Water project moves closer to bids in Falls City
Falls City council and engineer finalize specs for a major water plant upgrade funded by a $250,000 state grant and $12,500 city funds. The plan includes bringing a dormant water well online and releasing work to construction firms. An executive session also covered a library renovation dispute led by Mayor Vi Malone and city officials.
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Falls City
John Mercer
Corpus Christi
City Hall
Vi Malone
Mzyk Ex
Malone
Mzyk
Fabian Kasprzyk
Chris Jendrusch
Richard Danysh
Hank Toothman
Mutz
Jendrusch
Toothman
Danysh
Kasprzyk
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Two arrested in murder case near Floresville
Michael Quintanilla 19 of Poth and Rene Robles 19 of Floresville were charged with capital murder and aggravated robbery in the Sept 1996 slaying of John Vincik at the C and J Ice House north of Floresville. Bond set at 1.5 million each. both in Wilson County jail.
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John Vincik
Floresville
Michael Quintanilla
Poth
Rene Robles
Joe Tackitt Jr
Justice of the Peace
B.J. Pope
Wilson County
Vincik
C&j Ice House
U.S. 181
Labatt Road
Drought rivals 1996 as Texas faces worse losses
The drought of 1998 threatens greater economic damage than 1996 with $5 billion in statewide losses and $1.9 billion to agriculture. Wilson County. rainfall in August offered limited relief as crops suffered major damage and yields fell for grain sorghum. Local agents report average harvests around 1,500 pounds per acre.
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San Antonio
Jose Pepa
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas
Wilson County
Pefia
Extension-Service
Wilson County Agricultural Extension
Charles Pfluger Jr
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Dickie Jackson
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