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News (last updated on April 18, 2007) Kenedy Bluebonnet Days this weekend Kenedy’s annual Bluebonnet Days Festival events will get underway this Friday and will run through Sunday. The traditional event has grown in popularity in recent years and big crowds are expected to turn out, especially with beautiful spring weather in the forecast. The Miss Bluebonnet Days Queen’s Coronation will begin Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the Kenedy High School gym. School children will entertain the new royal court and audience with musical and dance performances. (click here to read the whole story) Janysek indicted in connection with cattle poisoning By Jason Clay Jansky An April 2 grand jury indictment against Karnes County resident Michael Janysek named him as the sole suspect in the poisoning case that left four head of cattle dead here in the county more than two years ago. The criminal mischief indictment alleges Janysek intentionally caused the death of the cattle by introducing poison onto property owned by Jonathan M. Schulz. The indictment also assesses the act caused monetary damage between $1,500 and $20,000. A similar case filed in civil court against Janysek seeks $38,000 in reparation. (click here to read the whole story) TCEQ makes a stink over Kenedy sewer violations Bulk of $29,400 fine will go toward sewage treatment system upgrades By Jason Clay Jansky Kenedy has to eat a $29,400 fine assessed to them by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), but the city administrator says the money won’t be leaving the city. The large chunk of change was a penalty for Kenedy doing two things wrong: treating too much sewage one month and not sending a sewage treatment report another month. "The operator (of the sewer plant) didn’t submit a report — a Veolia employee. There’s no contesting that at all. The other two were technical violations where we exceeded the amount of effluent that was supposed to be treated," City Administrator Walter Hill said. Instead of writing a $29,400 check to the TCEQ, though, the commission will allow Kenedy to spend the money upgrading their sewage treatment system to handle the extra volume. (click here to read the whole story) Juror payments delayed for months By Jason Clay Jansky If you serve on a jury in Karnes County, don’t expect to get paid for it any time soon. The county treasurer’s office owes money to all of the three juries that have served this year, but they say there’s not enough time to write the checks. "As of right now, I’m the only one in the office. The juries are kind of just something that, you know - I mean I really don’t know what to tell you. You might want to call the judge," Deputy Treasurer Lisa Zapata said. County Treasurer Nancy Duckett has been out for months due to illness and Zapata said she’s struggling to keep up going at it alone. (click here to read the whole story) Accountant gives praise, advice to Runge By Jason Clay Jansky Runge’s books came back clean along with a few words of praise and some advice from the city’s auditor during Runge’s regular city council meeting April 9. Certified Public Accountant Wayne Beyer told Mayor Homer Lott and council members Irma Ortiz and Eloy Nunez the city’s finances looked to be in excellent shape. "I’ve seen cities this size that have literally nothing in their reserves. This city is fine," he said, pointing out Runge’s two months of reserve operating expenses and encouraging the city to go for a third. Beyer also said the general fund was solid and the utility fund was doing very well. He also praised the city for its debt-free status. He also had a few words of advice. The city does not have an investment policy and should look into adopting one, he said. Runge also does not have enough pledged securities — bank insurance coverage on the city’s deposits — and Beyer suggested they obtain more. (click here to read the whole story) Kenedy ISD releases school board meeting minutes 23 days after request Kenedy ISD Superintendent Richard Irizarry released the minutes from the February and March school board meeting 23 days after the written request was submitted by The Countywide. According to Irizarry, the delay was a result of a misunderstanding about what was requested. He assumed the request was for "approved" minutes, and the minutes of the board meeting had not yet been approved. Joe Baker, publisher of The Countywide, said the request was very clear. (click here to read the whole story) News Archives (click here to see a list of previously published news stories) |
