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A San Antonio attorney has pleaded guilty in court, more than a year after she was accused of stealing over $540,000 from six children whose parents died in a murder-suicide.  Karen Hogan entered the plea during a Friday hearing inside a Kendall County district court. Hogan, who is scheduled to be sentenced in June, pleaded guilty to misapplication by a fiduciary of more than $300,000 and exploitation of a disabled […]

The League of Women Voters of the Hill Country scheduled a meeting on Saturday, March 28 in the Fest Room at Marktplatz located at 100 West Main Street in Fredericksburg.  League meetings are open to the public: visitors are welcome and there is no charge to attend.  A social time for members and visitors to get acquainted begins at 9:30 am with light refreshments.  The business meeting and the program […]

The Ingram Little League celebrated its new park opening on Saturday after the baseball fields were destroyed during the July 4 floods.  According to Tate DeMasco, athletic director at Ingram High School, the return of Ingram Little League symbolizes the big wins coming to Kerr County.  "Houses are starting to be finished, people are starting to move back in and they're getting back to a sense of normalcy." The project […]

Kerr County has confirmed that it has recorded the first positive case of rabies for 2026.  Kerr County Animal Control Director Reagan Givens said his office was contacted on Sunday, March 15, regarding a raccoon that had come into contact with a family's dog at their residence in the 500 Block of East Lane in Kerrville. The dog that was bitten by the rabid raccoon had been previously vaccinated against […]

A 45-year-old woman was arrested after deputies found four Barrett.50 caliber rifles inside her vehicle during a traffic stop, according to the sheriff's office.  Several agencies, including deputies from Kerr and Kendall counties, conducted the traffic stop on March 14 on Interstate 10 heading west. According to the Kerr County Sheriff's Office, a woman identified as Sunshine Puentes-Rivas, of Mexico, provided deputies with inconsistent information about her travel itinerary during […]

Kerr County Animal Control invites the public to attend a brief ceremony, ribbon cutting and walk-throughs celebrating the completion and opening of its new facility this Friday, March 20.  Local leaders, citizens and all animal lovers are invited to attend the event, planned for 1 p.m. at the new Kerr County Animal Control (KCAC), site, located at 199 Spur 100 in Kerrville. A brief ceremony will be held in front […]

U.S. military veterans are being invited by the Kerr County Veterans Service Office to share their personal stories through the Texas General Land Office's "Voices of Veterans" program.  The oral history program's mission is to preserve the firsthand accounts of Texas veterans, documenting their experiences during military service and upon their return home.  These recorded interviews are then archived with the Texas General Land Office. "We want to ensure that […]

Kerr County District Clerk Dawn Lantz has announced she will retire from public service, with her last day scheduled March 31.  She has been with Kerr County since 2008, and has served as the district clerk since 2019.  "Her dedication, service and commitment to the Citizens' of Kerr County has been greatly appreciated," said 198th District Judge Pat Maguire and 216th District Judge Albert D. Pattillo III in a joint […]

Community leaders, schoolchildren and representatives from Woodmen life will gather Monday at Flat Rock Park to dedicate a new playground built in honor of those who lost their lives in the July 4 floods.  The original playground at the park was swept away during the floods. During the ceremony, Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, county officials and WoodmenLife representatives will join about 30 students from the Salvation Army Kroc Academy […]