Chargers drop Game 1 against Rouse

BUDA – Rouse captured Game 1 against Boerne Champion for the early series lead Wednesday at Buda Johnson. The Raiders tallied 2 runs in the second inning and it was enough to beat the Chargers 2-1. Champion took the early lead after Cal Isley scored in the first inning on a Jaedyn Yamaguchi hit for … Read more

Texas Silver-Haired Legislature meets in Austin

AUSTIN — The Texas Silver Haired Legislators (TSHL) return to The Texas State Capitol to the opening of their 21st Biennial Session 2025-2027. Legislators representing the 28 Silver-Legislature Districts from all over Texas will begin arriving May 17 at the Wyndham Garden Hotel. TSHL legislators have listened to their communities, researched issues of concern to … Read more

Four Boerne ISD elementaries earn student leadership award

BOERNE — Boerne Independent School District is proud to announce that four of it elementary school student leadership teams have been selected as recipients of the prestigious 2025-2026 Student Leadership Awards, presented by the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA). Out of hundreds of applications across Texas, only 167 PK-8 student leadership teams statewide … Read more

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MAY 20 • NATURE WALK WITH Noah Lawrence, Cibolo Center for Conservation nature education director. The walk along the Cibolo Nature Center trails is 2:30-3 p.m.; meet on the Cibolo Nature Center back porch, 140 City Park Road. Details: 830-249-4616. MAY 21 • ESTATE PLANNING WORKSHOP: Join John Keeton of Captrust from 6-8 p.m. for … Read more

Guilty plea entered in fatal wreck

A defendant about to stand trial in connection with a fatal wreck in 2024 instead pleaded guilty Monday before proceedings got underway.  Blake David Wampler, who was charged with intoxication manslaughter, entered his plea before 451st state District Judge Kirsten Cohoon just as jury selection was set to begin.  The jury pool was dismissed after … Read more

Judge to consider cellphone evidence in fatal crash

A state district judge is set to hear arguments Monday over whether key cellphone evidence should be excluded in the intoxication manslaughter case against Blake David Wampler. Judge Kirsten B. Cohoon of the 451st state District Court could decide that day, officials said. Wampler, son of former Kerrville Mayor David Wampler, was charged in 2024 … Read more

Helping Hand

Volunteers band together to prevent wildfire risk The 77-year-old widow stood on her porch Wednesday, listening to the drone of chainsaws while watching volunteers clear large deadwood trees, thick underbrush and creeping vines from her Wasp Creek Road property north of Boerne. “They are cleaning up my yard, making it less susceptible to embers from … Read more

Early voting begins for runoff

Early voting in the May 26 runoff elections begins Monday and runs through Friday, May 18 to May 22. Voting is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Kendall County Courthouse Annex, 221 Fawn Valley Drive, across Esser Road from Boerne ISD Stadium. On the ballot will be two Kendall County Commissioner Court seats … Read more