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Wildcatter Ranch, near Possum Kingdom Lake, caters to weekend cowboys from around the world.

An explosion occurred during a chemical delivery today at the Graham Water Treatment Plant, destroying the tank that stores bleach at the facility and injuring one. Until the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality completes an assessment, there is no ETA on the plant returning to normal operation. The explosion occurred at approximately noon Thursday, Nov. 2 in the 400 block of Power Plant Road in Graham. City Manager Eric Garretty said an individual was injured due to the explosion.

Early voting is off to a slow start in Young County with election day approaching next week. The ballot in Young County contains 14 constitutional amendments as well as a $33 million bond measure for the Olney Hamilton Hospital District. According to the Young County elections office, the first week of early voting had a 3.7% turnout, or 437 of the 11,932 registered county voters. Early voting continues this week through Friday, Nov. 3.

A North Texas congressman who earlier declined to run for House Speaker is seeking the leadership role after all, according to the chair of the House Republican Conference. Republican Rep.

Results of an online broadband assessment by Connected Nation Texas (CN Texas) for Young County were recently released. At the end of January, the Young County Broadband Committee and CN Texas announced the launch of the online broadband assessment. Between January and April, Young County conducted a comprehensive study of broadband access and adoption across the community, with responses from 229 households. CN Texas staff additionally met with community officials to determine community needs and gathered data for the study.