Wharton County Junior College Police Academy cadets Chris Kruppa, left, and Hans Stelzel, far right, lift classmate Cuylar Pawlak from the ground during rescue drills at the Wharton campus. Under the careful scrutiny of academy instructor Terry Lynch, members of PA 67 did several series of the dri... More...
Acoustics in restored courtroom so bad that attorneys forced to raise voices to be heard
By BARRY HALVORSON bhalvorson@journal-spectator.com
In television and movie courtroom dramas, actors playing attorneys will raise their voice, take a dramatic pause and shake their finger at a witness to get them to confess to having actually committed the crime. More...
Junior high girl dies after collapsing on court during basketball game with Iago
By MIKE KONVICKA mkonvicka@journal-spectator.com
HITCHCOCK - A Hitchcock middle school basketball player died Monday after collapsing during a game with Iago - despite the efforts of the opposing team's coach to save her life. Kaylan Boclair, 13, collapsed on the court at Crosby Middle School at about 6 p.m., with about one minute left in the ... More...
Wharton Fire Chief Bobby Barnett, center, demonstrates to Wharton City Councilman David Samuelson how to operate a water cannon on the department's new pumper truck. The vehicle was delivered this week, driven down from Appleton, Wis. where it was built. It was supposed to be delivered earlier thi... More...
2008 Bridal Guide The Wharton Journal-Spectator, East Bernard Express and El Campo Leader-News will be producing its 2008 Bridal Guide next month and is in need of your input. First, if you have been married five to seven years, we would like your personal views on why your marriage has l... More...
Burglaries, thefts Burglary of a vehicle - Reported at Super 8, 9985 U.S. 59 North, Wharton, between 10 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. Lawn mowers valued at $952 were reported stolen. Theft - Reported in the 600 block of Murphy Street, Wharton, between 9 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. A b... More...
Editor's note: This is the second part of a column that first appeared in the Jan. 9 issue of the Journal-Spectator. "A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God." Last week in anticipation of the holiday commemorating the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, ... More...
Nov. 18, 1939 to Jan. 6, 2008 Jose Fernando "Fred" Rodriguez "Shati/Gordo" Aguilar was born Nov. 18, 1939 in Newgulf, the 14th of 15 siblings. He died Jan. 6, 2008 in Truth or Consequences, N.M. Mr. More...
-Wharton stayed in the thick of the boys District 24-3A race by setting the tempo against the Sealy on their way to a solid 68-53 win Friday night at Tiger Gym. The win boosted the Tigers record to 4-1 in district and 13-9 overall and left them tied with Stafford for second in the league standing... More...
Are you a reader? I have friends who I would classify as avid readers, spending hours each day and late at night. I enjoy reading but not to that extent; really, people are more my thing. There are usually three kinds of reading going on sometime during the day in addition to the daily newspaper. More...
Wharton native Darwin Johnston, 82, is inquisitive by nature. He likes to find out how things work and how they are made. His latest interests are not only learning to play the classical guitar, but building one of his own. Johnston's curious nature took him out of Wharton at age 17 to "see the ... More...
Polka musician Jimmy Brosch calls his new album "My Very Last CD." The 83-year-old has been making polka fans happy since the early 1950's. He'll play with his Happy Country Boys at the Big Joe's Polka Show Festival Feb. 22 at The Big Red Barn Event Center between Round Top and Carmine. More...
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