Paul and Nila Dow-learn-Owners of Wichita Valley Nursery. Paul’s recent books, “The Lazy Man’s Garden” and “Touch the Earth” are available at the Nursery, 5314 S.W. Pkwy, Wichita Fall, Texas.

The Archer Public Library is excited to announce that our Summer Reading Program 2021 will include LIVE and VIRTUAL performances this year! Thanks to a generous donation of venue by the Royal Theater, our library patrons will be able to spread out and enjoy entertaining performers while maintaining safe distances. Join us on the dates below and be sure to enter our Summer Reading Contest for a chance to win an Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet!

Dr. Bridges is a Texas native, writer, and history professor.

The Sheriff’s Office received 91 calls for service last week. As this report is being written there were 25 inmates 5 being female in the Archer County Jail. 17 arrests were made this week 7 being felonies and 10 misdemeanors.

Paul and Nila Dowlearn-Owners of Wichita Valley Nursery. Paul’s recent books, “The Lazy Man’s Garden” and “Touch the Earth” are available at the Nursery, 5314 S.W. Pkwy, Wichita Fall, Texas.

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/.

Dr. Bridges is a Texas native, writer, and history professor.

The Sheriff’s Office received 67 calls for service last week. As this report is being written there were 21 inmates with three being female in the Archer County Jail.

“Rain comes in bunches.” The late Cattie Jackson used to say that. “Once we get wet, we tend to stay wet and once dry we stay dry.” I say that. We sure enough got a bunch last week. Unofficially, at our house we got 4.2” last week and 3.5” the week previous. Given either of these two sayings have merit, we should stay wet. May and June are by average our two highest rainfall months. We could be setting up for a nice midspring pattern. At any rate it is going to take us a while to dry out. Rather too wet than too dry any day.

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/.