Weinheimer now full-time paramedic
By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com
      An unfortunate encounter with the insides of a hay baler ultimately led Steven Weinheimer of El Campo to where he is today. Although it took two years of therapy and 10 surgeries to recover from the 2000 accident which put his right hand into an operating hay baler, he said, the moment EMTs arri...
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Police Blotter
      City Arrests Property Rodney Eugene Barnes, 25, of 1415 W. Norris was arrested at 8:37 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5 on a warrant for theft. He remained in custody at presstime. Mourilio Torres Jr., 41, of 2524 N. Richmond in Wharton was arrested at 10:02 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5 on warrants for issua...
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COURT REPORTS
      Burglars received jail time, probation and fines, those being among the sentences meted out by 329th District Court Judge Randy Clapp during November court actions.
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DPS seeking new troopers
      The Department of Public Safety is now accepting applications for anyone interested in becoming a state trooper, but the deadline is approaching fast. The application deadline for Texas residents is Jan. 4, but is Dec. 28 for out-ofstate applicants. The recruit school will begin March 30 in Austi...
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BULLETIN BOARD
      DON'T MISS: ECHS Presents 'Blazing Guns at Roaring Gulch' The ECHS Theatre Department's fall production of Blazing Guns at Roaring Gulch by Shubert Fendrich will be staged today at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. in the ECHS Auditorium. All tickets are $3 and the play is suitable for all ages. ...
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