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Protecting pets from rattlesnakes

Spring is here! As temperatures heat up so do cold blooded reptiles. With rattlesnakes coming out of hibernation, the dangers to pets increase.

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Soil conservation a community effort for early Hamilton

You might recall from the Historical Commission’s last installment the formation of the Hamilton-Coryell Soil Conservation District and the beginnings of implementation of soil conserving practices.

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USDA has rural grants for renewable energy

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OAP does it again

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USDA adds assistance for distressed farmers

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that beginning in April it will provide approximately $123 million in additional, automatic financial assistance for qualifying farm loan program borrowers who are facing financial risk, as part of the $3.1 billion to help distressed farm loan borrowers that was provided through Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act. The announcement builds on financial assistance offered to borrowers through the same program in October 2022.

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Easter egg hunt April 8

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Post-election riot in Texas border town

Laredo voters observed a century-old custom on Apr. 6, 1886 by picking public servants for the coming year. But when the winners tried to rub salt in the losers’ wounds, the streets of the border town turned into a battleground.