Photo courtesy of Shiner All-Sports Booster Club.
The Shiner ISD athletic program picked up a couple of major honors following the 2025-26 school year.Shiner was named the 2026 Class 2A Texas High School Athletic Directors Association Texas Cup Champions in the inaugural year for the award.Shiner also won The Texas Farm Bureau Lone Star Cup 2A…
Brooke Otto makes a catch during a 2026 University of Louisiana-Lafayette game. Photo courtesy of Cheryl Kasper.
Congratulations to Brooke Otto, who earned Second Team All-Sunbelt Conference honors for 2026.Otto was also awarded a spot on the NFCA All-Gulf Region Team.Otto a junior, due to a season ending injury in 2025, plays third base for the University of Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns softball team.…
A 12-1 win over New Braunfels last week confirmed the Texas East District 31 Championship for the Shiner Junior Softball All-Stars team. Photo courtesy of Shiner Little League.
The Shiner Junior softball All-Stars captured the district championship with a win over New Braunfels while Minor Softball, Major Baseball and Minor Baseball concluded their seasons.Junior SoftballEastyn Pohler went 3-for-3, two runs, one triple, two RBI, Avery Colman hit 3-for-3, two runs, two RBI…
Helen Kainer
Helen Chunda Kainer, 85, of Pearland, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 11, 2026 in The Woodlands. A rosary was recited at 9 a.m. Monday, June 22 at St. Helen’s Catholic Church in Pearland. Funeral Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, June 22 at St. Helen’s Catholic Church in…
City officials are exploring potential solutions to address a worsening drainage problem in the 1000 block of Carrol Drive.During the June 9 city council meeting, staff presented information on the drainage concerns after consulting with property owners, Street Superintendent Shane Flessner,…
The Hallettsville Livestock Commission will be hosting a New World Screwworm seminar at the Hallettsville KC Hall on Wednesday, June 24 starting a 6 p.m.The commission said with the many questions about the new world screwworm, they have put together a great seminar with some of the industry…
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Cases of the New World Screwworm (NWS) continue to rise, specifically located in counties in western Texas.The latest case was reported on June 12 in Sutton County, which has Sonora as its county seat.All total there have been 12 identified cases of the NWS with eight found in cattle, two in goats…
The Hallettsville City Council approved a couple of ordinances at the Monday evening meeting.One of the ordinances approved would prohibit game rooms and amusement redemption machines, known commonly as eight-liners, within city limits.According to the proposed ordinance, city officials believe…
Two men were put on probation for impersonating a public servant and pretending to be a police officer respectively.Judge William D. Old III presided over a busy criminal docket. The individual impersonating a public servant was ordered to forfeit police equipment and a firearm he was using while…
It was just about etched in stone before the Sacred Heart Indianettes’ 2026 season even began.The Indianettes fashioned a 28-8 record with most of the losses coming to UIL schools.In the Ganado-El Campo Tournament, they defeated El Campo and lost to eventual state champion Ganado. They also…
