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August 16, 2008

Louise High School leaps ahead

LOUISE – A year of double doses of math and science helped Louise High School jump two levels in the state’s latest ratings.The school of about 180 students went from unacceptable last school year to recognized this year, according to the Texas Education Agency’s ratings released earlier this month. more >>

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August 12, 2008

Lady Vipers begin volleyball season with pair of victories

Memorial found the right combinations when it needed them Tuesday and opened the 2008 volleyball season with wins over Corpus Christi Moody and El Campo. The Lady Vipers opened with a 25-17, 19-25, 25-23, 25-11 win over Moody and then held off El Campo 17-25, 25-20, 25-17, 26-24. more >>

August 06, 2008

Wharton woman escapes injury in rollover

EL CAMPO – A 20-year-old Wharton woman fell asleep at the wheel of her sports utility vehicle, clipped a telephone pole and rammed into two parked pickups before rolling over early Wednesday morning. more >>

Disabled veterans escape serious injury in highway collision

WHARTON – A van filled with military veterans headed for the VA hospital in Houston crashed on U.S. Highway 59 Wednesday morning, but all 10 occupants escaped serious injury. At about 5:40 a.m., the Disabled American Veterans Chevrolet van collided with a Ford F-250 pickup pulling a gooseneck trailer loaded with two 4,000-pound pieces of oil field machinery, said Wharton Police Officer Rudy Flores who investigated the wreck. more >>

August 04, 2008

Local hospitals ready for storms

If a hurricane hits this area, perhaps one of the safest places you can be is in the hospital. Area hospitals are well ahead of the curve when it comes to preparing for natural disasters. Their key? Communication. more >>

July 30, 2008

What does water’s future look like?

WHARTON – What should our water supply look like in 100 years? more >>

July 15, 2008

Husband wounds wife, kills self

EL CAMPO – A man took his own life after trying to murder his estranged wife early Tuesday morning, police said. Kallen Matthew Bubela, 26, shot himself in the head with the same 9 mm gun he had tried to kill his wife with moments earlier, according to a news release from the El Campo Police Department. more >>

July 14, 2008

No bread shortages for Golden Crescent

A lot of area residents will be breaking bread tonight and in the days to come courtesy of Mrs. Baird’s Bread and the Food Bank of the Golden Crescent. The local food bank received the first 1,000 of 5,000 loaves of bread and representatives of more than a dozen of its agencies were on hand Monday morning to gather the bounty. more >>

Wharton accepts bids for trash pickup

WHARTON – Three garbage disposal companies submitted bids Thursday to replace the city’s current provider when its contract expires at the end of September. The city council sent bids from Allied Waste Service, WCA Waste Corporation and Waste Management to its finance subcommittee where the bids will be reviewed. more >>

July 09, 2008

Workshop helps entrepreneurs do business

EL CAMPO – One of the most difficult things for entrepreneurs’ wanting to launch a small or home-based business is doing just that – starting, an area business developer said. “We’re trying to get to people who are interested in opening a business the information they need,” said Kyle Smith, director of the Small Business Development Center at the University of Houston. more >>

June 17, 2008

Ultralight plane crashes; 2 hurt

An ultralight airplane crash landed at Wharton Municipal Airport at 10 a.m. Tuesday, sending one man to the hospital. Pilot Scott Hughes of Houston and passenger Thomas Lapp of Winter Garden, Fla., were 50 feet in the air when their Predator Powered Parachute airplane came crashing down after the wind stopped blowing. more >>

Man drowns during family visit to beach

MATAGORDA BEACH - A Katy man drowned Saturday after an undertow caught him and his 24-year-old son. Brent Taylor, 45, was about 100 yards off shore when he started flailing and yelling for help, Captain Stephen Crow of the Matagorda County Sheriff’s Office said. more >>

5 ejected from vehicle; 2 dead, 3 hurt

WHARTON – Two men were killed and three were injured when a 1993 Chevrolet suburban rolled over Tuesday morning near Wharton. Two of the injured men were in critical condition at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. more >>

June 14, 2008

Ciruti to enter coaches Hall

Former Wharton baseball coach Floyd Ciruti will be inducted into the Greater Houston Area Coaches Association Hall of Honor. Ciruti, who retired after this season, will participate in induction ceremonies Tuesday night after the association’s Class 3A-4A All-Star Game at Rice’s Reckling Park in Houston. more >>

June 02, 2008

Wharton County burn ban begins Thursday

WHARTON – A burn ban has been issued for Wharton County, effective 12:01 a.m. Thursday, according to Wharton County Office of Emergency Management Coordinator Andy Kirkland. Anyone with questions is asked to contact Kirkland’s office at 979-532-1123. more >>

May 28, 2008

JAMI’S GRAND FINALE

Jami Lobpries celebrated with her teammates after the Texas A&M softball team clinched its second consecutive trip to the College World Series on Sunday with a 9-4 Super Regional tournament win over Stanford. more >>

May 16, 2008

Eight-liners seized in Wharton County

WHARTON COUNTY — Authorities walked into 12 game rooms across the county at 1 p.m. Wednesday and started seizing eight-liner machines. “We’ve had complaints for many, many months,” District Attorney Josh McCowan said. Investigators saw game rooms awarding cash and gift cards, which is illegal, said Sgt. Tommy Johnson of the Wharton County Sheriff’s Office. more >>

April 14, 2008

Man gets 90-year term in police chief death

WHARTON- A Wharton County jury sentenced 31-year-old Guillermo Paniagua Paniagua to 90 years in prison on Monday for the 2007 traffic death of Needville school district police chief Ernest V. Mendoza. Jurors found Paniagua guilty Friday of felony murder. more >>

March 05, 2008

Paperwork stalls primary results

WHARTON – The final outcome of the Wharton County primary election was not available late Tuesday because of paperwork problems with precinct officials. Election officials were still compiling the results of paper and electronic ballots at 11 p.m. Tuesday. more >>

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