HOWE’S HAPPENINGS You know the old saying “no news is good news”? I think even with a local paper that saying can apply sometimes. Of course, there is always drama that could be scrounged up– or we could report all the million ways the world is falling apart around us. In my formal education as a journalist, I unfortunately heard the terms “chaos creates cash”, “where it bleeds it leads”, and other similar sayings. I had some amazing professors I still respect who, in their time, did journalism as it should be and taught me well. Overall, though, the world of journalism I was educated for showed how to stir people’s emotions up and push particular narratives rather than actually report truth and factual information. If there wasn’t news– create it, true or not and add some dramatic flair for good measure and money’s sake. We don’t do that around here.
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Thursday, July 24, 2025
Ashley Husbands The Howe Fire Department recently informed the public that a heat advisory is in effect until 9 p.m. this Thursday. This year, we have not seen the high temperatures often reported in the summer. Unfortunately, as we all have heard, there has been more flooding in parts of Texas resulting in devastating loss of life. It seemed to some that we have experienced an abnormally high amount of rain generally and cooler temperatures overall this year in Texas, but are we anywhere close to a record? Here are some statistics: According to Extreme Weather Watch “2022 was the warmest July in Texas history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 100.2 ° F, and the average low was 74.3 °F. 1976 was the coolest July in Texas history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 88.0 °F, and the average low was 68.0 °F.”
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As far as rainfall is concerned, halfway through the month it was reported by WFAA that DFW has had ranges from .28 inches in Fort Worth to 4.72 inches in Richardson. The closest to Howe reported was Sherman at 2.01 inches. These statistics do not come close to the rainiest Julys ever reported in DFW– the highest recorded ever was 11.13 inches in 1973.
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Temperatures Rising this Week After a Rainy Summer
So, I’m happy to report to you that although the front page is “boring” this week– that might not be a bad thing! The peaceful town of Howe is rolling right along for now as far as major newsworthy business. If you’d rather see how the world outside of Howe is falling apart around you– there are plenty of options to go find that.
Have a great week, Howe, Texas!
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If you begin to want to complain about the heat we are now experiencing for this summer– reflect on the hottest dates ever recorded in Texas. The hottest temperatures ever recorded are tied for two dates: August 12, 1936 in Seymour and June 28, 1994 in Monahans at 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
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