No Major Damages Reported
      El Campo volunteer firefighters raced to two separate reports of structure fires Tuesday night, but happily discovered neither was devastating blaze. The first call in the 500 block of Oscar Street required the use of a fan to vent smoke from the residence around 5:30 p.m. A second call came in la...
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Locked doors foil Wharton theft attempt
By BENJAMIN SHARP news@leader-news.com
      To prevent a man from stealing a case of beer last weekend, a Wharton convenience store clerk used a remote switch to lock the doors and trap the would-be thief inside. When the man attacked the clerk with a piece of store merchandise in an attempt to escape, the clerk grabbed a piece of pipe fro...
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Police Blotter
      City Arrests Property Amber Nicole Moreno, 22, of 607 Mayfield Ave. was arrested at 8:56 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 on three warrants for issuance of a bad check. She was released the same day on a payment plan for $1,352.88 in fines.
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BULLETIN BOARD
      bulletinboard@leader-news.com DON'T MISS: Open Horse Show at WCYF Jan. 26 Boots & Bridle 4-H hosts an Open Horse Show today at the Wharton County Youth Fair arena in Crescent. There will be 30 classes offered, including Western Pleasure, English Pleasure, Showmanship and Speed events.
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