Lone Star Ag Credit distributes $22 million

Lone Star Ag Credit is distributing a total of $22 million in patronage dividends to its customer-owners, based on its strong financial results for 2020. The cash patronage payment is a record for the rural lending cooperative.

Fishing report

BROWNWOOD Water stained; 47 degrees; 5.20 low. Largemouth bass are slow with swimbaits, blade baits, and jigs near creeks. Crappie are slow on minnows in brush piles and timber edges near a creek channel or drop-off. White bass and hybrids are slow on slabs and trolling swimbaits.

Storm leaves shelves empty- again

The shelves of Texas grocery stores were seriously picked over, if not empty, for the second time in less than a year, said a Texas A&M AgriLife expert. But winter storm-related supply chain shortages are different than those consumers experienced during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID Update

Erath County officials reported 20 new cases of COVID-19 in the report from Monday, Feb. 22 that was released the next morning. This included six positive cases within the city limits of Stephenville, four within the city limits of Dublin and 10 among rural residents.

DISD combining March/Feb. school board meetings

Dublin ISD has decided to combine the February and March school board meetings into one meeting due to calendar conflicts and COVID reasons. The meeting will be held March 1 at 7 p.m. —Citizen staff report

Comanche Dems hosting AG candidate meeting

You are invited to a virtual meeting with Joe Jaworski, candidate for Texas Attorney General, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 6:30 p.m., on Facebook Live, at www. facebook.com/ activedemocratscomanche. Mr. Jaworski will address issues facing rural Texans, and he will answer your questions.

CTFAC bringing back Ragin’ Cajun

The Cross Timbers Fine Arts Council is excited to welcome back its annual RAGIN’ CAJUN Crawfish Boil & Silent Auction Fundraiser-Saturday, March 27, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at City Limits in Stephenville. The event will feature a bunch of fun, food & live Zydeco music!

Dublin Market Days returning in spring

Spring is coming. Keep repeating. And with spring, look forward to a new season of local produce, goods, and crafts at Dublin Market Days. The Market people have met to plan this year’s market. We will continue at Wright Park, third Saturdays—except when we join city events.

SHERIFF’S REPORT

February 6 At 3:53 p.m. a fire broke out on CR 255 and took several trips of the area fire departments to refill their tankers with water to put it out. February 8 At 8:54 a.m. a major accident between a vehicle and an 18-wheeler on Hwy 377 South prompted fire and EMS dispatched, one fatality.

POLICE LOG

February 15 A report was made for a damaged hotel room at Central Inn. A report was made for a green wire that was hanging down in their driveway on the 400 block of Blackjack. February 16 Caller reported that a black and white husky was left outside with no heat or shelter on Ella.