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City bans mini, pocket bikes from public roads
The Olney City Council passed an ordinance on June 24 to ban minibikes and pocket bikes from city streets, after a spate of complaints about unsafe and illegal behavior as well as noise. The Council passed the ordinance unanimously, with Mayor Pro Tem Harrison Wellman absent. The measure was brought...
Doctors say cutting rural obstetrics poses risks to women, babies
The Olney Hamilton Hospital board of directors confirmed their decision to build a new hospital with no obstetrics services at their June 28 meeting, a plan that doctors say will create a dangerous “maternal care desert” for Young County women and their babies. OHH is the only hospital in Young County that provides obstetrics care.
Olney Library hosts 45th Annual Pet Show
Olney’s furry, four-legged and slithery friends were front and center last week at the Olney Community Library & Art Center’s annual Pet Show, a community favorite for 45 years running. Family pets are often regarded as just another member of the family and so attendees loved to show...
Council confirms OEDC board members
The Olney City Council re-confirmed three existing board members of the Olney Economic Development Corporation, and confirmed a new member at its June 24 meeting. All four of the OEDC board members will serve two-year terms. The Council re-upped OEDC board president Johnny Moore, and board members Tammy Montgomery and...
Olney in America brings community together
The Olney Chamber of Commerce [OCC] board and volunteers worked tirelessly to make another Fourth of July a big success with their annual Olney in America celebration at the Olney Country Club on June 28. Songbird Jones and Jarrod Morris played before a huge crowd with original and cover music...
City sets tentative date for public water plant meeting
The Olney City Council tentatively set a special- called meeting and town hall for July 10 at 6 p.m. to discuss the fate of the stalled water treatment plant. Mayor Rue Rogers noted at the June 24 Council meeting that City Administrator Simon Dwyer had presented the City with five options for starting construction after bids for the plant came in over the $13.5 million the City had budgeted for the project. Mr. Dwyer told the Council that the price tag for the plant, which will replace the existing 102-year-old facility, has soared from a low bid of $15 million to $18 million to $20 million because of inflation.
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