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County enacts burn ban, bid awarded for restroom project at Founders Park

Melanie Berger

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

The Fayette County Commissioners Court enacted a burn ban in Fayette County at an emergency meeting at 8:54 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 23. The burn ban prohibits all outdoor burning in the unincorporated areas of Fayette County and allows a fine not to exceed $500 be assessed to violators.

Lady Horns sweep Weimar

News Staff

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Tamara Otto (right) sends back a Ladycat attack in the third set of the Lady Horns 3-0 sweep of Weimar last week. With Shiner’s win over Flatonia, also on Sept. 21, Schulenburg moved into a first-place in District 27-2A. For more, see Page 5. Sticker Photo By Darrell Vyvjala

Fayette County Elections Office moves

News Staff

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

The Fayette County Elections Office has officially moved to its new location at 275 Ellinger Road in La Grange.

SISD band hosting Marching Festival

News Staff

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

This Saturday, Sept. 25, the Schulenburg ISD Band Department will be hosting its first-ever Shorthorn Marching Festival at David Husmann Memorial Stadium. Each band will present its UIL competitive shows and receive a 50-minute clinic with the judges on the field.

Chandler Bubela (front, left), Ella Banse (front, right), and Brynn Bubela help pick up trash as part of Keep Schulenburg Beautiful’s Fall Sweep.

‘Keep Schulenburg Beautiful’ kicks off ‘Fall Sweep’ program

News Staff

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

“Keep Schulenburg Beautiful” members and volunteers got their “Fall Sweep” underway this past weekend with beautification efforts along North Main Street. It is part of the statewide campaign of “Keep Texas Beautiful” running from Sept. 11 through Nov. 20.

City budget amendments approved, Council updated on new EMS station

Darrell Vyvjala

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Prior to the start of a new fiscal year on Oct. 1, the current City of Schulenburg budget was amended with the approval of the City Council at Monday night’s regular meeting. “We had some unexpected events this year,” City Hall staffer Julie Cernosek said.

Schulenburg’s Carnation Badger the Flying Bull has earned a place in Texas history as one of the most audacious publicity stunts ever.

The Day Schulenburg Welcomed a Flying Bull

Elaine Thomas

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Only 26 years after the Wright Brothers made their first flight, Schulenburg, Texas, welcomed Carnation Badger the Flying Bull. The dairy yearling reached the Central Texas town after a 1,232-mile journey from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on April 3, 1929.

Unemployment rates for state, area counties drop in August

News Staff

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

In August, the seasonallyadjusted Texas unemployment rate was 5.9 percent, a decrease of 0.3 percentage points from July 2021, according to the latest figures from the Texas Workforce Commission.

BOOK COVER – Defying Gravity – How Victor and Joe Stanzel’s Dream Took Flight traces the lives of the two brilliant local entrepreneurs from their childhoods to the time when their products were so popular that large national retailers like Walmart ordered freight cars full of Stanzel toys.

Open house set to celebrate new book on Stanzel brothers

News Staff

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

The Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum and Stanzel Family Foundation invite the public to a special open house and booksigning event on Saturday, Oct. 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum, 311 Baumgarten in Schulenburg.

Tractor accident claims life of well-known local man

Darrell Vyvjala

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

An active member of several local service organizations throughout his life, 81-year-old James Brossmann was found deceased as the result of an accident involving a tractor on Wednesday, Sept. 8. According to the Schulenburg Police Department report, a family member called in the mishap.

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