Body 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)!

Body Archer County Judge Randy Jackson reported Monday, Jan. 11, that the county will remain included in the GA- 29 mandate including a facial coverings which was issued by Governor Greg Abbott due to large positive COVID-19 case numbers in the county and update vaccine distribution.

Body The Archer County Commissioners Court approved a request to turn the county owned little league baseball field into a practice softball field during its meeting Monday, Jan. 11.

Body Clifton Russell began showing animals at the Archer County Junior Livestock Show in the early ‘70s and showed multiple types of animals throughout high school. His father, Bob Russell, served on the original show board.

Body Ann and J.R. “Jack” Parkey’s involvement in the ACJLS began in the early 1980s when their son Robert (James Robert, IV) was a freshman at Holliday High School. Jack had recently returned to the county to run his family’s ranch in Dundee with Ann and their three children.

Body One might say Mike Jacobs was the most valuable shower in the inaugural Archer County Junior Livestock Show in 1968. According to the Archer County News he had the Grand Champion Ewe, Grand Champion Barrow, Prize Gilt, and Grand Champion in the poultry division.

Body After a hard day at Burgess Manning, where he worked for 25 years, Rick Foreman would be greeted at home by his daughter Meri Beth. It was time to go to the pig barn and work with the hogs.

Body Right now it is 37(f) in The Falls. It is just after noon and, according to yesterday’s forecast should be snowing right now. Very little precip has fallen so far. Anticipating the snowfall, I have a pot roast sitting in the cast iron Dutch oven atop our vintage cast iron stove.

Body Sister Barbara Schroeder, OSB, 91, of St. Scholastica Monastery, Fort Smith, Ark.

Body Robert Dale Barrett “Apache”, age 64, of Sadler and Windthorst, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 4, doing what he loved most, cowboying.