Biden signs $40B Ukraine aid bill
SEOUL, South Korea – President Joe Biden on Saturday signed legislation to support Ukraine with an additional $40 billion in U.S. assistance as the Russian invasion continues.
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Lilly and Britton spar at forum for runoff candidates
Brown County Judge Paul Lilly and the man who wants to unseat him, Shane Britton, traded statistics and disagreed over issues including budgeting methods as they spoke at the Pecan Valley Republican Women’s Club meeting Thursday night.
2 killed in northern Michigan tornado
GAYLORD, Mich. – A rare northern Michigan tornado tore through a small community on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring more than 40 others, authorities reported, as crews searched a mobile home park that was virtually destroyed by the rare weather event.
Runoff election for county judge, commissioner, JP is Tuesday
Brown County voters will go to the polls Tuesday, May 24 in the primary runoff election. Local Republican runoff candidates are: • Brown County judge — incumbent Paul Lilly and challenger Shane Britton.
First formula flights arriving this weekend
WASHINGTON – The first flights of infant formula from Europe, authorized by President Joe Biden to relieve a deepening U.S. shortage, will arrive in Indiana aboard military aircraft this weekend, the White House said Friday.
Okla. abortion ban raises questions
OKLAHOMA CITY – With Oklahoma only days away from enacting the toughest state ban on abortion in the U.S., providers were preparing to stop terminating pregnancies as questions remained Friday about enforcing the law’s limited exceptions.
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Youngest of Buffalo supermarket shooting victims being laid to rest SYRACUSE, N.Y. – A 32-year-old woman who was the youngest of the 10 Black people killed at a Buffalo supermarket was remembered as big-hearted and quick with a laugh before her funeral Saturday.
Brown County 4-H dates, stock shows and camps
Dates to remember May 30 – Extension Office Closed for Memorial Day June 6 – 10 – State 4-H Roundup, College Station, TX 14 – D-7 4-H Horse Show, San Angelo TX 22 – 24 – D-7 4-H Leadership Lab Lueders, TX 28 – State Steer/Heifer Validation 9am – 11am at Bob Clarks Pens The District 7 4-H Horse Show will be held on June 14th at the Spur Arena in San Angelo, Texas. The Spur Arena is located at the San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo grounds.
Juvenile supervision officer arrested on official oppression charge
A juvenile supervision officer at The Oaks, the private juvenile correctional facility in Brownwood, was arrested Thursday on an allegation that he used excessive force on a 15-year-old juvenile at the facility, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department said.
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Sunday Fisherman’s Chapel United Methodist Church at North Lake Brownwood, located in Thunderbird Bay, holds services is 9:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings.