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Mice, rats, foxes, screwworms, aliens

Mice, rats, foxes, screwworms, aliens

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Mice, rats, foxes, screwworms, aliens

Hanaba Munn Welch
Thursday, April 2, 2026
When it comes to mice, how about those sticky mousetraps? If nothing else, they’re sticky. Very sticky.If you’re into catch and release, they work, so I’ve heard. But the thought of detaching a live mouse from a sticky trap brings all sorts of questions to my mind.
Raised beds for the garden

Raised beds for the garden

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Raised beds for the garden

Ellen Peffley
Thursday, April 2, 2026
The gardening itch pent up all winter comes unshackled in April, and it’s time to get started in the garden.
CHRIS CAGLE - PROMOTION PHOTO | COURTESY PHOTO

CHRIS CAGLE - PROMOTION PHOTO | COURTESY PHOTO

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Chris Cagle to headline Jimmy Dean Music Festival on his 25th anniversary tour

Staff Reports
Thursday, April 2, 2026
PLAINVIEW—Longtime country music singer Chris Cagle will be the headliner for the annual Jimmy Dean Music Festival, a project supporting local nonprofit organizations and organized by the Plainview Lions Club.Slated for Friday, August 21, at the Sunset Pointe Event Center in Plainview, the festival...
Sharing your story

Sharing your story

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Sharing your story

Sue Jane Sullivan
Thursday, April 2, 2026
My daughters gave me a storytelling program as a gift for my recent birthday. It’s set up so that once a week I receive a writing prompt from questions they have created for me to answer. At the end of 52 weeks, a book will be compiled from these stories written over the course of the next year.
Texas poised to lead nation in data centers

Texas poised to lead nation in data centers

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Texas poised to lead nation in data centers

Texas Press Association
Thursday, April 2, 2026
AUSTIN— Texas is poised to lead the nation by 2030 in the number of data centers, the Austin American-Statesman reported, surpassing Virginia. The state currently has 6.5 gigawatts of data center capacity under construction, accounting for 20% of the capacity added to the U.S. pipeline last year.
LITTLE NESTS have become an Easter tradition, almost as iconic as coloring hardboiled eggs. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

LITTLE NESTS have become an Easter tradition, almost as iconic as coloring hardboiled eggs. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

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Pretzel sticks and jelly beans make sweet-andsavory Easter treats

Angelina L
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Easter Sunday is a day to celebrate with sweet confections. And kids will have as much fun making Easter Egg Nests as they do coloring eggs.Classic bird nests made with crunchy chow-mein noodles make the perfect vessel for little malted robin eggs or colorful jellybeans.
Tips for pruning roses

Tips for pruning roses

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Tips for pruning roses

Ellen Peffley
Thursday, March 26, 2026
West Texas spring weather is unpredictable. This spring season is almost a month ahead of schedule in a normal year, which presents a challenge when planning routine gardening tasks like pruning roses. Roses are usually among the last of the landscape plants to be pruned.
Agency launches low-cost spay and neuter program across state

Agency launches low-cost spay and neuter program across state

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Agency launches low-cost spay and neuter program across state

Texas Press Association
Thursday, March 26, 2026
AUSTIN— DSHS has launched a new sterilization program for dogs and cats after receiving $13 million in state funding to support the initiative for two years. The funds are allocated to 38 applicants to perform these procedures across the state.
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