Janice Kay McIlroy Pippin Smith was born on May 18, 1940, in Vernon, Texas. Her dad was an oilfield pumper for the Waggoner Ranch, and she grew up at Grayback on the Waggoner Ranch.

St. Mary’s Church in Windthorst is celebrating its 133rd Birthday with a celebration the weekend of June 1, 2025.

Caseton, is a 5th grader at Archer City Elementary. Brillant, and one of the kindest boys you will ever meet.

A Colorado man passed away from his injuries following a single vehicle crash in Windthorst on the morning of Thursday, April 24. Around 6:20 a.m., Stephen Carl Hart, 66 of Eaton, Colo., was driving a 2003 Dodge pickup towing a 2019 Fous trailer southbound on 281 near Weinzaphel Loop when it left the roadway to the east and went through a fence.

The Archer City Council discussed the cost of renewal or seeking bids for ambulance service operations for Archer City and portions of Archer County during its meeting on Thursday, April 24. City Manager Ronnie Meyer said he spoke with American Medical Response’s Pete Wolf the previous week and Wolf verbally indicated the only increase to the city’s $500,000 contract with the company would be the consumer price index for healthcare.

Early voting is complete, and Election Day is Saturday, May 3, for Windthorst ISD voters to decide a new School Board Trustee Place 5. Windthorst ISD was the only county entity to have a contested race for the May 3 election as voters must decide between Nicole Schroeder and Jody Clay Conrady to be the new school board member.

The Dundee Memorial Day Service will be held Sunday, May 4, 2025. The service will be at the former Methodist Church in Dundee.

Resurrection, Resurrection, Resurrection. Resurrection changes everything. The Resurrection of Christ changes everything forever. Ironically, providentially the last sermon of Pope Francis (read on his behalf) was this years Easter Sunday proclamation of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Preaching and proclaiming Resurrection is a joyful experience but as I write this article I am grieving the loss of the same Pope Francis, the successor of Peter and our earthly Shepard. The Catholic Church is apostolic. When I woke up this past Easter Monday morning I was confronted with the death of Pope Francis as headline news; My initial reaction was shock, followed by sadness and surprise. This initial shock was despite the fact that when I had seen him on a TV news channel the evening before - on the Balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica Church - I thought to myself “ he won’t be around this time next year.” He was looking frail and fragile.

Jo Ann Dugan Cummins of Seminole, Oklahoma finished her course on earth on April 27, 2025. Services will be held at 1 p.m.

The Sheriff’s Office received 210 calls for service this past week. As this report is being written there are 27 inmates 7 being female in the Archer County Jail.