Residents of Bosque County met for the second time Monday evening to continue the planning of a Veterans Memorial Park in Bosque County. Led by project coordinator Andrea Wallum, the group had previously discussed potential locations for the park, but after hearing from Buck Thomason, who was instrumental in planning the Veterans Memorial at Wade Lee City Park in Cranfills Gap, the group shifted focus to deciding criteria for the memorial.

The National Championship Barbecue Cookoff will hold their annual auction and BBQ fundraiser this Saturday, June 12, at 6 p.m. at the Meridian Civic Center.

Clifton High School announced the softball All District awards for their 2021 season. Kelsey Wetegrove received the Newcomer Award.

The Cen-Tex Classics & Hot Rod Club of Bosque County will be having their inaugural car show at the Clifton Armory grounds on June 19th, 2021. The show is open to the public and will start about 9:00 a.m.

The book, Three Months with the Wild Indians, A Brief Sketch of the Life of Ole T. Nystel, was accepted by the NSDAR Library in Washington D.C. The book donation acceptance was received by Bosque River Valley Chapter, NSDAR Librarian Susan Ferguson on May 25, 2021. Ferguson and Chapter Regent Sue Fielden both expressed their excitement to have a book pertaining to Norwegian history accepted by the NSDAR Library. Pictured from left is Susan Ferguson and Sue Fielden. Courtesy Photo

At last week’s commissioners court meeting, Bosque County EMC Chris Anderson said he was hopeful the county could soon report that active cases had fallen into single digits. This week, Anderson was able to tell the court the county had achieved single digit active case numbers.

A tire amnesty event will take place in the armory parking lot in Clifton on Saturday, June 12 from 8 a.m. until noon.