The Comfort softball team needed a win last Friday at Blanco to have a chance at the postseason, but the Lady Panthers turned in a solid performance and defeated the Deer in five innings, 11-1. Comfort ends its 2026 season at 2-8 in district (1318 overall), while Blanco snagged the last spot available in 5-3A … Read more
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Texas will need to invest $174 billion over the next 50 years to keep up with water demand, according to a draft 2027 state water plan approved last week, the Austin American- Statesman reported. That is more than twice the projected cost in the previous state water plan published in 2022. The draft … Read more
AUSTIN — Highway work is dangerous work, often just inches away from speeding traffic. Help keep our workers and everyone on the road safe by slowing down in work zones and driving like a Texan: kind, courteous and safe. A growing state means more Texans on our roads, and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) … Read more
All four Kendall County baseball teams have had their schedules affected this week because of the recent heavy rains. *Champion’s game with Kerrville Tivy that was scheduled for Tuesday at NE has been called off. They are looking at available options. *Boerne High will play at New Braunfels on Wednesday, 7 p.m., and then host … Read more
Richard Herr was officially hired at Monday’s school board meeting to become the new girls basketball coach at Boerne Champion. Source link
Joshua Creek Ranch is a 2026 Orvis endorsed “Wingshooting Lodge of the Year,” the outdoor sporting goods company announced. This marks the ranch’s second win in the program, following a previous award in 2018, and continues a history of recognition as a finalist in 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2021, employees said. “We are humbled and … Read more
$ 5 million wastewater expansion on tap for Boerne Avila Construction is awarded bid Boerne is getting a new reclaimed water facility for more than $5 million as part of a wastewater-treatment center expansion project. The facility is needed to keep up with the town’s growing needs, officials noted during an April 14 City Council … Read more
SAN ANTONIO — Three Boerne Independent School District students swept awards in the architecture category of the recent Region 20 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Awards Ceremony at Palo Alto College. Boerne ISD students competed in the Architecture category, with Champion High School students Caleb White earning first place and a $1,500 scholarship, and Allan … Read more
‘THE DINING DIVAS’ DIVAS EDITOR’S NOTE: Each month, the Boerne Star sends its “crack team” of restaurant reviewers to an establishment in the area. These ladies — who have assumed the names of Pam, Erin, Nellie and Kelly, from TV’s “The Office” — select a restaurant, show up unannounced and take in all the establishment … Read more
THE BOOKWORM There are a couple of great ways to celebrate National Poetry Month within the library. As you enter the library, look to your left near the gallery. There is a “Poet-tree” set up on the wall where patrons can write their own short poem on colored butterfly- shaped paper, and we’ll attach your … Read more