City council members in Falls City looked at several resignations during their regular meeting Nov. 14, including one from a current council member.

Resignations from council member John Melton and Falls City Housing Authority Board members Leah Alvarado and Janice Mutz were accepted. Council also reviewed utility worker Kevin Moehrig’s resignation before taking no action on it.

Two individuals — Liz Moss and Mary Ratcliff — were appointed to replace Mutz and Alvarado as board members and resident Andrew Wiatrek was voted to take over Melton’s council seat.

Moehrig’s replacement temporarily is being provided free of charge by the San Antonio River Authority while the city searches for a licensed utility worker.

None of the resignations are connected and city business is carrying on, according to discussion. Melton’s resignation in particular was submitted because he had established residency in San Antonio and no longer could legally serve on the council.

Council members also discussed renaming the city public library to the "Mitchel Mutz Public Library," but postponed taking official action on the item. Mayor Brent Houdmann said he wanted to get the thoughts of local residents first before making the change.

Christmas Along the Corridor is a 150-mile celebration of history, heritage, and the holidays as 120 Pony Express Christmas Couriers carry proclamations on horseback to the communities in the seven counties (Atascosa, Bexar, Comal, Goliad, Guadalupe, Karnes, Wilson) of the Alamo-La Bahia Corridor and other segments of the Camino Real de los Tejas to San Antonio.

Special Pony Express cancellations will be available at local temporary postal stations in Cestohowa, Hobson, Falls City, Runge, Helena and Panna Maria. Click here for more information on what activities are planned in the different communities.

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Times listed are approximate and may vary due to weather or the horse’s mood

Methodist Healthcare Ministries’ Board of Directors has approved $105,000 in funding to an organization in Karnes County.

The Karnes Community Health Center will receive $105,000 to fund medical services for clients.

Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. (MHM) is the largest non-public, not-for-profit provider of healthcare services to the uninsured in nearly 80 counties of South Texas.

By Jason Clay Jansky

With the harvest over in Karnes County, local farmers are looking for a little rain as they get winter crops in the dirt and local firefighters are hoping vegetation is moist by the time of the first big freeze.

Corn, cotton, and grain sorghum yields in the county were above average on the whole this year thanks to a very rainy season that dried out just in time for farmers to get their crops out of the ground.

Areas in some fields with low elevation were ruined because of standing water, but by and large, Karnes County had an abundant spring crop season.

"Overall, the harvest was average to above average. Most everybody was above average in yields," Karnes County Extension Agent Dennis Hale said. "We’re in the time of year now where people are trying to get pastures in — oats, wheat, and rye grass. Whether it’s a winter pasture for cattle or for grain harvest, they’re trying to get them in and this dry weather’s really difficult. We don’t really have any planting moisture."