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The Young County Commissioners’ Court voted on Monday to accept nearly $17,000 worth of donations in the form of living history for Fort Belknap.

Young County on Monday approved the transfer of the Young County Agricultural Activity Center (the Old Ag Barn) located at Fireman’s Park to the city of Graham due to a request by the city to obtain possession of the property.

The item was originally proposed by Precinct 4 Commissioner Jimmy Wiley during a July 9 meeting of the Young County Commissioners Court. The city of Graham met on Thursday, Aug. 9 to give the commissioners approval to provide the city with a quitclaim of interest to transfer the property which the commissioners approved on Monday, Aug. 13.

The Graham City Council continued their discussions Tuesday on the proposed budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year, narrowing down the capital request for each city department and presenting the city’s valuation data.

In total the requests amounted to $589,400, but not all requests by each department were accepted. City Manager Brandon Anderson said on Tuesday at the second budget meeting that he budgeted $389,000 in the general fund of the amount requested, with a planned progress report six months into the year.

The Humane Society of Young County have reduced their annual expenses by almost $62,000, but despite this they are still $30,000 in the hole for the year and almost $5,000 for the month of August Humane Society of Young County Shelter President Rhonda Bone said Tuesday at a City budget meeting.

Two men died in a head-on collision in Jack County on Wednesday, Aug. 1 including the 2018 Art at the OPOMAC winner of Best of Show.

Engineer, Newport Volunteer Firefighter and artist Jan Russell “Rusty” Cook, 57, of Jack County, was traveling south shortly before 9 a.m. on Hwy. 59 about 20 miles north of Jacksboro when his 2018 Dodge Caravan was struck by a 2017 Ford F-150 driven by Colby Charles Cosper, 35, of Clifton.

With over 190 entries from 42 artist from the Texoma area, the 52nd Lake Country Art Show drew a crowd on Saturday for their reception and awards ceremony at the Old Post Office Museum and Art Center.

Artists from Mineral Wells, Breckenridge, Graham, Wichita Falls, Weatherford and more presented their pieces to judge Kay Brubaker at the OPOMAC. Brubaker is president of the  Carlsbad Art Association and director of the Artist Galley in Carlsbad.