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The credit union’s agreement to acquire Midwest Community Bank in Illinois follows two other bank deals it announced this year.

According to Orange Grove city officials, their police chief has resigned.

Clueless about racism On Tuesday, 5/18, I read the letters to the editor and COULD NOT believe what "No Systemic Racism" thinks he knows about RACISM or systemic racism. Would he be where he is today if he were Black or Native American, or an immigrant and experienced racism?  Does he know what it feels like? He cited prominent known Black celebrities and he wondered why there is systemic racism when they succeeded. Believe me, they ALL experienced racism. And STILL do. Our first Black president and first lady still do. I am a proud Lakota Sioux Native American who has EXPERIENCED RACISM,...

Public records request shows Alice PD’s response to Orange Grove Police Chief’s alleged assault against teen Courtesy: Alice Police Department and last updated 2021-05-16 19:39:30-04 ALICE, Texas — The alleged assault of a 16-year-old at an Alice apartment complex at the hands of an out-of-uniform police chief from Orange Grove is getting more context after a public records request made by KRIS 6 News. The body camera footage of two responding officers shows blurred teenagers and a concerned mother. “I’m telling them to get off of me man — like you cannot search ...

The Leader An increase in state and federal aid in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic enabled school districts to keep the tax rate fairly stable, despite a proposed increase in spending in many instances.  Around the state, school districts are averaging a 2.9% spending increase and are seeking to raise the tax levy — the total amount of property taxes collected — by 1.4%, according to state Department of Education records.  Property owners within the Corning-Painted Post City School District will see a tax levy increase of 1.37% on the $118,111,924 proposed budget, but according to...