Humpty Dumpty

Scholars believe that the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty is more than 500 years old and was originally written to mock a nobleman who fell from favor with England’s King Richard III. Why the character is an egg has yet to be explained.

CRP Grassland signup deadline is Aug. 20

Agricultural producers and landowners in Texas can apply for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup until Aug. 20.

Local Briefs

Wolf Creek Neighbors to meet The Wolf Creek Neighbors will meet Tuesday, Aug. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Ellzey Ranch. Hamburgers will be served. All neighbors are welcome to attend.

Texas Insurance Tips

My car was totaled! Now what? What does ‘totaled’ mean? Your insurance company compares the value of your car and the cost to repair it.

Did you know?

If the 1927 song “I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream” by Howard Johnson, Billy Moll and Robert A. King is correct, then the world has been a noisy place for quite some time.

LOST IN A GOOD BOOK

There aren’t many things better, at a certain age, than checking out some new books and getting your mother to read you a good book in a quiet library. Pictured listening to their mom Aimee Carreon read are, from left, Brody Carreon, age 7, Brylee Carreon, 3, and Beau Carreon, 5.

Active COVID-19 cases rise again

Local active COVID-19 cases are back on the rise. According to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services, Ochiltree County’s estimated active cases of COVID-19 have risen to 25, up from 19 on Thursday afternoon.