El Campo, TX

PDF of print edition Early voting tops 700 ballots cast By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com       Early voting in the El Campo City Council race could easily outpace the last at-large contest with two days of balloting still to come. Wharton County Elections Administrator Judy Owens reported 716 ballots cast as of 12:45 p.m. Friday. A breakdown of how many voted in the ECISD and city individu... More ... Electronic ballot prevents preview of Council choices By CHRIS BARBEE cbarbee@leader-news.com       Many El Campo residents voting early in both the El Campo ISD and El Campo City Council elections at the Fire & EMS Building left the polling site concerned about whether their votes for City Council had been counted or not by the electronic More ... Fair Kicks Off This Weekend WCYF offers fun for all as fair starts By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com       It's time to shine your boots, iron your Wranglers and pull your best straw Stetson out of the closet: The fair gets rolling this weekend. Another Wharton County Youth Fair & Exposition is set to launch at the fairgrounds in Crescent after a record-setting number of entrants kicked things off at ... More ... KCS railroad helping ECMH modernize records By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com       Trains haven't returned to El Campo yet, but the railroad is already making its presence felt by donating $50,000 for local hospital equipment. The Kansas City Southern Railways donation - a pledge of $10,000 per year for the next five - will be used to purchase a Picture Archiving and Computer... More ... Peddling police honor fallen law officers By CHRIS BARBEE cbarbee@leader-news.com       A small band of police officers clad in matching cycling jerseys and shorts made a stop in El Campo Thursday evening at the home of Justin Hurst, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department game warden killed March 17, 2007 during a shoot-out with a suspected poacher. More ...