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Revised manufactured home district approved

Darrell Vyvjala
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
A revised zoning map, creating new “R-5” districts for placement of manufactured homes, was unanimously approved by the Schulenburg City Council at its first meeting of 2023 on Jan. 17.
GRAND CHAMPION MARKET STEER – Exhibitor: Grant Kubala (second from right). Sales price: $10,000. Sticker Photo By Darrell Vyvjala

GRAND CHAMPION MARKET STEER – Exhibitor: Grant Kubala (second from right). Sales price: $10,000. Sticker Photo By Darrell Vyvjala

Junior Livestock Show Grand Champion Market Exhibitors

News Staff
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
A complete list of exhibitors, buyers, & donors will appear in next week’s issue.
Mueller presides over first meeting as county judge Dan Mueller (second from left) presided over his first meeting of the Fayette County Commissioners Court as county judge on Thursday, Jan. 12. Present at the meeting were Precinct 4 Commissioner Drew Brossmann (left), Precinct 2 Commissioner Luke Sternadel (second from right) and Precinct 1 Commissioner Jason McBroom (right). Precinct 3 Commissioner Harvey Berckenhoff was absent. Photo By Melanie Berger / Courtesy of Flatonia Argus

Mueller presides over first meeting as county judge Dan Mueller (second from left) presided over his first meeting of the Fayette County Commissioners Court as county judge on Thursday, Jan. 12. Present at the meeting were Precinct 4 Commissioner Drew Brossmann (left), Precinct 2 Commissioner Luke Sternadel (second from right) and Precinct 1 Commissioner Jason McBroom (right). Precinct 3 Commissioner Harvey Berckenhoff was absent. Photo By Melanie Berger / Courtesy of Flatonia Argus

Three-year comparison of County permits given

Melanie Berger
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Assuming maintenance of privately-constructed roads discussed at Commissioners Court meeting Dan Mueller presided over his first Fayette County Commissioners Court meeting as county judge on Thursday, Jan. 12.
Smoke billows from the barn north of town as SVFD personnel use a “dump tank” (left) to keep water flowing as they put out the fire last Friday. Sticker Photo By Darrell Vyvjala

Smoke billows from the barn north of town as SVFD personnel use a “dump tank” (left) to keep water flowing as they put out the fire last Friday. Sticker Photo By Darrell Vyvjala

SVFD battles barn blaze at midday Friday

Darrell Vyvjala
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
The Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department spent over two hours extinguishing a barn fire north of town on Friday, Jan. 13. Six fire trucks and 20 personnel responded to the call at 11:37 a.m. about two miles from the city limits off Highway 77.

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.
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.
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