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Wednesday, March 13, 2024 - 12:00am

Region 20 President Dr. Amy Jo Baker spoke to the Bandera County Retired Teachers Association at their monthly meeting on Feb. 21.

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 - 12:00am

ATHENS — Stetson Davis, an 11-year-old angler from Tuttle, Okla., landed 13.31-pound ShareLunker 661 on Wednesday, topping the junior angler waterbody record for largemouth bass by more than five pounds.

News

Mar 13, 2024 - 12:00

Public Notice: March 22 and 23, 2024 – Biker Rally, weekend event sound levels at the 11th Street Cowboy Bar may exceed city of Bandera sound ordinance 12 hours between 12 noon and 12 midnight the city has issued a permit.

ATHENS — Stetson Davis, an 11-year-old angler from Tuttle, Okla., landed 13.31-pound ShareLunker 661 on Wednesday, topping the junior angler waterbody record for largemouth bass by more than five pounds.

Region 20 President Dr. Amy Jo Baker spoke to the Bandera County Retired Teachers Association at their monthly meeting on Feb. 21.

Lakehills Area Library has been selected as one of 310 libraries to participate in round two of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an American Library Association initiative that provides community engagement and accessibility resources to small and rural libraries to help them better serve people with disabilities.

Sports

The week of Feb. 26 through March 2 was a busy one for Medina ISD.

The school hosted the Annual Junior High Bobcat Relays on Wednesday, followed by the High School Bobcat Relays on Thursday and then finished the week with their Annual Softball and Baseball Tournaments on Friday and Saturday.

Feb 28, 2024 - 00:00

Medina varsity softball added another win to their record last Tuesday, Feb. 20 The Lady Cats hosted New Braunfels Christian in a 4 p.m. matchup.

Feb 21, 2024 - 05:00

Bandera’s Bryson Holden drives by Canyon Lake’s Christian Cheatham during the Bulldogs-Hawks play-in game on Friday, Feb. 16, at Canyon Lake High School. 

Feb 21, 2024 - 05:00

Zy'heme Jones drives to the basket during the Bobcats’ game against D’Hanis Friday, Feb. 16. 

Opinions

Mar 13, 2024 - 00:00

The 'Life of Riley' for me now days is sitting on my front porch watching the deer and birds along with just letting my mind wander back to a time when life was less complicated.

Mar 13, 2024 - 00:00

We humans love our heroes and villains. From our entertainment to our religions to our politics, one would be hard-pressed to find a part of our lives that didn’t include the drama of Good versus Evil.

Shining light on our government through public information helps us ask questions of elected officials — and hold them accountable.

Sunshine Week, taking place March 10-16, recognizes the importance of open government and educates Americans about their right to public information. It’s not an abstract notion. It’s about what’s happening in the real world.

As Egypt tries to make peace between Israel and Hamas, Netanyahu, emboldened by his raising of Gaza and 20,000 collateral casualties, has threatened Beirut with the same devastation. Would it be considered antisemitic for the United States reevaluate their unconditional support of Netanyahu?

Obituaries

Mar 13, 2024 - 00:00

Lawrence Hilary Lindner, 94, of Bandera, Texas, passed away on March 2, 2024. He was born on Jan. 17, 1930, to Mary Rose (Ransleben) and Ernst Lindner in Kerr County on the Lindner Ranch.

Robert “Bob” Steven Leinweber of Bandera (formally of Center Point) passed away on February 26, 2024 doing what he loved- fishing in his boat on Lake Amistad.

Mar 6, 2024 - 00:00

Steven Robert Reeves, 51, of Bandera, TX returned to his Heavenly Father the morning of Thursday, February 29, 2024.

Feb 28, 2024 - 00:00

Johnnie “Carolyn” Cummins, born Jan. 2, 1943 in Three Rivers, Texas passed away Feb. 8 in San Antonio, Texas after battling many severe and debilitating health conditions.