Adopt a wild horse or burro during BLM’s July online corral auction

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IDABEL –– The Bureau of Land Management will offer the public an opportunity to adopt or purchase a wild horse or burro through an Online Corral auction, which will run July 14-21, 2025. Winning bidders will be able to pick up their adopted or purchased animal at the adoption event that will be held Oct.
Adopt a wild horse or burro during BLM’s July online corral auction

Search continues for Hugo city manager

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The Hugo City Council convened during its regular meeting July 1, entering an executive session to discuss personnel matters related to the employment of an interim city manager, as well as contract negotiations with the Fraternal Order of Police and International Association of Firefighters and possible appointment of Amber Garman as the city’s attorney.
John Mitchell Acting city mngr.

Freckles Brown to be honored during PBR Heroes and Legends Ceremony

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• Professional Bull Riders Host Heroes & Legends Ceremony at National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum on July 10 Like any sport, the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) annually inducts a class of deserving individuals into its version of a Hall of Fame, and for the world’s premier bull riding organization that is the Heroes & Legends ceremony. Recognized over the years as one of the top Western sports award ceremonies, the annual PBR Heroes & Legends event honors categories including the coveted Ring of Honor, awarded to a distinguished athlete; Brand of Honor, awarded to an extraordinary animal athlete and its owner; Jim Shoulders Lifetime Achievement Award, to those who have significantly impacted western sports; Ty Murray Top Hand Award and Sharon Shoulders Award.
Freckles Brown to be honored during PBR Heroes and Legends Ceremony

Flash Flood devastates Texas

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KERRVILLE, Texas — A 500-year flash flood in the Texas Hill Country has taken more than 100 lives, many children attending a summer church camp in Kerr County. The National Weather Service categorized the unprecedented rainfall as “the perfect storm,” and said it could have amounted to as much as 16 inches of rainfall in less than one day, sending a wall of water down normally lazy and pristine rivers and streams.

Judges 13

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12 So Manoah asked him, “When your words are fulfilled, what is to be the rule that governs the boy’s life and work?” 13 The angel of the Lord answered, “Your wife must do all that I have told her. 14 She must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, nor drink any wine or other fermented drink nor eat anything unclean.

Joshua 22

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Joshua 22 15 When they went to Gilead— to Reuben, Gad and the halftribe of Manasseh—they said to them: 16 “The whole assembly of the Lord says: ‘How could you break faith with the God of Israel like this? How could you turn away from the Lord and build yourselves an altar in rebellion against him now? 17 Was not the sin of Peor enough for us? Up to this very day we have not cleansed ourselves from that sin, even though a plague fell on the community of the Lord! 18 And are you now turning away from the Lord? “ ‘If you rebel against the Lord today, tomorrow he will be angry with the whole community of Israel. 19 If the land you possess is defiled, come over to the Lord’s land, where the Lord’s tabernacle stands, and share the land with us.

OMRF scientists discover genetic link to Crohn’s disease

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A serious digestive disease appears to be connected to lymphatic function, scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation have determined. If confirmed through further research, the discovery by Sathish Srinivasan, Ph.D., and Xin Geng, Ph.D., could eventually lead to a new drug to treat or perhaps even prevent Crohn’s disease.

Alternatives to guardianship offered by Oklahoma Human Services

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Oklahoma Human Services recently debuted a new website — Guardianship and Alternative Options, to equip Oklahoma families, people with disabilities, and professionals in the caregiving field with essential information about caregiving options that promote independence and self-determination. This site was constructed with support from a Bridging Aging and DD Networks grant awarded through the National Association for Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD). The Oklahoma State Alliance Team, which is comprised of many organizations and individuals from across the state, also officered support for this project.