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POSGCD offers free water well quality testing

News Staff
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
The Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District (POSGCD) is launching its 2026 Water Well Quality Testing Campaign for private well owners in Milam and Burleson counties.This is the first year POSGCD has offered a winter testing campaign.

Chmelar property still awaiting sewer leak repairs

Sabine Lazo
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
The City of Caldwell did not have a finalized timeline for repairs and cleanup to the Boelden Chmelar family property on State Highway 36 South following the discovery of a major sewer leak, but city administrator Camden White said “initial cleanup and soil treatment measures are expected to be...

Lansford addresses new world screwworm concerns

Sabine Lazo
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
In the 1970s, the new world screwworm (NWS), a variety of parasitic blowfly, cost the Texas agriculture industry over $330 million when an epidemic broke out across the state.Now, after nearly half a century without a major presence in the U.S.
VINCE PATRANELLA of Burleson County displays his Norman Borlaug Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the TPPA.

VINCE PATRANELLA of Burleson County displays his Norman Borlaug Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the TPPA.

Patranella wins TPPA Achievement Award

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Vince Patranella has spent a lifetime living his dream -- working with local farmers and ranchers to provide crop and pasture inputs through his business at Brazos Bottom Crop Care.That commitment has now spanned 55 years, and all of Burleson County’s agricultural producers know him well.

RRC issues no new oil, gas permits in November

Denise Squier
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
The Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) issued no new oil well drilling permits in Burleson County in November.The RRC report is for newly approved permits in the county, not for drill sites which were previously permitted.
CAYLE CANON OF CALDWELL earned second place in the senior division of the Equine I.Q. contest and third in equine public speaking. Keslee Canon placed fourth in the intermediate division of Equine I.Q. Photo courtesy of Maleigh Canon

CAYLE CANON OF CALDWELL earned second place in the senior division of the Equine I.Q. contest and third in equine public speaking. Keslee Canon placed fourth in the intermediate division of Equine I.Q. Photo courtesy of Maleigh Canon

Local students earn wins in equine contests at FWSSR

News Staff
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Two local students earned top five honors at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo (FWSSR) Equine I.Q. and Equine Public Speaking Contests on Jan. 18-19.Cayle Canon from Caldwell finished second in the senior division in the FWSSR’s Equine I.Q. Contest winning a $10,000 scholarship.
AUBREY LOCKHART OF SOMERVILLE was awarded a $500 Calf Scramble purchase certificate at the 2026 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Photo courtesy of FWSSR Communications

AUBREY LOCKHART OF SOMERVILLE was awarded a $500 Calf Scramble purchase certificate at the 2026 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Photo courtesy of FWSSR Communications

Lockhart earns calf scramble certificate at Fort Worth Show

News Staff
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Aubrey Lockhart, a 4-H member of Burleson County 4-H from Somerville was awarded a $500 Calf Scramble purchase certificate at the 2026 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
THE LAKE SOMERVILLE LIONS Club held its Charter Night dinner, sponsored by the Caldwell Burleson County Lions Club on Thursday, Jan. 29, at the Burlson County Expo Center. District Governor Kelli Higgins (first row, far left) and Club President Jason Rhodes (top row, far right) participated in the charter signing ceremony. Past District Governor Lisa Free Martin (first row, far right) was the installing officer.

THE LAKE SOMERVILLE LIONS Club held its Charter Night dinner, sponsored by the Caldwell Burleson County Lions Club on Thursday, Jan. 29, at the Burlson County Expo Center. District Governor Kelli Higgins (first row, far left) and Club President Jason Rhodes (top row, far right) participated in the charter signing ceremony. Past District Governor Lisa Free Martin (first row, far right) was the installing officer.

Local students named in honor rolls at Sam Houston

News Staff
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Several local students achieved the honor rolls for the Fall 2025 semester at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.The students listed on the President’s Honor Roll are undergraduates who have achieved a perfect 4.
KATHY BRANDHUBER’s love of words and reading has made her an instrumental part of the Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library volunteer team.

KATHY BRANDHUBER’s love of words and reading has made her an instrumental part of the Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library volunteer team.

Brandhuber assists the library through love of words

News Staff
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
In June of 1974, nine-year-old Kathy Brandhuber stepped into Harrie P. Woodson Memorial Library for the first time. Already an avid reader, she says “being able to take home a stack of 10 books was an unimaginable treat. I still love the smell of ink and paper.
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