WASHINGTON, D.C. — Extreme Weather Survivors Monday launched a new free online community exclusively for its network of over 2,500 survivors of extreme weather events — offering a better way to connect, share resources, and build support, part of the organization’s efforts to mark the third anniversary of the first-of-its-kind nonprofit that helps ensure survivors … Read more
A week after latest floods, officials assess the aftermath Last week’s raging floods damaged at least 100 homes in Kendall County, closed roads, trapped motorists in high water and raised creek and river levels, but still wasn’t as deadly as the July 2025 catastrophe, officials said. That was the assessment of emergency-response crews and local … Read more
RAGING WATERS The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has launched a relief fund to help communities including those in Bandera and Kendall counties recover from this week’s catastrophic flood. The fund is geared to support both immediate needs and longterm recovery efforts, officials said. According to the foundation, the Texas Hill Country Flood … Read more
(RIGHT) Comfort assistant softball coach Megan Novosad hits a grounder to one of the campers at third base. Star photos by Kerry Barboza (LEFT) During the recent Comfort High softball camp, the Deer’s new head coach Alexia Perkkio takes a few throws at first base during one of the drills. Source link
Boerne High graduate Camden Johnson recently signed a contract with the Kansas City Royals after the Royals took him in the recent Major League Baseball draft. Johnson just wrapped up a national championship with the University of Oklahoma baseball program and was selected with the 269th pick in the ninth round by the Royals. He … Read more
COMFORT: BOUNCING BACK Before and after floods Comfort Pizza staff serving community COMFORT — A year after the tragic July 4, 2025, floods swept through the Hill Country, local businesses and residents are reflecting on a day that forever changed their community. Ty Langston, owner of Comfort Pizza, vividly remembers the uncertainty and heartbreak that … Read more
RAGING WATERS Evacuations, street closures, high-water rescues Catastrophic rains midweek that raised water levels even higher than during the deadly July Fourth floods last year kept regional first responders busy with frequent rescues while some areas had to evacuate. At one point, meteorologists said the Guadalupe River near Comfort crested at close to 37 feet … Read more
Goal is better views at night Kendall County is in the running to become only the second in the nation declared a “Dark Sky County,” according to a commissioner pushing for the designation. Communities seeking dark-sky status aim to reduce nighttime “light pollution” from buildings and infrastructure to make the sky, planets, stars and constellations … Read more
Editor’s note: The raging Guadalupe River flood of July 4, 2025, wreaked havoc across the Hill Country, claiming hundreds of lives and causing billions of dollars in damage. While no Kendall County residents perished, the rising waters took a toll on commerce. Businesses in Comfort saw a drop in customers, and supplies of free food … Read more
INUNDATE BOERNE A motorist can’t decide whether to proceed or “turn around; don’t drown’ during a high-water encounter Wednesday. Courtesy photo A scene reminiscent of the July 4, 2025 flood, with major debris sitting alongside a flooded Boerne street. Photo submitted by Faith Kohl The view of floodwaters Wednesday from a personal patio deck. Photo … Read more