Furry friends can cause distracted driving. Here are ways to stay safe

STATEPOINT – Summer road trip season is heating up. Whether your vacation plans include national parks, sandy beaches or major metropolises, you may be thinking of bringing the entire family along, even your four-legged companions.While we love having them near, dogs aren’t always safe passengers.

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than Books (July 20, 2023)

Planning a road trip?The library has an excellent selection of audiobooks that you can pop into your vehicle’s CD player.Free audiobooks from the Libby app also comes along with your library card. Just checkout an audio on the app & listen via Bluetooth (if available) through your car’s speakers.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: July 10 – 16

Jackson, Preston, 69, poss drug paraphernalia, park curfew violation.Navarro, Christina, 28, poss CS pg 2 <1g, unl carrying weapon.Johnson, Ryan, 34, DWLI w/prev conviction.Davis, Tiffany, 36, exp MVR, no driver’s license, exp MVR.

RED OAK ARRESTS: July 10 – 17

Silliman, Antonio, 22, burglary of vehicles, fail to identify giving false/fictitious info.Deluna, Giovanni, 22, poss CS pg 2 >= 400g, unl carrying weapon.Akin, Darren, 21, unauth use of vehicle.Linson, Jamarea, 18, theft prop >=$100<$750.Gamboa, Martin, 32, poss CS pg 1/1-b <1g.

WILMER ARRESTS: July 10 – 16

Hernandez, Robert, 40, DWI.Carrillo, Jesus, 39, warrant arrest other agency.

FERRIS PUBLIC LIBRARY: More than Books (July 13, 2023)

Tuesday, July 18 will be our End of Summer Party!Join us at 11 a.m. for our Foam Party. The foam will make the kids feel a little warm and damp like soap and water, except they will NOT feel cold, wet, and blobby! It’s all the fun of a bath without the annoying clean up.

ELLIS COUNTY ARRESTS: June 30 – July 9

Spicer, Frankie, 31, assault causes bodily injury.Ernst, Bryan, 29, criminal mischief >=$750<$2,500, resist arrest search or transport, DWI.Thomas, Ivory, 20, injury child/elderly/disabled w/intent Felony 3.Lampkins, John, 49, criminal trespass.Brown, Damian, 29, sexual assault Felony 2.

RED OAK ARRESTS: June 26 – July 10

Jordan, Rusty, 37, theft prop <$2,500 2/more prev convictions.Maldonado, Aaron, 42, poss CS pg 1/1-b >=4g<200g, theft prop <$2,500 2/more prev convictions.Pinckney, Jawaun, 24, Oklahoma TCIC-warrant arrest.Murphy, Caitlin, 23, public intoxication.Brigham, Keeshae, 19, theft prop >=$100<$750.

WILMER ARRESTS: June 26 – July 9

Johnson, Casey, 37, warrant arrest other agency.Andrews, Robert, 34, warrant arrest other agency.Rupprecht, Brittany, 36, public intoxication.Craddock, Tupasia, 22, assault causes bodily injury.Vance, Dedre, 47, apprehension by peace officer w/o warrant.Edwards, Kenneth, 48, DWI 2nd.

Everything you need to know about student loans

STATEPOINT – More American families are borrowing for college. At the same time, merit aid and the use of personal income and savings is falling.