Columbus hospital’s Wellness Center to have ribbon cutting

Columbus Community Hospital’s Wellness Center will have its grand opening and ribbon cutting on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 4 p.m. Representatives from the hospital and Columbus Chamber of Commerce will be on hand to open the center and welcome the community.

Food manager training course set in La Grange

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Fayette County is offering a two-day professional food manager certification training course, “Food Safety: It’s Our Business,” on Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 14-15 at the Fayette CountyAg Building, 255 Svoboda Lane, La Grange.

Voter registration, early voting dates given for Nov. 8 General Election

The deadline to register to vote in the upcoming General Election is Tuesday, Oct. 11 (the first business day after Columbus Day). The Texas Voter Registration Application can be downloaded from the Fayette County website, www.co.fayette.tx.

State Capital Highlights

State sends resources to Florida Texas has deployed state resources to Florida to assist in response and recovery efforts in the aftermath of the devastation caused last week by Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms to hit the United States in the past decade.

Courthouse Report

155th District Court Adult Felony Cases Filed By Information Filed Sept.

Police Report

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports that officers responded to 107 calls for service and two reportable incidents were investigated during the week of Sept. 24-30. Included were two warrant arrests. •Sept.

Training for 1st responders on dealing with people with intellectual disabilities set

Turtle Wing Foundation, The Red Door Fund for Mental Health and Bluebonnet Trails have teamed up to bring a training on “Strategies for Helping Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism” at Blinn College in Schulenburg on Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Unclaimed property of $309 million returned

The Texas Comptroller’s office approved and paid out a record $309 million in unclaimed property during the past fiscal year, Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced on Sept. 19. This is the third time the Comptroller’s office has returned $300 million or more in unclaimed property in a fiscal year.

Museum has window display on voting

Schulenburg Historical Museum invites everyone to come by and view its new window display about voting in Texas. The display has all the information about how to register and vote in this year’s election as well as a brief history of voting in Texas.

Two Houston men arrested for drugs, weapons

On Saturday, Sept. 24 at approximately 2:30 a.m., Fayette County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Austin Moore initiated a traffic stop near Schulenburg.