An 18-wheeler wreck on Interstate 10 shut down westbound traffic for several hours on Sunday, Nov. 24.

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U.S. Navy Machinist Mate 1st Class Joseph Vogel of Carmine, assigned to Independencevariant littoral combat ship USS Omaha (LCS 12) tests the ship’s potable water for total bromine results (TBR) while underway in the South China Sea, Nov.

Schulenburg ISD Superintendent Julie Motomura issued a letter to parents on Tuesday, Nov. 25, regarding the incident that occurred on a school bus last Friday.

Kreische Brewery and Monument Hill State Historic Sites will host a gift and toymaking program on Saturday, Nov. 30, and Sunday, Dec. 1, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Celebrate the holiday season with handson living history activities and learn about Victorian toys and crafts, like cloth dolls, Jacob’s ladders, and gilded walnuts. Create your own special gifts to take home and share with friends and family. Activities are included with admission, while supplies last. For more information, call (979) 9685658 or visit the sites’ social media.

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On Nov. 20 at approximately 5:30 p.m. Deputy Duane Meagher responded to a residence in the 1900 block of North Kirtley road in reference to a welfare check called in by a neighbor. The neighbor reported that a female subject was in fear of a male subject she resided with.

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The meeting of the KJZT St. Anne’s Society No. 10 was called to order at 1 p.m. on Nov. 19 at St. John’s Education Building. President Mary Jane Toddy opened the meeting with prayers for all living members and their families and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. There were six members and one guest present.

Koltin Kocian and Brooke Schobel were married Nov. 16, at The Ice Plant in La Grange at 4 p.m. Brooke is the daughter of Eric and Aimee Schobel and granddaughter of John and Mary Grounds and Franklin and Patsy Schobel. Koltin is the son of Wayne Kocian and Andy and Natasha Kollman and the grandson of Kenneth and Denise Weishuhn, Fred and Karen Kollman and Lucille Koehl and the late Emil Koehl. The officiant was Pastor David Sweet. The couple stood among arrangements of white roses during the ceremony and lit a unity candle together. Each table was decorated with white sheet linen and white roses. After the ceremony, guests grazed at a snack table of various cheeses, crackers, meats and fruit. A chicken fried steak meal was catered along with peach cobbler and Blue Bell Vanilla ice cream. The couple cut an Italian Cream cake for all to enjoy and DJ Connection provided the music for the dance. Brooke is a graduate of Round Top-Carmine and currently continuing her education at Texas A&M while Koltin is employed at LCRA. The happy couple resides in Ellinger.