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August 9, 2008
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Beeline For The Tree line
DPS pursuit ends with one arrest, stolen truck
By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com
A missing door lock on a stolen pickup led to a four-mile chase on U.S. 59 before the vehicle wrecked into a tree line and the driver fled. That driver, 29-year-old Mauricio Alexandar Escobar, an El Savadorian national in the country illegally, is now in custody facing charges of unauthorized use... More...
Computer glitch taxes budget makers
By BRENDA SOMMER bsommer@leader-news.com

Number crunchers at most of the 20 taxing entities in the county are playing a waiting game because a computer programming error is keeping them from calculating their budgets for the coming fiscal year. More...

El Campo DAV van involved in collision with nine aboard

No major injuries were reported early Wednesday when the El Campo Disabled American Veterans transport van collided with a pickup pulling a lowboy trailer on U.S. 59 in front of Hinze's barbecue restaurant. But the van was totaled, according to DAV officials. More...

 Inside Stories
•Size of new JP's office could be reduced
In an effort to balance the proposed 2009 Wharton County budget, the county commissioners are considering cutting down a proposed Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace office construction project. The commissioners started their second round of budget workshops Thursday. More...
•Group Effort
•County to consider burn ban waiver
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 Law & Order
•Three vehicle collision, only one driver
El Campo emergency responders called to a rollover wreck on East Jackson around 6 a.m. Wednesday found three vehicles and a power line involved. The driver of the 2005 Nissan Murano seen on its passenger side reportedly fell asleep. The other two vehicles had been parked in the 1500 block of East Ja... More...
•Police Blotter
•COURT REPORTS
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 Viewpoint
•Civic Center repair bids rejected for three main reasons
ASK THE MAYOR
It is back to the drawing board for the long overdue maintenance and renovations scheduled for your El Campo Civic Center. Last Wednesday, your City Council and staff reviewed the lower of two proposals that were recently submitted for the designated August through October Civic Center renovation ... More...
•Cartoon
•LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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 Sports
•EC names varsity Lady 'Birds
Volleyball season starts Tuesday for El Campo with a trip to Victoria and the Lady 'Birds will be tested early. With varsity members named Thursday, that only gives the team the weekend and a pair of scrimmages to mesh before a difficult pre-district schedule. Head Coach Diana Matula said she lik... More...
•Area cowboys, cowgirls rank among best at state rodeo
•All-Stars
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 Lifestyle
•Texas AgriLife to offer food manager certification training course
Statistics indicate that foodborne illness continues to be a health issue in the United States. Each year, one in four Americans will become sick, 1 in 1,000 will become hospitalized and 5,000 will die due to a foodborne illness. More...
•Fundraising walk to benefit the needy
•Victoria Czechs to host annual festival Sept. 2nd
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 Bulletin Board
•BULLETIN BOARD
DON'T MISS: Register Now For Fishing Tournament Cancer Convicts host their 2nd Ever Fishing Tournament today. Download entry forms at www.matagordabay. com or call Janiece at 543-8070 or Nancy at 541-9457. Tournament proceeds benefit the Wharton County Relay For Life. More...
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 Obituaries
•Juanita Estrada
Juanita Estrada, 56, of El Campo died Aug. 7, 2008. She was born May 23, 1952 in Mercedes, Texas to the late Guadalupe and Augustina Jaramillo Guajardo. She was a homemaker. More...
•Anese Harris
•Paul Hudson
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