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Sonora Elementary School Students of the Week for the week of September 21, 2020 through September 25, 2020. Julian Rodriguez, PreK, Kalihan Word, K, Cassidy Killough, 1st, Gabriel Ibarra, 2nd, Joshua Valley, 3rd, Ricky Ortega, 4th, Eduardo Salazar, 5th and Fernando Aguilar, 6th. | COURTESY PHOTO

Latest News Stories

Hospital Board Hears More Public Comments, Approves Tax Rate, Tables Action on Bylaws

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 12:34 PM

The Sutton County Hospital District Board of Directors met in front of a large audience Monday, September 21, 2020, at the civic center. As soon as the meeting was called to order residents were quick to voice concerns about the ongoing political environment influencing the board’s behavior.

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Council Authorizes City Manager to Pursue Grant to Pay Disposal Fee and Lease Property to Private Business

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 12:28 PM

City Council members met Monday, September 21, 2020, and approved two motions giving the City Manager the authority to move forward with a grant application to pay for the disposal of tires and a leasing city property for storage.

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Cattle TB Confirmed in Local Beef Herd

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 12:25 PM

Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) officials confirmed bovine tuberculosis (TB), caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis, in a beef cattle herd in Sutton County earlier this month on September 3, 2020.

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Control Thistles in the Fall

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 12:21 PM

There are about ten species of thistles found in Texas. They thrive in disturbed or overgrazed areas, in abandoned fields and along roadsides. Each plant begins growth as a rosette (a circular cluster of leaves) during the cool season and sends up a flowering stalk in the spring. The leaves are extremely spiny and located alternately along the stems. In some species, the leaf bottom may be woolly with small hairs..

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Is Bend the New Luckenbach?

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 12:19 PM

Bret Cali has the general store and café at Bend in San Saba County. He is one clever dude and just might be the new Hondo Crouch, the late self-proclaimed foreign minister of Luckenbach.

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Public Absent for Council Meeting to Adopt Budget and 2020-2021 Tax Rate

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 11:50 AM

Members of the Sonora City Council met in the absence of the public Monday, September 14, to adopt the 2020-21 budget and tax rate.

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Commissioners Adopt Safety Route, Lift County Burn Ban

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 11:49 AM

Sutton County Commissioners voted in favor of a resolution in support of the Sonora Safety Route and agreed to lift the burn ban during a meeting Monday, September 14, in the district courtroom of the Sutton County Courthouse.

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Use Pre-emergent Herbicides Now to Prevent Weeds Later

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 11:45 AM

With the good rains we’ve had, cool-season weeds will soon be showing up. Now is the time to control them. Although it is not a “cure all” step, utilizing a pre-emergent herbicide can be a part of a good lawn maintenance program.

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A Visit with Mrs. Noah

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 11:43 AM

When I first contacted Linda Behrend at her ranch near New Ulm, the first thing she said was, “Hi, Mr. Tumbleweed. I’m Mrs. Noah.” She was busy taking food to her goats, pigs, chickens and a miniature pony.

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Sonora ISD Announces Positive Case of COVID-19 on Campus

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 9:37 AM

Sonora Independent School District has announced a positive COVID-19 case on its secondary campus.

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Recent Obituaries

Margarita Martinez

Long time resident Margarita Martinez, 90 years old, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020.

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Julie Joy Rossman Gamel

Nurturing, encourager, the family’s biggest cheerleader, Julie Joy Rossman Gamel, of Mason was born November 15, 1941 and went to be with the lord on Thursday, September 3, at the age of 78.

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Maria M. Ortiz

Maria M. Ortiz went to be with our Heavenly Father on August 22nd, 2020. She was 81 years old.

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Juan Manuel Capuchina

Juan Manuel Capuchina, 60 passed away August 15, 2020 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo, Texas.

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Abel Lozano Romero

Abel Lozano Romero, 51, was called home by Our Lord and has gone to be with our other angels in Heaven.

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