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The Belmond City Council heard several staff reports during a short meeting Monday night.

Belmond fire fighters fought two blazes in the past week.

The nomination period for the November city and school election has closed. There is one open seat on the Belmond City Council as well as councils in other towns.

The Belmond City Council approved a new construction agreement Monday night for the Third Street NE paving project.

Texas schools urge quick legislative action so they can expand virtual learning after COVID-19 The Legislature is running out of time to decide on funding, other issues for online classes. Daysha Cojulum, 5, grows restless while attending virtual class at her kitchen table on Sept. 16, 2020 in Northwest Dallas. Cojulum uses her mothers phone to connect to the internet due to the DISD hotspots not working properly or running out of the allotted data. (Juan Figueroa/ The Dallas Morning News)(Jua...

McKinney ISD will not offer virtual learning for the 2021-2022 school year In a letter to parents, superintendent Rick McDaniel also announced masks will be optional next school year. McKinney ISD Superintendent Rick McDaniel said in a letter to parents this week that the district will not offer virtual learning in the fall.(Andy Jacobsohn / Staff Photographer) 10:17 AM on May 14, 2021 CDT McKinney ISD is making changes to its mask protocols and learning options for the 2021-22 school year, as ...

The Belmond City Council decided Monday night to close off the north end of 4th Avenue NE until the Highway 69 bridge project is finished this fall.

   The north end of 4th Avenue NE, which many local folks call “the dump road” was officially closed to traffic Monday night by the Belmond City Council.   “There’s too much traffic that’s trying to avoid the official Highway 69 bridge detour,” said Public Works Director Justin Fournier. “Lots of vehicles using 4th Avenue NE shouldn’t be.”   The north end of the street is gravel, and the heavy truck traffic is beating it up....

   Complaints about heavy traffic due to the Highway 69 detour have kept local phone lines busy. Police Chief Rick McDaniel told the Belmond City Council Monday night that complaints are coming from West Main Street, 6th Avenue NW, East Main Street, and Luick’s Lane.   “People haven’t figured out the detour yet,” he said. “It always takes a while. It will get bad again as soon as Third Street NE is closed for repairs.”   “I have ...

Emergency responders in Alabama react to getting coronavirus vaccine Emergency responders in Alabama shared their reactions to getting the Moderna coronavirus vaccine. Posted: Mar 2, 2021 9:35 AM Posted By: Bronson Woodruff SULLIGENT, Ala. (WTVA) -- Emergency responders in Alabama including police officers and firefighters became eligible to receive coronavirus vaccines toward the end of January. Some people WTVA got to talk with said they received both shots of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine...