By Paige Wright Freshman Lady Jacket Danni Ruiz just keeps excelling on the track. This past weekend’s Class A Region 2 Track & Field Meet at Angelo State was a cool and soggy setting for Danni to bring home the hardware again.Danni has dominated the girls 400m Dash and 800m Run all season long…
Boys and girls high school tennis teams played the district tournament this week at Bentwood Country Club in San Angelo.Senior Wyatt Terrell is the boys singles Class A District 12 champion. Terrell, with 2023 MHS graduate Roy Brown last year, is half of the reigning boys doubles state champion…
By Collyn Wright In a letter to the media, Kimble County Judge Hal A. Rose addressed a municipal water interruption in London: “On April 18, the County was notified by members of the London community and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) about issues related to the water system…
The family of Houston Simmons presented the Menard Mission Team with a $500 memorial gift to help continue the organization’s community efforts in Menard, especially with the Texas Ramps Project. Houston passed away unexpectedly in a vehicle accident in 2022, at the age of 34.“Houston was proud to…
By Paige Wright Last week, I confused a class of Mrs. Michelle McSherry’s culinary arts students at Menard HS. The students were told they were entering a lesson on a valuable life skill- waiting tables. So, imagine their surprise when their “instructor” turned out to be the newspaper lady.Prior to…
The Beautification of Menard (BOM), organized in 2023, held a meeting last Thursday at the Menard Public Library. Board officers were introduced – President Sarah Thigpen, Secretary Jamie Hough, and Treasurer Catarina Roll. A change in bylaws was approved to allow all residents and/or landowners of…
BE IT REMEMBERED THERE WAS BEGUN AND HOLDEN A REGULAR MEETING of the Menard County Commissioners Court with all Commissioner's present, and the following minutes were had, to-wit: I. County Judge called the meeting to order following giving the invocation. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States…
By: Mike Castillo, National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist Effective on May 1st, 2024, the criteria for Heat Advisories for all of our counties in our County Warning Area will change to 105 degrees for temperature and/or heat index values. Also, the criteria for Excessive Heat…
(Eden, TX), April 19, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Shawn Reininger in Concho and Menard County reminds foreign investors with an interest in agricultural land in the United States that they are required to report their land holdings and…
As submitted by Marcie Benavides, City Secretary STATE OF TEXAS: KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: The Regular Meeting of Menard City Council was called to order by Mayor Barbara Hooten at 12:04 P.M. April 15th, 2024 with the following member present: Mayor: Barbara Hooten; Councilwoman: Collyn…
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By Paige Wright UPDATE FRIDAY, APRIL 5 at 2:58p.m.- MISD campuses are closed on Monday, April…
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Boys and girls high school tennis teams played the district tournament this week at Bentwood…
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By Collyn Wright In a letter to the media, Kimble County Judge Hal A. Rose addressed a municipal…
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By Paige Wright Freshman Lady Jacket Danni Ruiz just keeps excelling on the track. This past weekend’s Class A Region 2 Track & Field Meet at Angelo State was a cool and soggy setting for Danni to bring home the hardware again.
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By Paige Wright Last week, I confused a class of Mrs. Michelle McSherry’s culinary arts students at Menard HS. The students were told they were entering a…
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The Beautification of Menard (BOM), organized in 2023, held a meeting last Thursday at the Menard Public Library. Board officers were introduced – President…
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The Class A Region 2 golf tournament was held at San Angelo’s Bentwood Country Club on Monday and Tuesday of this week and the Menard High Schools girls were…
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By Haley Anderson, Menard 4-H Coordinator Menard County 4-H was well represented in Sonora on Saturday at their invitational contest. We had two Plant ID…
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9-year-old Tuff Singleton racked up the wins at the World Final’s Dummy Roping in fabulous Las Vegas earlier this month.
Tuff won two different national…
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Hight, of London, TX, celebrated his birthday on Aug. 8. He is a 1947 graduate of Menard High School and a veteran…
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Janet Brotherton Carson, 74, of Del Rio, gained her heavenly blessing on March 24, 2024. Janet was born on March 8, 1950, in Del Rio to parents Richard and…
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Caroline Morquecho Menchaca, loving wife, Mama, Wella, Tia, and friend passed peacefully on April 6, 2024, surrounded by her daughters, grandchildren, and…
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Robert David (Robert, Bob, DaDa, RD) Vaughan I was born in Rising Star, Texas to Walter Bettis (Son) Vaughan and Kathleen Marie Kidd Vaughan.He graduated from…
