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AUGUST 25 • BINGO FOR BETTER HEALTH: Come join an evening of fun with exciting bingo prizes, raffle items and community spirit from 5:308:30 p.m. at St. Helena’s Episcopal Church, 410 N. Main St. Fundraising benefits uninsured, low-income adults in the community. Tickets are $55. Contact: Jessika Goad, 830-249-0130. • BACK TO SCHOOL Creation Station: … Read more

Association joins others seeking Texas

46 improvements PIPE CREEK — Another community group has joined the chorus of advocates urging the Texas Department of Transpiration to speed up enhancements to problem-plagued Texas 46. The Pipe Creek Community Association unanimously adopted a resolution Aug. 15 supporting the acceleration of the funded 46 West safety project, according to a release. Board members … Read more

James Paul Ulm Sr.

James Ulm Sr. Aug. 19, 1937 — Aug. 9, 2026 James ‘Jim’ Paul Ulm Sr. passed away peacefully at the age of 88 on Aug. 9, 2026, joining his beloved wife Margaret Jean ‘Jeanne’ Newkirk Ulm in rest. Born in Frankfort, Indiana, Jim was recruited for the Air Force Academy as a talented basketball player, … Read more

Abel Hernandez

Abel Sanchez Hernandez d., June 22, 2026 Abel Sanchez Hernandez came to live in the Sisterdale/Kendalia area in 1990 and lived with the Mack Arnold family beginning in April of that year. He passed away on June 22, 2026, in an Austin hospital with his family by his side. Guanajuato Mexico was home to the … Read more

Protecting what matters the most

FINANCIAL FOCUS September is Life Insurance Awareness Month and the perfect time to consider whether you have adequate coverage to protect your loved ones. While no one likes to think about what would happen if they weren’t around, doing so is an act of love. Life insurance is fundamentally about protecting your loved ones should … Read more

Socialism on the ballot

WRITE OF CENTER When I moved from Utah to Vermont in 1982, the newly elected mayor of the city of Burlington openly called himself a socialist. His name was Bernard Sanders. Vermont itself had been governed by Republicans for more than a century, and Sanders did not seem like a serious public official. He had … Read more

Boerne ISD gets another A from state

Officials: Accountability ratings reflect solid scores, graduation rates The Boerne Independent School District received its seventh straight “A” accountability rating from the Texas Education Agency, which released the scores last week. Larissa Flores, Boerne ISD chief of instructional services, reviewed the grades and scores for the school board Monday. The state’s A-F grades cover the … Read more

Prop A committee gutted by resignations

Commissioners ignore recommendation about Comfort property Half of Kendall County’s 12-member Proposition A committee resigned last week after Commissioners Court voted 3-1 to spend $2.5 million on a Comfort property the committee previously rejected. The decision involves 70 acres in a flood plain with an additional 50 added before the final vote. The committee twice … Read more