Louise fitness center opening to public on Monday
By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com
      Louise residents who have been chomping at the bit to get into the school district's state-of-the-art fitness center can grab their gym shorts and ride over for a free trial run this coming week. That's when the soft opening of the Louise ISD fitness center will begin, according to Superintendent...
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ECISD auction yields $15+K
By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com
      The recent auction of surplus school property netted El Campo ISD more than $15,000, and plans are already in the works to auction off more district property, this time, online. More than 100 people attended the event, held March 15 at the former El Campo Middle School campus on MLK Boulevard.
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EC man recalls loss of American dream champion
By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com
      Rev. Harold Simmons remembers clearly how the world was 40 years ago yesterday, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on the patio deck of a Memphis motel room. The director of the El Campo African-American Museum was in London the day the peaceoriented civil rights activist was shot d...
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Overseas Peace Keeper
     Sgt. Andy Wishert of El Campo is currently serving in Iraq. The son of Mickey Rosales is expected stateside within the next two months. Rosales recently joined her son in military service, signing on to the National Guard Medical Corps.
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Tractor arson case puzzling
      Wharton County Sheriff's deputies are hunting for whoever torched a farmer's tractor on FM 2546. The $87,000 International tractor was completely destroyed in the fire which apparently went unnoticed as it burned. No one called in a report.
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Creative Arts Remain Strong
      Creative Arts Chairwoman Grace Glaze, speaking, told the media that almost 6,000 entries were expected in the contests during the Wharton County Youth Fair Press preview event Wednesday. Also pictured are (l-r) Creative Arts Chairs Mary Jane Dornak and Barbara Socha along with Jodie Scoha. The 200...
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