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Speaking of winners...

Congratulations to Sydney Patterson, Baylee Hudson, and Shyla Register for advancing to finals at the Cole Camp Speech Tournament. Shyla Register placed 5th in Radio and 4th in International Extemp; Baylee placed 3rd in Dramatic Interpretation; and Sydney Patterson placed 2nd in Prose.

Not much warm up today

Happy Saturday! Today is National Kite Flying Day but it may be a little cool for that sort of thing (although normal for Feb 8) also the winds may be a little too light this morning. So, we'd tell you to go fly a kite but frankly, that sounds kind of rude!😂 #WhyIsThisInFebruary

It’s trivia time!

The 2nd annual Bates County Extension Council Trivia Night is just a little over a month away on March 7. This trophy will go home with the winning trivia team. So enter a team, be a sponsor for the evening, donate something for the Silent Auction, or do all three!  The money raised will go toward helping pay the costs of the 4-H Youth Program Associate position in Bates County. #BatesCo4H

Boil advisory remains in effect

A boil advisory for patrons of the Bates County 5 water district will remain in effect until the end of the day Tuesday Feb. 11th.

 Thanks for your patience.

Scrub sale rescheduled

The Auxiliary Scrub Sale at Bates County Memorial Hospital that was scheduled for last week has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 18, from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Hospital Education Center.

Big wins for Adrian FFA

Congrats to the following members on their big wins at the Area Proficiency screening. 

Baxter Lowe- 1st Small Animal Production

Case Doody- 1st Grain Production Placement

Both of these will be sent to state to compete against the other areas to find a state winner. 

Also receiving their Area Degrees last night and being sent for judging for their State Degrees were Kyler Six and

Baxter Lowe.

Important meeting for OVEC this week

OVEC Board and staff had the opportunity this week to meet with our state legislators.  We appreciate Representative Joe Runions,  Representative Donna Pfautsch, Representative Jack Bondon, Representative Patricia A. Pike, and Representative Rodger Reedy for always taking time hear the needs and concerns of our rural electric cooperative.