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A healthy lawn thrives with the right amount of water and nutrients. Lawn care is a yearlong process. Even when the sun isn’t very strong and the temperatures are cold, a lawn still needs water. That water requirement multiplies when higher temperatures lead to increased evaporation.

Summer is marked by hot and humid conditions. After all, the band The Lovin’ Spoonful didn’t sing, “Hot town, summer in the city. Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty” because the summer weather is crisp and cool. Although summer temperatures can make a day at the beach or in the pool ideal, that rising mercury also can contribute to dehydration.

Like most all of Ellis County, Italy is growing. Located 20 miles south of Ennis on SH-34, the farming community has increased from 1,926 in 2020 and is up to 2,329 this year. It was named after a settler who had once visited the European country.

Election called off, new Mayor Pro-Tem installed

Football, Volleyball seasons begin in Aug.

Texas Tech senior collects national honors

Area drinking water received a very favorable rating in the recent analysis by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Mailed to local residents, the Consumer Confidence Report, a two-sided, tri-fold brochure was printed in a small font size, prompting the City to cut through the complicated review.

City Commission seeks to cancel special election