Wilmer Fall Festival wrap-up and upcoming Veterans Day

WILMER – The city of Wilmer enjoyed a successful 2022 Fall Festival on Oct. 31 with around 300 attendees taking part in the event in City Hall Square.From face painting to an Eyeball Spoon Relay, Spin-the-Wheel on a Pumpkin, Poke a Pumpkin, Candy Corn Guessing Game, and a costume contest for all...

What to know about a career in the growing home healthcare industry

STATEPOINT – Medical professionals, patients and their families are increasingly seeing the value of home care, and the industry is expected to grow.In fact, home health and personal care aide job openings are projected to grow 33% from 2020 to 2030, with experts predicting an estimated 8.2 million...

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than Books (November 10, 2022)

With your Ferris Public Library membership, you can be part of the first global virtual book club, Big Library Read (BLR), facilitated by Overdrive through the free Libby app.“A Snake Falls to Earth” by Darcie Little Badger will be available, without any wait lists or holds, now through Nov. 16,...

OFF MY MEDS by Les Taha (November 10, 2022)

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: November 2 – 6

Nash, Autumn, 19, assault.Albert, Destanie, 29, fail to identify/give false info, illegal license/certificate.McKenzie, Jimmy, 60, DWLI w/previous conviction.Iglesias, Jamie, 40, assault causes bodily injury.Thomas, Herbert, 63, poss CS pg 1/1-b <1g, theft prop <$2,500 2/more previous.Wernowsky,...

GLENN HEIGHTS ARRESTS: October 28 – November 3

Villalobos-Sosa, Victoria, 30, warrant arrest Mesquite PD, Dallas PD.Clark, Josiah, 21, warrant arrest Glenn Heights PD, Cockrell Hill PD.Flores, Alan, 23, evading, warrant arrest Austin Parole Div.Johnson, Amberial, 39, warrant arrest Arlington PD, Grand Prairie PD.Milete, Nicholas, 43, warrant...

RED OAK ARRESTS: October 31 – November 7

Padilla, Vincent, 50, sex abuse of child-continuous.Anderson, Brianna, 17, theft prop >=$100<$750.Flores, Winter, 20, criminal trespass.Stables, Zachary, 30, poss CS pg 2 >= 4g <400g.

WILMER ARRESTS: October 31 – November 6

Walker, Christopher, 47, agg assault date/family/house w/weapon.Barnett, Ralph, 64, disorderly conduct, warrant arrest other agency, warrant arrest other agency..Rodriguez, Pete, 43, warrant arrest other agency, warrant arrest other agency.Zuniga, Hilario, 20, warrant arrest local, warrant arrest...

CONSTITUTIONAL MINUTE #18

Gun control is not an enumerated power delegated to the federal government.Our federal Constitution doesn’t delegate to the federal government any power over the Country at Large to restrict our arms.Accordingly, all pretended federal laws, regulations, orders, opinions, or treaties which purport...

Quick repair projects to prep your home for winter

STATEPOINT – It’s fall, which means it’s time to roll up your sleeves, make minor fixes and prepare your home before it’s time to hunker down for winter. Here are four easy DIY projects that will ensure your humble abode is in tip-top shape before the cold weather arrives.