OLNEY TOWN TALK
On this episode of Town Talk, Olney Enterprise Editor and Town Talk host, Gina Keating, discusses rural area points of interests.
News Stories
Olney’s school board on May 4 will ask local voters to approve an $8.3 million bond issue to build campus storm shelters that will double as classrooms and to augment existing shelters, OISD Board
By Gina Keating | Editor
You might not have thought much about beneficiary designations — but they can play a big role in your estate planning.
Agencies blasted over wildfire oversight State agencies and regulators were heavily criticized at a Texas legislative hearing for failing to communicate during the deadly Panhandle wildfires
By Gary Borders
Lately the baby and I have been engaged in one of those epic battles that two year olds tend to wage with their mothers.
Sports
The OHS Cubs continue to bring the heat this season. The Cubs hosted the Quanah Indians.
The Olney Cubs men’s golf team (Caleb Johnson, Brady Lisle, Brason Brock, Case Gray. Ryder Lisle) secured District Champ 1st place team and advanced to the regional tournament.
Each spring, the children of Olney fill Cub Stadium to compete in the annual Lil Cub Relays.
The OHS Lady Cubs hosted a double-header with district rivals, the Windthorst Lady Trojans. The Lady Cubs fought hard but fell to the Lady Trojans in both games, 2-18 and 12-22.
The Olney Junior High School [OJH] hosted a district track meet at Cub Field and saw great success for these hard-working student athletes.
The Olney High School track athletes have pushed themselves all season on the field and in classes, and that hard work paid off at the District meet in Archer City last week.
Obituaries
Neva Lou McClatchy, age 97, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Grace Care Center in Olney, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m.
On February 23rd, 2024 Jimmie William Pierce Sr. age 87 went to be with our Lord. He was reunited with his wife whom he desperately missed for the last 649 days.
Waylon Drew West, age 44, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2024, at his home in Olney, Texas. Visitation will be on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, from 5:00 pm to 6:00 p.m.
Walter “Woody” Kuykendall, age 70, of Edmond, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2024, in Edmond.
Kay Frances Madera, 82, of Wichita Falls, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 29, 2024 surrounded by loved ones.
In loving memory of an extraordinary woman, Dorothy Caroline “Carol” Cook, of the Spring Creek Community, peacefully gained her wings and reunited with her husband Jack, at the age of 84 on Decembe
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