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LUBBOCK, Texas — When a rare pet wallaby went missing during the dust storm Saturday, his owner reached out to the entire community for help. Thanks to a huge team effort, Rascal was located safe and sound before dark. On Sunday, Rascal’s mom, Shayli McCartor, explained the rescue and thanked the community for their help in the search.

“People love him so much,” said McCartor. “It wouldn’t have just affected me like it would have affected several people. And we were just so happy we found him and we got him back. That’s just the bottom story and we’re so thankful for everybody that did help.”

On top of being an especially cute and lovable pet, the two-year-old wallaby is one of the main attractions at Wolfforth’s Party Time Ponies and Events. When he went missing in the dust storm, McCartor sounded the alarm and posted about it all over Facebook.

Read the full article on everythinglubbock.com, published January 31, 2021.

LUBBOCK, Texas — Congressman Jodey Arrington met with leaders from Covenant Health Tuesday to discuss vaccine distribution and health care legislation.

The legislation would help rural hospitals continue fighting the pandemic while addressing the specific needs of their communities, without having to adhere to costly government mandates.

“Rural health care is, was experiencing a crisis before COVID–40 percent of rural providers were operating at a net loss,” said Arrington during a news conference.

Now, thanks to legislation passed in the last session, we’re already on the path to improvement.

Read the full article on everythinglubbock.com, published January 26, 2021.