See our interview with Christena Stephens, President of the Friends of the Muleshoe & Grulla National Wildlife Refuge about the about the organization and how to become a member.  You can like them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/fmgnwr or visit their website at http://llanorefuges.org/

See video briefing from the National Weather Service Lubbock with details about flood threat Wednesday and Thursday, October 21 & 22, 2015, across West Texas including the Muleshoe area.   A Flood Watch is in effect for our area from Wednesday at 1p.m. until Friday morning.   Get the NWS Forecast for Muleshoe and radar from Cannon AFB.

See the Muleshoe City Council Meeting held on October 19, 2015, at City Hall in Muleshoe, Texas.  Items on the agenda include:  1. Approval of Minutes from September 14, 2015,  2. Consideration of Ordinance No. O-482-1015 authorizing the issuance of city of Muleshoe General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2015,  3. Consider Ordinance No. O-483-1015 designating certain traffic control for certain streets within the City of Muleshoe  4.  Consider recommendation by MEDC Board to reappoint Gilrobert Rennels and Sarah Santos to another three-year term to the Muleshoe Economic Development Corporation  5. Consider receipts from Muleshoe Youth Baseball for Hotel/Motel Tax Funds  6.  Receive update on City Manager search   7. Discussion with City Attorney concerning legal interview techniques and questions  8.  Administrative Reports:  a. The city hosted a blood drive on September 30th.  b.  Mayor Black and Council member Parker and staff attended the annual TML conference in San Antonio September 22-25  c.  The quarterly TML Region III meeting will be Thursday, October 22, 2015 at the Scottish Rite Learning Center of West Texas  8.  Mayor and Council remarks  9. Adjourn

See video of monarch butterflies migrating through Muleshoe, Texas, on October 13, 2015.  The monarch butterfly is the only known butterfly to make a two-way migration similar to some bird species to escape the approaching cold weather.  Thanks to Rhett Kerby for the tip.  Music “Thingamajig” by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

See our interview with Donald Phelps, a Korean War Veteran, about his recent trip to Washington, D.C. on the South Plains Honor Flight.  Our Meet Your Neighbor program is brought to you by United Supermarkets.

See video of some of the heavy rain that has hit Muleshoe on October 7 & 8, 2015, with 1.34″ falling at the Muleshoe Mesonet station and 1.44″ at the NWS station at Channel 6 as of 11a.m.    Rain chances continue for Thursday and Friday in the Muleshoe area.  Get the weather forecast in our Muletrain News program.

See some video of the steady, soaking rains that have hit the Muleshoe, Texas, area on October 3rd and 4th, 2015.   The NWS Station at Channel 6 got 1.31″ of rain and the Muleshoe Mesonet site received 1.24″ over the weekend.

See video highlights of the Taste Tour to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation held on October 2, 2015, at the Stone Creek Events Center in Lubbock, Texas.  The host for the event was KLBK’s Terri Furman and the featured speaker was Muleshoe native Amanda Messenger Shelton.  The event raised $31,700 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.  Make your donation now to help cure Cystic Fibrosis at https://tools.cff.org/Chapters/netx/EventDonation/?idEvent=28643

Roger and Dawn Williams have sold Williams General Store on October 2, 2015, to Kolby and Brittni Wilkerson who have renamed the business Tattered Tumbleweed.  It will open on Monday morning at 10 at 1405 West American Blvd.  See our interview with Roger and Dawn about the 50 year history of the Williams store in Muleshoe, Texas, and find out about their plans for the future.  Meet the new owners Kolby and Brittni and hear about their plans for Tattered Tumbleweed.   All layaways, shower selections, etc made with Williams will be good at Tattered Tumbleweed.

See video and pictures of the Super Moon Lunar Eclipse shot on September 27, 2015, at the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge near Muleshoe, Texas.   This is our September Meet Your Neighbor program brought to you by United Supermarkets.  At the Foot of the Sphinx by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/