December 2022

Donations made to Meals on Wheels Plus in Abilene by, and in memory, of people living in Runnels County are used to provide meals for frail individuals who need this help in Ballinger, Rowena & Winters. Ballinger, Rowena & Winters Meals on Wheels programs are currently serving 125 residents of Runnels County who are elderly and/or younger adults with disabilities who are unable to provide balanced meals for themselves. Volunteers delivering those meals are also checking on the well-being of each person on their route and forming friendships. Lives are touched and enriched because a caring volunteer knocked on the door and delivered a freshly prepared lunch. Donors and volunteers are vital to the continued success of these programs.

RUNNELS COUNTY, TX - The 4-H Wildlife Cuisine program was started in Runnels County two-years ago. The program has picked up steam as it has introduced the 4-H youth to various game meats. The program recently had a tasting and educational event at the Miles Young Farmers Show Complex.

A lot of the pain of normal life is muscle pain. When we have a painful bruise, it is usually the muscle that is bruised. When we engage in exercise that exceeds what we have been used to, our muscles often hurt for the next few days. When we ‘sleep wrong’, it is the muscles that let us know. In addition to these types of acute pain, muscle pain is actually the cause of a great deal of chronic pain.

Though retail beef prices are lower than a year ago, prices remain historically higher as inflationary challenges affect the overall U.S. economy and projected fewer cows heading into 2023, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service livestock economist. “Retail beef prices are lower than a year ago even though the total Consumer Price Index number is 7.1% higher than last year,” said David Anderson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension livestock economist, Bryan-College Station. “(Retail beef prices) have been lower for several months now. And they are lower than last month. However, the level of prices remains high in comparison to the past several decades.”

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service is soliciting applications for a pair of $50,000 grants to promote healthy trees and forests. The agency’s Community Forestry Grants Program seeks to fund community forestry-focused projects in two areas: climate resiliency and community equity.

Editor’s Note: This is a compilation of press releases over the last two weeks from Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) Pfluger, Cornyn Bill to Seal Cross-Border Tunnels Signed into Law WASHINGTON – In a victory for border security efforts, legislation authored by U.S. Congressman August Pfluger (TX11) and U.S.