DeLeon Bearcat and Lady Cat tracksters performed well last Tuesday at the Area track meet in Hico. Left to right, Allexis McGrath placed fifth in the 800 meter run, Caleb Caraway placed fourth in discus and second in the 4x400 meter relay, Cole Dyson placed second in the 4x400 meter relay, Josh Brownlee placed third in the 100 meter dash and second in the 4x400 meter relay, Trenton Lindeman placed first in the 100 meter dash and first in the 200 meter dash and second in the 4x400 meter relay, and Taylor Welch placed second in the 1600 meter run and third in the 3200 meter run. Caraway, Dyson, Brownlee, Lindeman, and Welch will run in the Regional track meet Friday at Abilene Christian University.

Preliminary scores for fifth and eighth grade STAAR testing were reported Monday at a regular meeting of the DeLeon Independent School District. STAAR testing was conducted earlier this month in compliance with state education standards....

Although Monday’s regular meeting of the DeLeon Independent School District Board of Trustees was short, it was packed full of changes for the district. The board voted to hire two teachers: Kyle Spitzer of Keene, who will serve as the DeLeon Lady Cats’ head basketball coach...

The Easter Bunny was alive and hoppin’ Saturday at DeLeon City Park. He even took a moment to pose with five winners of the Women’s Club’s (Women’s Division) special Easter goody baskets. Left to right are Natasha Coleman, Trinity Grace Rains, the Easter Bunny with Jaxon Kirk, Amanda Garrison, and Jay Kirk.

Comanche County officials recently received an update regarding the Logan’s Gap wind farm project, located southwest of Comanche in southern Comanche County. According to Greg Buis, vice president of Pioneer Green Energy, geotechnical information collected from the site in February is now being analyzed to help design the wind farm...