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On June 29, Blanco’s Swiss Lodge motel became the first recipient of night sky friendly outdoor lighting fixtures paid for with Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) funds.
The 29 fixtures purchased for the motel were Ellicott Portfolio galvanized, gooseneck wall lanterns, approved as “Good Neighbor Lighting” by the International Dark Sky Association.
Thanks to a lot of hard work done in the last legislative session, Blanco, Johnson City and Dripping Springs received legal authorization to spen ...
COVID-19 cases in Blanco County continue to increase, mirroring trends from across the state of Texas.
Numbers released Tuesday by the Blanco County Department of Emergency Management showed the county with 32 active cases of COVID-19 and 59 cases under investigation, along with eight recoveries. The number of active cases and cases under investigation are a stark increase since the month of June began.
In Blanco County, there were just three active cases and 15 under investigation as of ...
The Blanco City Council approved water and sewer rates last month, which included rate increases in several areas.
On June 9, the city council approved Ordinance No. 2020-O-006 which is related to water and sewer rates. “...the City Council finds that in order to promote a clean, healthy, safe and attractive environment for the citizens of the City of Blanco; and whereas the City of Blanco finds this Ordinance is necessary to promote and to encourage the conservation and preservation of i ...
Stella Mancha of Blanco passed away at her home, surrounded by family on Thursday June 25, 2020 at the age of 69.
Stella was a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother, first and foremost. She was happiest when surrounded by family and friends. She attended school in Blanco, and was a proud Blanconian.
Paul E. Gosnell has served his country well. A decorated World War II veteran, Paul served as a cadet in the Army Air Corps and as an Army combat infantryman in Europe.
“At that time Europe was up in the air, Hitler was trying to take over everything, and we didn’t think he should do that,” Paul said.
Every chance they get, military veterans Liza and Carl Struck display an American flag outside their Blanco home. Their family’s custom means even more when they raise the flag for Independence Day.
“The flag is very special and personal to me, as it is to many veterans,” said Liza, a retired
colonel who served in the U.S.
Leo Osterhout has served America in two wars, and then began a successful business that spanned over six decades. Leo’s most important legacy, however, is his family that follows him.
Leo joined the Navy in January 1942, soon after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor had a big impact on him, and because of it, Leo decided to enlist in the Navy so that he could choose his branch of service and hopefully avoid the draft.
At almost 99 years of age, Leo was the oldest Blanco ve ...
The faded photograph taken in Saudi Arabia in 1991 captures a smiling young woman, wearing a combat helmet and holding an M16 assault rifle.
“That was Hope,” said Maria Uballe Nunn, who recently reflected on her six years of service as an Army Reservist. She’s seated at a conference table at Guardian Title Inc., where she has worked an escrow officer since 2005.
