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Order requires masks in area’s largest stores

Friday, July 3, 2020 - 12:00am

Kendall County is being asked to mask-up as the latest orders came from local officials this week. Four high-volume businesses were given mandatory mask requirements, and all commercial businesses were encouraged to follow suit.

Room to read

Friday, July 3, 2020 - 12:00am

The Bookshop Under the Windmill, located inside the Patrick Heath Public Library, again is open for business, as evidenced by Friends of the Library Vice President Ann Liebner browsing through some selections in late June. Star photo by Cindy Bormann

Virus infects county staff

Friday, July 3, 2020 - 12:00am

Officials confirmed Thursday that at least three Kendall County employees working in the detention center and the courthouse have tested positive for COVID-19, and others are pending test results.

Meckel hears final bell

Friday, July 3, 2020 - 12:00am

Boerne’s Fire Chief Doug Meckel spent his last week at the helm with the department that gave him his first call as a 16-year-old volunteer.

Abbott establishes statewide face covering requirement

Thursday, July 2, 2020 - 3:41pm

AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott on Friday issued an executive order requiring all Texans to wear a face covering over the nose and mouth in public spaces in counties with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases, with few ex

Officials mandate largest local retailers establish mask policy

Tuesday, June 30, 2020 - 4:17pm

On Tuesday, June 30, Boerne Mayor Tim Handren and Kendall County Judge Darrel Lux signed an addendum to previous emergency health declarations.

SALUTE TO VETERANS

Tuesday, June 30, 2020 - 12:00am

For this month’s “Salute to Veterans” pages, The Star took a trip down memory lane and found information about local military personnel, our country’s bicentennial celebration and other items from our newspaper pages in the 1960s and ‘70s.