News bits: week starting 8/16

Country musician writes song about love

CHEYANNE, WY. Local country singer Myron Billings wrote and sang a country song about a woman. “I had my heart broken by a woman about a year ago, so I wanted to be unique and write a country song about it” said Billings. This is the first time that a country song was written about a woman since most are written about long summer days and honey badgers. Billings also has written a unique song about working hard.

Time away from Family spent bitching about family

COOS BAY, OR. Local resident Derek Winton (19) complains about his family way too much when he isnt around them, his friends report. “He bitches about how his Dad tells stupid jokes and how his younger Brother always leaves his bike halfway in the garage, ensuring the door always closes on it” says Wintons best friend Timothy Haffner (20) “I get really sick of hearing him bitch about it all the time” Haffner added. Winton reportedly tries to get away from his “pain-in-the-ass” family whenever possible but since his friends don't want to be around him when he bitches, it has become very difficult.

Woman checks weather on smart phone while the weather report is on the news

SAGINAW, MI. Margie Westbrook (41), a stay at home Mom, reportedly checked the radar on her new I Phone at the same time that WNEM-TV weather reporter Lauren Fahrenkrug was showing the live up-to-date weather map for the area. “I wanted to see if my sister up in Midland was getting any rain where she was at since it is dry as a bone here” said Westbrook. She was alereted to the fact the weather was on TV when her husband stated that Mt. Pleasent was getting a lot of lightening. Even after hearing this, Westbrook continued to look at her phone. As it turned out, her sister up in Midland wasn't getting any rain.

Area man loves Almond Joy, but hates Mounds

FLAGSTAFF, AZ. Local resident Josh Galaff (28) shocked his friends and co-workers when he told them he loves Almond Joy, but hates Mounds, a scenerio which is common the other way around. “I dont know, Almond Joy is just better” said Galaff. His friends discovered this when he asked one of them to pick up some Alomond Joy, but got mounds by accident. “I dont get it” said Mitch Nensam, a good friend of Galaff's “Mounds is a more basic verson of Almond Joy, how could you not like a verson that is more simple?” Nensam added. Galaff did reportedly eat one Mounds bar, but said he really didnt want one at all.