Roy Sanders

Caldwell voters elected John Rychlik as their new mayor by a 399174 margin over Brad Oliver in the Saturday, May 2, elections. Rychlik replaces Janice Easter who did not seek re-election.

Caldwell voters elected John Rychlik as their new mayor by a 399174 margin over Brad Oliver in the Saturday, May 2, elections. Rychlik replaces Janice Easter who did not seek re-election.

Chilifest, Burleson County’s largest attended annual event and considered one of America’s premier live outdoor music events, was canceled on Saturday, April 11, due to muddy conditions prompted by recent rainfall. Although the Friday events were held, festival organizers, the Burleson County Sheriff ’s Office and area emergency responders agreed that the Saturday main events could not be held due to treacherous muddy road conditions and muddy conditions on the Chilifest grounds.

Burleson County will soon have access to a feral hog trapping system in cooperation with Prairie View A&M University’s Cooperative Extension Program, allowing local landowners to use a free trap on a rotating basis.

A demolition crew began tearing down the old Caldwell City Hall construction site last week, a process expected to take 60 days. Vesta Commercial of Austin -- awarded a contract from the city on Dec.

Caldwell volunteer firefighters got a chance for a different kind of rescue last Friday in Chriesman This time it was a little goat. And it was a thrilling experience to rescue her.

A traffic stop by a DPS trooper on Wednesday night, Dec. 10, on State Highway 21 West resulted in the arrest of an Austin man on multiple felony drug charges and a large seizure of narcotics.

Dana Diamond, a Caldwell resident, was among three members of the UPS flight crew that died just after takeoff on Tuesday, Nov. 4, on Flight 2976 in Louisville, Kentucky, shattering news for Burleson County residents who had grown to love him.

The Somerville Yeguas faced a mustwin situation last Friday against Milano to secure a playoff bid, and they got the job done in a dominating 49-6 win over Milano. The Yeguas finished the season 6-4 overall and 4-3 in district play, giving them three playoff appearances in the last four years and back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1992-93.

Quincy Berka was a man of many talents with lots of friends. Sounds like a life worth living.