Lipan News

Lynn Glass has probably watched more rodeo in the past 14 years than most contestants.

It was called Fort Ramirez, but that was a later name. A more likely name would have been Rancho Ramirez.

By Christin Coyne ccoyne@mineralwellsindex.com The Palo Pinto County Sheriff's Department and the City County Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant Monday evening at a residence in the 21000 block of Farm-to-Market Road 4 and seized 133 live marijuana plants, valued at over $1 million, and six guns.

Come celebrate the 142nd anniversary of the existence of Texas' northern-most U.S. Army fort during Fort Richardson Days on April 17 and 18, and see what frontier life was like in the 1870s.

Lipan Apache Tribal Chairman Bernard Barcena says he cannot describe the emotion he felt when the Texas Legislature granted his tribe official recognition.

An area job fair designed specifically for veterans - but open to anyone - is this Saturday at Lipan High School.

A wreck Friday evening south of Mineral Wells and a trailer fire Sunday night near Lipan claimed the lives of two men, according to reports.

Before competing in the inaugural Champions Challenge, Austin Shepard decided to switch up horses.

By Libby Cluett lcluett@mineralwellsindex.com PALO PINTO - At least seven calls to fires countywide, reported in four days, kept local fire officials busy last week through the weekend.

A Happy and Prosperous New Year to you from all of us at BankersOnline! In this first edition of Security Spotlight for 2009, we report on an astounding number of robberies.

Chelsea L. McGowan cmcgowan@weatherforddemocrat.com After 42 years with the United States Postal Service, Jo Ann Barnhart said she's looking forward to enjoying her retirement.

Arrests * Ronald Dell Bishop, 51, of Decatur, was arrested Dec. 18 on a warrant for engaging in organized criminal activity.

RE: Counterfeit Cashier's Checks of First National Bank of Lipan, Lipan, TX The above-named bank has reported that counterfeit cashier's checks issued in the bank's name and using a correct routing number of ...