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Boerne Champion’s Jayden Davis recently signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas. Jayden was joined by family and friends at the event. Source link

Tons of brush and debris are being dropped off at Boerne’s Northrup Park as recovery from last week’s flooding continues. Boerne Utilities customers and city of Boerne residents can deliver debris at no cost to the site through July 31. Affected residents may bring flood-damaged materials from their homes and businesses. The city is contracting … Read more

GUEST COMMENTARY A Property risk assessment can help homeowners understand their wildfire risk, but awareness alone does not make a home safer. Risk is reduced only when that knowledge is translated into action. That is the purpose of the Hill Country Fire Coalition of Texas’ new Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant Program. The program helps eligible … Read more

Boerne Champion’s Ella Bachman recently signed a national letter of intent to play soccer at Hendrix College at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. Ella was joined by family and friends at the event. Source link

“You took my innocence, and that I will never forgive.” — minor victim during impact statement       A Kendall County jury Thursday found Sean Patrick Long guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child following a five-day trial in the 451st state district court.  Sentencing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Aug. 29 in the … Read more

Two Boerne High graduates just signed with the MLB teams that drafted them this week. Rashawn Galloway just inked a deal with the Houston Astros, while Camden Johnson signed with the Kansas City Royals. Galloway was taken in the 16th round with the 481st pick by the Astros and Johnson was selected in the ninth … Read more

A week after latest floods, officials assess the aftermath Last week’s raging floods damaged at least 100 homes in Kendall County, closed roads, trapped motorists in high water and raised creek and river levels, but still wasn’t as deadly as the July 2025 catastrophe, officials said. That was the assessment of emergency-response crews and local … Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Extreme Weather Survivors Monday launched a new free online community exclusively for its network of over 2,500 survivors of extreme weather events — offering a better way to connect, share resources, and build support, part of the organization’s efforts to mark the third anniversary of the first-of-its-kind nonprofit that helps ensure survivors … Read more

RAGING WATERS The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has launched a relief fund to help communities including those in Bandera and Kendall counties recover from this week’s catastrophic flood. The fund is geared to support both immediate needs and longterm recovery efforts, officials said. According to the foundation, the Texas Hill Country Flood … Read more

Boerne High graduate Camden Johnson recently signed a contract with the Kansas City Royals after the Royals took him in the recent Major League Baseball draft. Johnson just wrapped up a national championship with the University of Oklahoma baseball program and was selected with the 269th pick in the ninth round by the Royals. He … Read more