The icy conditions on the bridge on Hwy. 25 near the Kickapoo cutoff at FM 368 caused a one-car wreck which heavily damaged a small Chevrolet Tuesday, Oct. 27. The 2-year-old passenger and driver escaped injury.

Tuesday’s, Oct. 27, ice storm caused damage to several trees around Archer City. This tree on West Evergreen fell across the street temporarily restricted traffc. City crews cleared the tree from the roadway.

The Archer County Commissioner’s Court approved new sub-division regulations during its meeting Monday, Oct. 26.

With all the changes 2020 has brought to us, it can be diffcult to take a step back and see the silver lining. One of the best changes we’ve seen stemming from the pandemic is the lessening of several government regulations, particularly when it comes to health care. As COVID-19 became a concern this past spring, Texas and the federal government made it easier for patients to use existing technology for telehealth. The Texas Department of Insurance issued an emergency rule that ensured more access to telehealth, and we need to ensure much of the new rule is made permanent.

The Sheriff’s Offce received 111 Calls for Service during the past seven day period ending Sunday, Oct. 25. On the day of this report there were 29 individuals incarcerated in the Archer County Jail consisting of 24 men and five women.

Well…. It did rain! A good one too. With thunder. Now many of us will show above normal to near normal rain for this month. Not so for our neighbors out west as the precip fell on a Vernon, to Seymour, to Throckmorton line missing the same areas where the dreaded drought lines are currently drawn. So please leave those “Pray for Rain” signs out. It ain’t over and may come to visit us all. But please do take credit. It worked this time.

The Semicolon Case Every so often, news reports emerge of court cases that hinge upon the meaning of a word, or a spelling error, or even the correct placement of punctuation. Legal documents and statutes often have such complicated conditions or phrases that such exact precision is demanded.

The Archer Public Library now offers Libby by OverDrive! Borrow e-books, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive. You can even send and read your borrowed e-books to your Kindle e-reader (U.S. only)! It’s free and easy to get started for new users and a streamlined experience for current OverDrive app users. Learn more at overdrive.com/apps/ libby/.

Lakeside Volunteer Fire Department and the Lakeside City Events Committee are partnering together for the first annual Food for the Holidays Food Drive. All donations will go to the Harvest Food Ministry in Holliday and the items will stay in Archer County.

An 18-wheeler semi-truck got stuck in the bar ditch after hydroplaning two miles east of Megargel on Hwy. 114 Monday, Oct.