DUBUQUE, Iowa – Vera Rasnake laughed as she led a trio of barking, jostling dogs into the Iowa Greyhound Park, but her smile faded when she acknowledged that after 41 years of being around the sleek animals, her sport was teetering on extinction.
Ennis Inc. last week reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $6.7 million.
Ellis County Precinct 3 Commissioner Paul D. Perry has renewed his membership in the County Investment Academy. During 2021, Perry success fully completed investment education that is conducted in partnership with the McCoy College of Business Administration at Texas State University. “Perry’s ongoing commitment to continuing education and wisely managing county financial assets will provide maximum benefit to Ellis County,” his office said in a news release.
A planned development west of the U.S. Highway 67-287 interchange that will bring another corporate headquarters to the Cement City was unanimously approved by the Midlothian City Council during last Tuesday’s regular meeting.
• Name: Bobby Soto • Current profession: University Administration • Political Party: Non-Partisan Governing Body • Elected office sought: Midlothian ISD School Board Place 5 • Previous political experience: Midlothian ISD School Board Place 5 Incumbent (3-year term) • Family: Married to my wife, Kim, and we have two children in MISD (Elementary & Middle School) Questions • Why are you seeking this office? I am seeking reelection to continue serving our community in this capacity. I strongly believe in service to others and so whether in this capacity or another, I will continue to seek out opportunities of servant leadership.
• Name: Whitney Krupala • Current profession: Registered Nurse, Entrepreneur • Political Party: Republican • Elected office sought: Midlothian ISD Board of Trustees Place 4 • Previous political experience: None • Family: My husband Cody and I have been married for 14 years. We have four children and our three oldest attend Dolores McClatchey Elementary.
• Name: Mike Dillow • Current profession: Civil Engineer • Political Party: Non-Partisan • Elected office sought: Midlothian School Board Place 4 • Previous political experience: I’ve never run for any public office before. I have been involved with the Ellis A&M Club Scholarships.
• Name:Ed Gardner • Current profession: Business Owner / CEO and Founder of MFR Inc. • Political Party: Republican • Elected office sought: Midlothian City Council Place 3 • Previous political experience: This is my first foray into politics as a political candidate but I worked with state government to assist in getting annexation reform on to the Governor’s desk, and I am currently working with our city council and Mayor get Midlothian to adopt a Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance.
State Representative Brian Harrison, who has multiple children who attend Midlothian Independent School District (MISD), announced his endorsement of Mike Dillow for MISD School Board Place 4. This is Rep. Harrison’s first local endorsement since joining the Texas Legislature last year after winning a special election in which he earned the support of an overwhelming majority of Midlothian voters.
2022 is an election year, a chance for Texas voters to tell the people who represent them what the state needs and what it doesn’t need, to bear down on the biggest problems we face together and to ignore the distractions that keep us from that important work.