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COLORADO COUNTY - Michelle Lowrance took the reigns as the Colorado County Auditor on Jan. 1. Lowrance replaces Raymie Kana who retired after 30 years as the county auditor.

Four students placed at the 4-H Nationals in the Family, Community and Health (FCH) Quiz Bowl. Cooper Mau placed second high point individual and Cash Smith was third high point individual.

The 2023 Sealy Chamber of Commerce Board stands ready to serve the business community. The board members pictured in no particular order are Tori Fisher - President -M&M Disposal, Vince Wollney - First VP- of Vince Wollney Mortagage Loan Originator, Karen Lopez - Second VP - The Sealy News, Larry Kuciemba - Treasurer - Paramount Promotions, Courtney Avila - Secretary - Apex Stone, LLC, Britney Jones - Austin County State Bank, Brenda Krchnak - Botts Title Company, Bryan Hallmark - Sealy ISD, Don Allphin - Retired, Dora Martinez - Integrity Insurance Group, Inc., Laurie Michalke Citizens State Bank, Lisa Caton - Blinn College, Sealy Campus, Lori Balusek - Texas Trust Real Estate, Nadia Casique-Workforce Solutions, Sealy and Ryan Du-Bois - Hendrix Industries.

The road hummed under the car tires. David Morris, Rusty Klaus, and I were on a road trip. For them it was a site-seeing tour. For me it was a small step for mankind but a major step for Herman Willie. The plan was mine. We were headed to northern Montana. The Texas Aggie spring semester was done and my buddies were taking two weeks to lollygag before spending the rest of the summer at hard labor. My personal agenda required me to leave Aggieland (TAMU) early and take a job with an oil patch lease service.

COMFORT – Fayette County 4-H members competed in the Kendall County Livestock Judging Contest on Jan. 8 Comfort.

I almost threw away my old lace napkins.

Looking for the way

Sidewalk project keeping steady pace

Sanchez receives Gold Medal for artwork

House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, told The Dallas Morning News and other media outlets that he is open to bringing resort-style casinos to Texas. But don't expect to find slot machines in 7-Eleven stores if casino gambling is legalized.

EAGLE LAKE – Police Chief Kris Abbott reported that two Eagle Lake residents died in a home in the 1200 block of Raezer Street in Eagle Lake. The deceased were identified as Mi chael Gonzalez, 54, and Silvia

COLUMBUS – Colorado County Commissioners Court met on Jan. 9 for the first regu lar open meeting of the year. The agenda was extensive, however, most items had to do with the reviews of membership renewals, annual maintenance, policies and committee appointments, and plans for the year to come.

COLUMBUS – Amidst no fanfare, the East River bridge on Highway 90 in Columbus is fi nally open. What took over three years was the bridge that initially looked like a carnival ride and lawsuits later opened with neither a hill to climb nor a ride to ride. At first, when the beams were placed on top of the pillars, the beams looked like the hills of Fredricksburg. The beams were manufactured with slopes that did not fit. Even after all the beams were installed, numerous fail-safes were overlooked, and it was apparent they were not designed and manufactured correctly.

LA GRANGE – A regular session of the Fayette County Commissioners Court was swift and to the point on Jan. 12. The first meeting of 2023 lasted less than an hour. However, it was business as usual with the first items on the agenda.

Your phone rings, you answer, and someone with a friendly voice asks for your bank account or Social Security number.

•Grand champion steer – Addison Berckenhoff, $8,000, Prime Products Inc., Muldoon Minerals, RES Construction, Berger Cattle Co., Balcones Minerals, Joe and Roxanne Orsak, Holub Real Estate, H•E•B, David and Lori Janecka, Colorado Valley Telephone Coop, Capital Farm Credit, Gene and Carol Petalik, Schulenburg Livestock Auction, Craig Archer, Flatonia National Bank, Fayette Savings, Rightmer Family Limited Partnership, Steve’s Station LLC, Gilbert and Arlene Velasquez, Fayette Co. Judge Dan Mueller, Flatonia Livestock Commission, Knights of Columbus Insurance, Gary and Anne McBride, Andrew and Susan Velasquez, Bill and Anne Goldsmith, Calvert Livestock Inc., and Texas Farm & Ranch Solution LLC.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported on Jan. 10, the Fayette County Narcotics Unit assisted the La Grange Police Department with a theft investigation.

ELIS Students of the Month of December

COLUMBUS – Every young woman wants to feel special, especially during prom. However, there are many who do not have that special dress for that special occasion.

For Grant Heinrich, suicide has felt like a plague on his family. He lost his uncle 24 years ago. Then one of his cousins, who Heinrich saw as a superhero, died nine years ago. Two years after that, another cousin died by suicide.