Former county resident aims for Olympic skeleton competition
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com
      While many will sit on the sofa watching the Olympics and dream about being part of the U.S. team, former Wharton County resident Chase DeHan got up off the seat and is doing something to make the dream come true.
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AC unit cause of fire
By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com
      A window air-conditioning unit is believed to be the culprit in a Wednesday night fire which did heavy damage to a home in the Isaacson Municipal Utility District. Flames were already rolling from a southern window at the 1014 N. Liberty home of Eloy Vasquez when El Campo volunteer firfi.ghters a...
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Suggested Vampire Reading List
      Having a hard time finding quality Vampire entertaintment, here are popular choices. Authors: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (Saint-Germain), Anne Rice (Vampire Chronicles), Tanya Huff (Victoria Nelson), Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse), Laurell K. Hamilton (Anita Blake), Barbara Hambly (James Asher), ...
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     Staff Photo by Barry Halvorson The steel frame for the new Wharton ISD Elementary School located along the Boling Highway is going up. The campus is expected to open in time for the 2007-08 academic year.
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School accountability ratings also topic for public hearing
      Tuesday's public hearing won't only focus on the future of Dawson Elementary School. It will also address community concerns over Wharton ISD's recent accountability ratings. Superintendent Don Hillis said the meeting will give his staff a chance to explain the "complicated" factors that go into ...
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Littlest Tiger fan
      Outfitted in her own version of the Wharton Tiger cheerleader uniform, Terrie Ramirez, 10 months old, is transfixed by the action going on at Friday's pep rally in the high school gym. Her mother, Kayla Cantu, left, is a Wharton High School graduate and was a cheerleader. It's a safe bet her daugh...
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Event will allow safe disposal of hazards
      A household hazardous waste collection and product exchange center for Wharton County residents has been scheduled for Sat., Oct. 27. The collection will be held at the Texas Department of Transportation Maintenance Facility at 1512 FM 102 in Wharton. Drop-off hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p....
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