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Search for supt. begins in earnest

Darrell Vyvjala
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
With a search firm already selected, the Schulenburg ISD Board of Trustees set dates for the process of picking a new superintendent at its meeting Monday, Jan. 16. Dr. Russell Marshall of Arrow Educational Services, Inc.
Pickup stolen at local motel

Pickup stolen at local motel

Pickup stolen at local motel

News Staff
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
The Schulenburg Police Department reported that a black Ford F-350 (PHOTO #1) was stolen from America’s Best Value Inn on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at around 3 a.m. The suspects were driving an early-2000 model Ford F-150 (PHOTO #2) with a missing front bumper.
SPD officers found cocaine hidden in a folded dollar bill during a call on Sunday morning that led to the arrest of a Schulenburg man.

SPD officers found cocaine hidden in a folded dollar bill during a call on Sunday morning that led to the arrest of a Schulenburg man.

SPD makes two drug arrests, helps in pursuit on I-10

News Staff
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Two local men were arrested on drug charges by the Schulenburg Police Department last week. On Wednesday, Jan. 11 at approximately 9:29 p.m., officers conducted an investigative stop on a vehicle in the 100 block of Summit Street (Highway 90).
Items stolen from a business in La Grange were recovered with assistance from the Fayette County Narcotics Unit and Investigator David Smith.

Items stolen from a business in La Grange were recovered with assistance from the Fayette County Narcotics Unit and Investigator David Smith.

Narcotics Unit helps solve theft case in La Grange

News Staff
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
On Tuesday, Jan. 3, the Fayette County Narcotics Unit, with the aid of Investigator David Smith, assisted the La Grange Police Department in solving a theft case from a business in La Grange, according to Sheriff Keith Korenek.
Seniors (from left) Tamara Otto, Mackenzie Kunschick, and Harly Zapalac accept the trophy.

Seniors (from left) Tamara Otto, Mackenzie Kunschick, and Harly Zapalac accept the trophy.

Special recognition from Lady Horns’ run to state tournament

News Staff
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Prior to Schulenburg’s varsity basketball games on Jan. 3, the Lady Horn volleyball team that reached the Class 2A state semifinals this past season received the KHOU Inside High School Sports Chevy Spotlight Award.
Newly-appointed Emergency Management Coordinator Angela Hahn addresses the group of officials and community leaders who attended a meeting on the County’s mitigation plans last week.

Newly-appointed Emergency Management Coordinator Angela Hahn addresses the group of officials and community leaders who attended a meeting on the County’s mitigation plans last week.

New county judge, EMC discuss mitigation plans

News Staff
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Three days after Craig Moreau was dismissed as Fayette County’s emergency management coordinator, County Judge Dan Mueller and newly-appointed EMC Angela Hahn convened a meeting of Fayette County leaders on Wednesday, Jan. 4. The get-together took place at the EMS building in La Grange.
Santa leaves post-Christmas gifts

Santa leaves post-Christmas gifts

Santa leaves post-Christmas gifts

News Staff
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Schulenburg Elementary School students (front, from left) Elizabeth Williams, a fifth grader, and Justin Estrada, a kindergartner, receive gift bags from Santa with special post-Christmas delivery by the Schulenburg Chamber of Commerce.
Fire engulfed the Catholic church in Hostyn after an explosion, believed to have been caused by a natural gas leak, as reported in the June 16 issue.

Fire engulfed the Catholic church in Hostyn after an explosion, believed to have been caused by a natural gas leak, as reported in the June 16 issue.

Top local happenings last year from the Sticker files

News Staff
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Editor’s Note: The following are some of the top stories from June through December of 2022. Those from the first five months of last year appeared in last week’s issue.
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