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Editor's Picks

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - 12:00am

Let’s talk trash.

Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - 12:00am

In the face of the wildfires devastating North Texas, Rancho Colorado Del Norte, a 100-year-old family farming and ranching operation in D’Hanis, is extending a helping hand to the affected farmers through the Panhandle Fire Relief Fund.

News

A Bandera County jury convicted a former music school owner Gareth Goode of Fair Oaks Ranch on multiple counts of child sexual abuse, resulting in a 40-year prison sentence handed down by 198th District Court Judge Patrick Maguire.

Dr. Sabrina Adrian, organist at First Presbyterian Church in Kerrville, will perform a free All Hallows’ Day Pipe Organ Concert on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at 4 p.m.

Oct 9, 2024 - 00:00

Bandera High School graduate Abram Mata has become the latest member of his family to join the U.S. military, commissioning into the U.S. Navy on September 30, 2024.

Bandera residents Randy Owens and Karina Lewis are stepping up to help a family displaced by Hurricane Helene by donating a travel trailer.

Sports

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The Medina volleyball team celebrated Senior Night on Friday, Oct. 4, ahead of their district match against Leakey.

Medina honors volleyball seniors

Oct 9, 2024 - 00:00

The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) has opened the Texas division of Wildlife Forever’s 2025 Fish Art Contest for entries.

Opinions

Top state lawmakers plan to address soaring homeowners' insurance premiums when they return to Austin in January for the next legislative session, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Oct 9, 2024 - 00:00

In January Donald Trump killed the toughest anti-immigration, bi-partisan bill in years, ready to be passed in Congress, to help stop America’s devastating opioid epidemic.

“We don’t want to blame immigrants for higher housing prices. But we do want to blame Kamala Harris for letting in millions of illegal aliens into this country… which does drive up costs, Tim.

Editor’s Note: The following column is presented in recognition of National Newspaper week.

Obituaries

Oct 9, 2024 - 00:00

Carla Christine Chase, went to be with the Lord on September 28, 2024.

Oct 9, 2024 - 00:00

Dennis “Lynn” Sides, of Hondo, passed away in Castroville, TX, on September 21, 2024, at 3:40 p.m. Cremation services have been arranged. Further details regarding memorial services are pending. Stacy Kendrick Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Oct 2, 2024 - 00:00

Mark Thomas Tobin, age 72, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 25, 2024 in Hospice Care at the home of his sister, Kathleen Tobin Krueger, in New Braunfels, TX. He was born on February 12, 1952 in San Antonio, TX, the son of Don F. Tobin and Margaret P. “Peggy” Tobin, former residents of San Antonio and long-time residents and ranchers in Bandera County, TX. He was a resident of Tilden, TX where he had been working on projects in the “oil patch” and a former resident of Bandera, TX.

Sep 25, 2024 - 00:00

Bandera, Texas – Helen Marie Davenport, 86, died on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at the Davenport Ranch in Bandera, Texas. She was born in Wink, Texas on September 30, 1937. She was the daughter of Thelma Louise Kerr and Ellis Parrish.