texas Newsroom in Austin reported. The glitch caused by “an extra address …

TxDOT Urges Drivers to Use Caution in Oil and Gas Regions

Nearly one-quarter of Texas traffic fatalities in 2025 occurred in the state’s major oil and gas producing regions, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. TxDOT is urging …

Texas Voter Registration Exceeds 19 Million Ahead of Nov. 3 Election

Texas has reached a record 19 million registered voters ahead of the Nov. 3 general election, Secretary of State Robert Howden announced. The state has 19,041,684 registered voters, an increase …

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A Seller’s Strongest Negotiating Position in Fairfield County, CT Starts Before the First Showing

The Fairfield County, Connecticut housing market heading into fall 2026 doesn’t fit neatly into a single headline. Some homes are drawing multiple offers above asking. Others, in the same county …

Self-Employed and Can’t Get a Mortgage? The Loan Type May Be the Problem

Many self-employed borrowers who are told they do not qualify for a mortgage are not actually unqualified. They are applying through a loan type that measures income in a way that works against them. …

Massachusetts Appraisal Rules Change in November. Buyers Who Wait to Prepare Will Lose Deals.

Most Massachusetts homebuyers will not think about new appraisal rules until those rules delay their closing. By then, according to Colleen Barry of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty, the …

Mortgage-Dependent Buyers Are Being Squeezed Out of the Florida Keys

There is a growing divide in the Florida Keys housing market, and it runs along a single fault line: whether a buyer needs a mortgage. Cash buyers – many of them retirees and business owners from …

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Housing Is the Largest Asset Most Americans Own. It’s Also the Only One They Don’t Diversify.

Stock portfolios get diversified. Bond holdings get diversified. Even alternative investments get spread across categories and geographies. But the single largest asset on most American household …

Columbus, Ohio Has 2.23 Million Residents and Barely 6,000 Homes for Sale

A metropolitan area of 2.23 million people should have a deeper housing market than what Columbus, Ohio is showing right now. According to Central Ohio MLS data cited by Barbara Gale of the Gale …

Washington Is Starting to Name the Middle-Income Renter, Without Yet Funding the Fix

A new federal housing effort has directed the Government Accountability Office to study a formal income definition for the middle class, roughly 80 to 120 percent of area median income, and to …

In Palm Beach County, Single-Family Homes and Condos Are Now Separate Markets

The question heard most often in Palm Beach County this year is whether the housing market is crashing. The numbers point somewhere else: two markets operating in the same zip codes, moving at …

In South Denver, Colorado, Temporary Rate Buydowns Are Expiring – and the Safety Net Isn’t There

The 2-1 buydown was supposed to be a bridge. Buyers who locked in mortgages two to three years ago at rates near 7% used the program to ease into ownership, paying two percentage points less in year …

Element 52 Penthouse, Telluride, Colorado – A Ski Lift at the Door, Main Street Down the Block

A top-floor penthouse combines the privacy of a standalone house with hotel-style service, a pairing rarely found inside Telluride’s town limits. By Chris Caggiano The morning starts in the …

In Austin, Texas, Tech Layoffs Are Reshaping Who Buys and What Sells

Austin’s residential real estate market has long been associated with tech-driven demand. But in 2026, the buyer pool powering the city’s housing activity looks different than it did even two …

NFL RedZone hits 300: Watching fewer commercials doesn't mean seeing fewer ads

Floodlight reports NFL RedZone celebrated its 300th episode, highlighting shifts in ad viewership, as fewer commercials don't equal fewer ads due to innovative formats.

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Current reports on saving money while enjoying sports despite rising costs.

8 wild NBA contract stories that changed the league forever

Ironclad reports on eight pivotal NBA contracts that reshaped the league, illustrating how salary dynamics, player rights, and revenue have evolved since its inception.