AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) on June 3 received confirmation of a detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in Zavala County. A sample collected from a three-week-old calf with an umbilical lesion was identified and confirmed as New World screwworm by the National Veterinary Servies Laboratory in Ames, Iowa. This was … Read more
Boerne High graduate Camden Johnson helped the Oklahoma Sooners sweep the University of Kansas at last week’s Super Regionals in Kansas and advance to this year’s Men’s College World Series for their first trip since 2022. OU swept Kansas 8-1 and 13-2 to close it out. Johnson hit a homer in the first game and … Read more
More than 50 young ladies showed up for this year’s Boerne ISD softball camp held last week at Boerne High School. The young ladies went through drills, exercises and scrimmages as they improved their softball skills under the direction of Chargers head coach Sara Cammer and Greyhounds head coach Chester Pettibon, along with current BISD … Read more
The course is set and vendors are ready to participate in Saturday’s ninth annual Boerne Pride Walk on Main Street. Hundreds will gather around the Patrick Heath Public Library amphitheater, 451 N. Main St., starting at 9 a.m. June 13 to welcome one another and share resources and support, according to Anna Boyer-Chadwick, executive director … Read more
Parents of 6 perished in murder-suicide BOERNE — Former attorney Karen Hogan was sentenced to 20 years in prison for crimes related to money taken from six children who lost their parents in a 2021 murder-suicide, according to prosecutors. Hogan pleaded guilty in March to misapplication of fiduciary-financial property of $300,000 or more, a first-degree … Read more
Carla Coleman, left, shops on “First Saturdays on Main” at La Te Da Boutique to celebrate her recent wedding anniversary. Manager Courtney Blair with Uptown Chic shows off some hot “First Saturday” sellers at her downtown Boerne boutique. Participating First Saturday shops stay open extended hours, mainly 5-9 p.m., offering customers additional shopping hours. Source … Read more
$45,000 needed to continue services The Kendall County Women’s Shelter has launched a “call to action” to help raise $45,000 to continue funding programs vital to the community, officials said. The funds are needed to maintain programming, pay staff and make necessary repairs to an aging facility, said Executive Director Allison Peterson. “Looking at our … Read more
The Kendall County Women’s Shelter has launched a “call to action” to help raise $45,000 to continue funding programs vital to the community, officials said. The funds are needed to maintain programming, pay staff and make necessary repairs to an aging facility, said Executive Director Allison Peterson. “Looking at our finances and the things that … Read more
BOERNE — Former attorney Karen Hogan was sentenced to 20 years in prison for crimes related to money taken from six children who lost their parents in a 2021 murder-suicide, according to prosecutors. Hogan pleaded guilty in March to misapplication of fiduciary-financial property of $300,000 or more, a first-degree felony, and to exploitation of a … Read more
LAW ENFORCEMENT The following is a brief, partial recap of incidents reported by the Boerne Police Department and the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office. General locations are listed rather than specific addresses. An arrest should not imply guilt or innocence, which will be decided in court at a later date. Anyone with information about any of … Read more