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Area departments’ fire calls for late August

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Thursday, August 31, 2023
   Bay City Volunteer Fire Department:      On Aug. 22, at 5:12 p.m., Bay City Volunteer Fire Department responded to a wash down at 7th Street and FM 457.      On Aug. 22, at 5:36 p.m., Bay City Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass fire on Hwy 60 South.      On Aug. 24, at 5:42 a.m.
Fire Marshal Dan Shook Photo The remains of the kitchen from unattended cooking fire at 1816 Bayou.

Fire Marshal Dan Shook Photo The remains of the kitchen from unattended cooking fire at 1816 Bayou.

Unattended cooking blamed for house fire

News Staff
Thursday, August 31, 2023
   Bay City Volunteer Fire Department, the Bay City Fire Marshal, and the Bay City Police Department were dispatched to a building fire at 1816 Bayou Dr, Bay City at about 5:26 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20.      A local resident notified dispatch his house was on fire.

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"VVISD to hold special election in November " by: Jessica Shepard

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
   Van Vleck ISD trustees unanimously approved the order for a special election in November during their regular meeting Monday night.    School board members Lauren Kubecka, Kevin Ward, Casey Kile, Donnie O’Connell, Terry Blackmon, and Marcus Moss were present while trustee Tony Kucera was absent.
Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Cotton farmer Paul Sliva examines cotton crop on acreage north of Bay City.

Sentinel Photo/Mike Reddell Cotton farmer Paul Sliva examines cotton crop on acreage north of Bay City.

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"Sliva: Cotton crop down from 2022 totals; China not buying" by: Mike Reddell

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
   Cotton farmers Paul Sliva and Carey Orsak were busy last week picking cotton on acreage north of Bay City.    “We’re not doing as well as last year,” Sliva said in an interview at the acreage that Orsak owns off Chalmers Road but picked by both farmers.
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