The Ellinger Hermann Sons Life group recently donated to the organizations listed below: • Ellinger Sewer and Water • St. John Lutheran Church • AMEN Food Pantry • Ellinger Volunteer Fire Department Shared Lutheran Ministry Worship services are still offered on Facebook, You Tube and KTIM 89.1 on Sundays at noon.

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Today, we pause to express our deepest gratitude to Ann Rauch for her dedicated volunteer service on the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter Board of Directors. Ann’s leadership, compassion, and unwavering commitment have helped shape our mission and make a lasting impact on the lives of countless animals and families in our Fayette County community.

Dec. 26-30, 1975 Three continuing sagas ˗ inflation, the Fayette Power Project and a remarkable string of sports champions ˗ dominated the 1975 news in Fayette County.

December 2025 Justin Lee Laslie Jr. and Taylor Paige Silva Roberto Zamora and Sammantha Starr Ancira Eddie Hernandez and Lynett Taylor Christensen Klay Alan Saul and Caitlynn Marie Helms Wesley Ralph Ward and Kacey Lee White Colt Sterling Callis and Breann Elizabeth McCormick Kyle Wade Noska and Savannah Paige Konvicka Jackson Alexander Castro and Ella Britt Walles Moses Solis and Jodi Allison Mcafee Samuel Lee Cox and Galilea Riojas Ibarra Matthew Lee Brodd and Alison Ashley Sewell Mark Douglas McElroy and Debra Lynn McElroy Bryan Keith Dyall and Georgianna Lynette Jannise.

Colorado Valley Communications (CVCTX) is proud to announce the successful conclusion of the first-ever Light Up Fayette County holiday decorating contest, a community- wide celebration that brought homes and businesses together to spread holiday cheer throughout the county.

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I want to share something from the heart because this community has always meant so much to me. Over the past two months, I have walked through a difficult and unexpected situation involving paperwork from my previous employment that I had never seen or signed.

Fayette County 4-H members competed in the Brazos County Youth Livestock Judging Contest on Saturday, Dec. 13.