La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Dec. 21-28.

F Wade Mozisek, president of Fayette Savings Bank projects the opening of its new banking center in Fayetteville to occur around the end of February. “Our goal is to be the community bank folks in the Fayetteville area are accustomed to having.

The candidates for Fayette County Judge filed their first campaign finance reports earlier this month. The five candidates, all Republicans, spent a total of $17,474.20 on their campaigns as of the filing deadline, Jan.

Patricia S. Wilson, known to everyone as Pinky Wilson passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Saturday, January 17th, 2026.

OP News The Round Top-Carmine 4-H Club will be holding their annual Valentine Bingo on Sunday, Feb. 8 from 4-5:30 p.m.

The Blinn College-Schulenburg Campus will offer courses in health professions, electrical licensing, and conversational Czech during the spring 2026 semester. Career-focused courses include: Certified medication aide, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 3-5 p.m.

A small chicken coop burned down on Schulle Rd. near Warrenton on Wednesday, Jan.

Winter weather hit Warda last weekend and caused several area events to be rescheduled. • The Wendish Society Annual Scholarship Fundraiser has been postponed due to the recent weather.

The Fayette County Commissioners Court voted last week to give County employees some extra time off around the Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays. The official 2026 County holiday schedule, which Commissioners approved last October, includes Thanksgiving day and the following Friday, along with Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

The Friends of the Weimar Public Library brings you “The Book of Norman: A Life in the Shadow of Greatness” by April McCurry. McCurry will be at the Weimar Public Library on Feb.