For a person confined to a wheelchair, one or two stairs may as well be a cliff, requiring able-bodied help any time he or she needs to leave or enter the house.
Problem is, the cost of a ramp for a mobile home — typically 40 inches off the ground — is almost $1,000, and that’s just materials.
I was asked to talk about the annual report given to the Blanco County Commissioner's Court and Judge Bray. In an earlier newspaper article, I explained how the Commission was created, but I did not explain the responsibilities of the Blanco County Historical Commission. One of the responsibilities is to annually report the accomplishments of the Blanco County Historical Commission to the Texas Historical Commission and to the County Commissioner's Court.
The report is done from a calendar ...
The children are bright-eyed and happy; it is the parents who have a continually worried look on their faces.
They’re in Piedras Negras, Mexico, across the river from Eagle Pass, Texas, and they’re stuck there for no-one-knows how long. They are reugees from violence…street gangs in Central America, warring militants in East Africa, government oppression in Cuba.
They can’t go back home, even if they had the money, because of what awaits them there: death, political prison, or sla ...
Blanco County Officials; including District Attorney, Sonny McAfee, Blanco County Attorney Deborah Earley, Blanco County Sheriff Don Jackson, Blanco Police Chief Mike Ritchey, Johnson City Police Chief, Ross Allen, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center. The agreement acknowledges the importance of the Multidisciplinary approach as the core of the CAC model.
Chair Jimmy Klepac called the March 21, 2019 meeting to order after a quorum of members Lonny Counts and Bob Reed answered roll call.
No public comments were addressed to the district. The board approved the minutes from the Feb. 21, 2019 meeting and Feb. 21, 2019 closed executive session.
General Manager Ron Fieseler provided a financial report, noting corrected journal entries from the previous report.
He reported that in February, the monitored well levels were stable or improved.
Weather, terrain and nightfall were some of the challenges emergency crews faced while rescuing a hiker Saturday evening after she dislocated her ankle at Pedernales Fall State Park.
EMS Chief Ben Oakley reported on Saturday August 11 at 6:55 p.m., EMS was dispatched for a female subject with a dislocated ankle at Pedernales Falls State Park.
Are you wondering about the Highway 290 traffic tie-up on the west side of Johnson City last Sunday, August 5? It was the result of the more than 700 people who attended the Town Hall with Beto O'Rourke, Democratic nominee for US Senate.
The town hall brought people to Johnson City from all over the Hill Country to hear the Congressman from El Paso talk about his historic tour of all 254 Texas counties and his vision for Texas.
O'Rourke gave attendees everything he had, speaking under the ...
Blanco County Commissioners met on Tuesday Aug. 14 for a regular meeting. They reviewed proposed changes to the 2018/2019 budget, renewed contracts for another fiscal year and saw to new business.
Agreements and
Contracts
The County Judge was authorized by commissioners to sign a Non-Financial Child Welfare Services Contract with the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Opening
City of Johnson City Council conducted a Regular Meeting on August 7, 2018. Mayor Dawn Capra called the meeting to order at 6 pm, and all City Council members were present. The invocation was given by City Council member Rosie Danz, and the Pledge of Allegiance followed.
Public Comments
Citizen John Soane addressed the Council expressing a need for more transparency with City government.
The Kids’ Lunch Club, which provides hot, nutritious lunches for children three days a week through June and July, has prepared its last meals for the year, and wraps up the summer with a pool party Friday night for kids and cooks and their families.
The club started years ago as a means of maintaining nutrition among low-income children during the summers, when school — and school lunches — are out.
