| The Story | The trial of former officer Shane Hale is moved to Jacksboro on a change of venue. |
| News worthiness (on a scale of 0 to 5) | *** |
| The Spin | Think the farm and ranch community is ready for that? |
| The Story | Carol Giles, in light of the upcoming beer and wine election in Decatur, fires off a letter to the editor (one of many to be printed) proclaiming that alcohol stands for "lawlessness and chaos". |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | Ah, yes, the calm and measured approach. |
| The Story | The president of The Club at Runaway Bay, Rick Mai, gets arrested after an altercation with Police Officer Rex Richie after, of all things, a violation of a city ordinance regarding controlled burning within city limits. "Richie used pepper spray to try to subdue Mai, but Mai took the pepper spray from the officer and sprayed him.". |
| News worthiness | *** |
| The Spin | Did we see this on the Andy Griffith show one time? |
| The Story | Runaway Bay City Secretary Geri Abrams resigned Monday due to stress stemming from criticism she has received over accounting practices from "a member of the council and several citizens". |
| News worthiness | * |
| The Spin | Wasn't she featured last week in the Bridgeport Index? And weren't there lots of positive statements made about her job? Yep. |
| The Story | An Aurora man is arrested after alleging sexually assaulting a woman who had responded to a modeling ad placed in the Thrifty Nickle. |
| News worthiness | **** |
| The Spin | We never considered the Thrifty Nickle to be a launching pad for a modeling career. |