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Next week, the eighth annual Texoma Gives online fundraising event will take place with participation from organizations in north Texas and southwest Oklahoma, including Young County. Texoma Gives is a 16-hour, online giving event organized by the Wichita Falls Area Community which covers a 24-county area in Texas and Oklahoma. The event kicks off its online fundraising efforts at 6 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, at texomagives.org. The early donation period opened Thursday, Aug. 24.

A Graham man was indicted this week on two counts of sexual assault of a child and solicitation of prostitution, under 18 years of age. Richard Henry Ashing, 54, remains in jail after being arrested in May on the three second-degree felonies stemming from a December 2022 offense. A Young County grand jury indicted Ashing on the three charges Friday, Aug. 18. Ashing was arrested Friday, May 5 and charged with three felonies following a forensic interview with a minor.

A Young County man was indicted this month on a charge of aggravated assault related to a March offense. Jeffrey Charles Hilliard, 42, was originally arrested in June on charges totaling $490,000 from Young and Jack counties.

Former Young County Treasurer Kathy Mishler was indicted last week on abuse of her official capacity in office during a period from January 2016 to April 2023. Mishler was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 22 on $2,500 bond and was released the same day. She announced Monday, July 24 during a Young County Commissioners Court meeting that she was stepping down from her position as Young County Treasurer, effective immediately. According to the grand jury indictment, from Jan. 1, 2016 through April 1, 2023, Mishler “misused government property” in the form of credit cards.

Two wildfires broke out this week in Young County which were contained by local and state resources. The Cearley Fire was an estimated 855 acres and the Shelton Ranch Fire was an estimated 50 acres. The Cearley Fire broke out Monday, Aug. 21 and was first estimated at 150 acres before growing to an estimated 500 acres the same day with 0% containment. At around 3:30 p.m. Monday, Texas A&M Forest Service (TAMFS) received a request for assistance on the fire burning 10 miles northeast of Graham.