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Pageant entry, sponsorship info

News Staff
Monday, July 3, 2023
The Schulenburg Festival Scholarship Pageant will be held on Saturday, July 15 in the Knights of Columbus Hall at 6 p.m. The deadline for contestants to enter is this Friday, July 7. Entry forms are available at the Mary Jane Pesek residence, 824 Oakland Road.

Festival presale tickets available through July 10

News Staff
Monday, July 3, 2023
The Schulenburg Festival is less than a month away and, this year, presale tickets for $30 are being offered through July 10. The special two-day ticket, good for admission on both Friday and Saturday (Aug. 4-5) to the rodeo and the live music at Wolters Park, is available online at www.
Members of the Twin Cities (Schulenburg and Flatonia) Minor League (9- and 10-year-old) all-star team: (front, from left) Barett Redman, Jaxon Kurtz, Jayce Hajdik, Jett Bailey, Noah Heger, Jack Schiffli, Paycen Beck, Reece Blansitt, Luke Goedrich; (back, from left) manager Neal Goedrich, coach Ben Bailey, and coach Tad Beck. Sticker Photo By Darrell Vyvjala

Members of the Twin Cities (Schulenburg and Flatonia) Minor League (9- and 10-year-old) all-star team: (front, from left) Barett Redman, Jaxon Kurtz, Jayce Hajdik, Jett Bailey, Noah Heger, Jack Schiffli, Paycen Beck, Reece Blansitt, Luke Goedrich; (back, from left) manager Neal Goedrich, coach Ben Bailey, and coach Tad Beck. Sticker Photo By Darrell Vyvjala

Twin Cities Minor League team falls in title game

Darrell Vyvjala
Monday, July 3, 2023
Twin Cities and Weimar, as the two all-star teams in Texas East District 13 drawing from the smallest pool of players, overcame the odds to meet in the Minor League championship last week. To start the tournament, held in Brenham, both won their pools with games played June 16-22.
State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

News Staff
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Conservation urged as searing heat wave sweeps state Texas’ power grid reported record electricity use early last week.

Health advice for summer heat

News Staff
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Fayette County has been under an excessive heat warning in recent weeks, and the trend is likely to continue during the summer months.

Insurance, budget items brought before Commissioners Court

Melanie Berger
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Renewal of the Fayette County employee health, dental and vision insurance for 2023-24 was approved by the Commissioners Court at its meeting on Thursday, June 22. The County will absorb the 8.7-percent cost increase.

Local man, 64, fatally shot by his son

Darrell Vyvjala
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Ricky Machicek, 64, of Schulenburg was found deceased from an apparent gunshot wound inside a residence at 201 Upton Ave. Saturday, June 24, according to the Schulenburg Police Department. The police report stated that officers responded to a call of shots fired at 9:09 p.m.

Sludge box doesn’t get clean vote from aldermen

Darrell Vyvjala
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Following a debate on the immediate need of a fourth “sludge box” for the wastewater plants as well as a discussion on paying for the unbudgeted item, the Schulenburg City Council approved the purchase by a 3-2 vote at its meeting on Tuesday, June 20.

Helicopter EMS issue addressed

News Staff
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Fayette County offices have received a number of calls regarding the changes in the emergency healthcare here specifically relating to air ambulance services.
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