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BHS boys win state soccer title
BHS boys win state soccer title
2022 Boerne High School Boys Soccer Roster 04/26/2022 12:00 AM
Fire friendly
Fire friendly
Ezra Kriefels takes the wheel of an antique fire truck during the Boerne Fire Department’s open house Saturday morning. Families filled the fire station where children sprayed hoses at wooden fire cutouts and snapped photos with the department mascot, Sparky. The event was used to educate residents about fire safety in the community. Star photo by Zachary-Taylor Wright 04/26/2022 12:00 AM
BISD Place 4 trustee seat is up for grabs
BISD Place 4 trustee seat is up for grabs
In an extremely quiet 2022 general election season, local residents only have one actual race in which to cast ballots. And that race is in the Boerne Independent School District as incumbent Place 4 Trustee Maritza Gonzalez-Cooper is being challenged by Armando Trevino Jr. 04/26/2022 12:00 AM
Judge closes ordeal
Judge closes ordeal
After an unorthodox two-week back and forth period with the courts, 451st District Court Judge Kirsten Cohoon employed some creative solutions to sentence an 81-year-old Comfort resident on hospice, Joseph Allen Nezat, to 60 years in state prison. 04/26/2022 12:00 AM
Distinguished alumni list grows
Distinguished alumni list grows
The halls of the Clubs at Cordillera Ranch were lined with dozens of family members, friends and Boerne Independent School District staff, board members and alumni to honor the 2022 Boerne’s Distinguished Alumni Class of 2022 Friday afternoon. 04/26/2022 12:00 AM
Bandera man dies at the scene of crash
Bandera man dies at the scene of crash
An unexplained accident on Highway 46 Tuesday morning in Kendall County left an 86-year-old Bandera resident, Thomas Franklin Stein, dead at the scene. 04/22/2022 12:00 AM
Social Security and its taxes
Social Security and its taxes
When you reach the appropriate age, it’s easy to apply for Social Security retirement benefits – just go to Social Security’s website, fill out the online form and you’re essentially done. 04/22/2022 12:00 AM
Loved ones in a remarriage
Loved ones in a remarriage
Today, roughly one in four divorces involve those over age 50, and the trend has garnered its own nickname: “Gray divorce.” The divorce rates for this demographic have doubled in the past 30 years and tripled for those over 65, according a study. According to Bloomberg. 04/22/2022 12:00 AM
BISD bond package soon to be in hands of voters
BISD bond package soon to be in hands of voters
On May 7, people who live within Boerne Independent School District boundaries will help determine the direction the district goes for the foreseeable future. 04/22/2022 12:00 AM
Boerne’s twin centurions
Boerne’s twin centurions
Brent Evans, son-in-law of Juanita Herff Chipman, one of the twins who turned 100 years old earlier this week, told a group of family and friends on Saturday evening at Herff Farm that the twin girls did not have to blow out 200 candles before their birthday cakes were cut. 04/22/2022 12:00 AM
Living a full life, en masse, as sisters
Living a full life, en masse, as sisters
Identical twin sisters Juanita Herff Chipman and Carolyn Herff Kennon say that, after a century of sisterhood, they “never fought,” or, “if we did, we don’t remember.” 04/22/2022 12:00 AM
District court works through plea deals
District court works through plea deals
04/21/2022 03:27 PM
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