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Don’t drink the water
News Staff
FERRIS – Phone calls, text messages (to those who have signed up for it) and social media, along with the city’s website on Monday, May 28 notified Ferris residents to “boil their water.”
“It was a precautionary thing, “said Ferris City Manager Bill Jordan.
Wed, 05/29/2019 - 05:00
Asbestos-ladened and vacant for more than five years, the 20,000-square-foot Ferris Professional Plaza is on its way out.
Asbestos removal underway at old Ferris Professional Plaza
News Staff
FERRIS – After being vacant for more than five years, the 20,000-square-foot Ferris Professional Plaza is on its way out.
This past week, Horsley Specialties, Inc. begin the process of removing asbestos from the facility, which used to be a nursing home for the city of Ferris.
Wed, 05/29/2019 - 05:00
Trump, Barr fight back against judicial tyranny of nationwide injunctions
News Staff
We are facing a constitutional crisis.
Through the use of nationwide injunctions, a group of liberal federal district judges are fighting to maintain Obama era policies until President Donald Trump leaves office.
Wed, 05/29/2019 - 05:00
Democrats can’t win with impeachment witch hunt but they can’t survive without it
News Staff
53 percent of Democrats say impeaching President Donald Trump should be a “top priority” in the latest Morning Consult-Politico poll, compared with just 28 percent of the nation as a whole who say the same.
Wed, 05/29/2019 - 05:00
Graduation time in America
News Staff
Everyone looks forward to graduation. For the high school senior it seemed like the day would never come. The college graduate breathes a sigh of relief that several years of hard work have finally passed.
Wed, 05/29/2019 - 05:00
EFFORTLESS SUMMERTIME ENTERTAINING
News Staff
FAMILY FEATURES – Summer means it’s time to stock up on fresh produce and light the grill for a season of outdoor gatherings with friends and family. Make entertaining easier with flavorful options that can make menu-planning a breeze all summer long.
Wed, 05/29/2019 - 05:00
FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than books (May 30, 2019)
News Staff
The Ferris Public Library’s Annual Summer Reading Program will be here before you know it! Maricela and her Puppet Family will be visiting on Wednesday, June 12, at 11 a.m. This is Maricela’s first time to perform here; she comes highly recommended!
Wed, 05/29/2019 - 05:00
Red Oak student winner in national scholarship
News Staff
RED OAK – Red Oak High School’s Hunter King is a winner in the Washington Crossing Foundation National Scholarship Competition.
Wed, 05/29/2019 - 05:00
FRONT PORCH GOSPEL: Ode to Charlie, the world’s greatest kisser
News Staff
Good day to all. Welcome to the “front porch.”
A month or so ago I sat down to write a column that started this way:
“Charlie has grown old, and we know that his time with us is growing short.
Wed, 05/29/2019 - 05:00
OUT TO PASTOR: Eating out of my comfort zone
News Staff
One pleasure the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and myself enjoy is going out for a quiet dinner together. It does not happen often, at least not often enough. When it does, it is always a delightful time and we try to take advantage of it.
Wed, 05/29/2019 - 05:00