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    Local weight loss coach partners with BTS News to share recipes, health and wellness tips.
    • 4 days ago
    • 2 min

    Local weight loss coach partners with BTS News to share recipes, health and wellness tips.

    By JULIE BRINKLEY Like so many others, my story begins as a busy, working mom and wife. In 2016 I paused long enough to realize I had bec...
    Qualifying Erath County residents can now register for the Covid-19 vaccine.
    • Jan 8
    • 1 min

    Qualifying Erath County residents can now register for the Covid-19 vaccine.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE In an effort to assist the state in getting the vaccine for Covid-19 into as many qualified arms as possible, Erath ...
    Brown spots improve: Here’s what IPL therapy did for me.
    • Jan 7
    • 2 min

    Brown spots improve: Here’s what IPL therapy did for me.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE I’m not going to lie. I’ll try just about anything to reverse the havoc that years of lying in the sun has wreaked o...
    Hey ladies! Gather your girlfriends and purchase tickets to the Better Beginnings Brunch.
    • Jan 5
    • 1 min

    Hey ladies! Gather your girlfriends and purchase tickets to the Better Beginnings Brunch.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE Cross Timbers Family Services is hosting a festive event – the Better Beginnings Brunch – from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. on S...
    Erath County ushers in a new year with a beautiful, white canvas.
    • Jan 2
    • 1 min

    Erath County ushers in a new year with a beautiful, white canvas.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE Erath County celebrated the start of a new year with something rare: Snow. Lots of snow. With thunder. The final few...
    Haircuts, lawn mowing and turning 50; it was all in a year’s work. A look back at a wild 2020.
    • Dec 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    Haircuts, lawn mowing and turning 50; it was all in a year’s work. A look back at a wild 2020.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE I don’t have to tell you what a weird and wild year 2020 has been. And while toilet paper dominated much of the news...
    Young Stephenville resident Valyn Lutrick crowned Tiny Miss Agriculture.
    • Dec 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Young Stephenville resident Valyn Lutrick crowned Tiny Miss Agriculture.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE Two-year-old Valyn Lutrick of Stephenville was recently awarded the title of 2021 Texas Tiny Miss United States Agri...
    Man with long history of domestic violence is behind bars after his victim finally has enough.
    • Dec 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    Man with long history of domestic violence is behind bars after his victim finally has enough.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE A man with a long history of domestic violence is behind bars after allegedly beating and choking a woman one day af...
    Scammers try to swindle savvy grandma out of $20K. But she doesn’t fall for it.
    • Dec 22, 2020
    • 3 min

    Scammers try to swindle savvy grandma out of $20K. But she doesn’t fall for it.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE Don’t underestimate grandma. That’s the lesson one local lady taught a couple of would-be scammers last week when th...
    Ford Leadership Scholars are raising money to spruce up the Bosque River Trail. Here’s how to help.
    • Dec 8, 2020
    • 1 min

    Ford Leadership Scholars are raising money to spruce up the Bosque River Trail. Here’s how to help.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE Stephenville High School seniors Chloe Krause and Ryan Hess were selected as Ford Leadership Scholars through Texas ...
    Covid-19 didn’t kill us, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. This is our experience.
    • Dec 2, 2020
    • 3 min

    Covid-19 didn’t kill us, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. This is our experience.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE The Husband and I are now among those nameless, faceless numbers I have been writing about for months. I tested posi...
    Check. Netflix’s big hit, The Queen’s Gambit, is a fascinating tale of high-stakes chess.
    • Nov 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    Check. Netflix’s big hit, The Queen’s Gambit, is a fascinating tale of high-stakes chess.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE If you’re still in that turkey-and-stuffing-induced slumber and can’t muster the energy to do any shopping, settle i...
     Stephenville celebrates new distinction as a ‘Texas Main Street City.’
    • Oct 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    Stephenville celebrates new distinction as a ‘Texas Main Street City.’

    BTS NEWS special report AUSTIN - The Texas Historical Commission has designated Stephenville as an official Texas Main Street community. ...
    ‘Shop with a Cop’ and make a child smile this holiday season. (You will love this.)
    • Oct 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    ‘Shop with a Cop’ and make a child smile this holiday season. (You will love this.)

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE Erath County law enforcement agencies are wasting no time getting into the holiday spirit. The agencies are working ...
    No more secrets: Stephenville woman shares her experience with sexual harassment in the workplace.
    • Oct 20, 2020
    • 5 min

    No more secrets: Stephenville woman shares her experience with sexual harassment in the workplace.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE Shanna Moody says she will never forget the first time she experienced gender discrimination in the workplace. She w...
    Meals On Wheels launches new program aimed at helping the elderly fight loneliness.
    • Sep 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    Meals On Wheels launches new program aimed at helping the elderly fight loneliness.

    BTS NEWS SPECIAL REPORT Meals On Wheels is finding new ways to support the growing needs of its senior community. The Friendly Visitors P...
    Despite criminal allegation, Paul Tyus will be listed as candidate for sheriff on November’s ballot.
    • Sep 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    Despite criminal allegation, Paul Tyus will be listed as candidate for sheriff on November’s ballot.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE A man whose bid to become Erath County’s next sheriff has been overshadowed by allegations of criminal activity will...
    Man accused of strangling Dublin woman is indicted for murder.
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    Man accused of strangling Dublin woman is indicted for murder.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE An Erath County grand jury indicted on Wednesday a Granbury man accused of strangling a Dublin woman to death in Jun...
    Stephenville’s first-ever Christmas Light Parade is coming to town 2 days after Thanksgiving.
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 1 min

    Stephenville’s first-ever Christmas Light Parade is coming to town 2 days after Thanksgiving.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE Things are about to get exceptionally jolly ‘round here! Stephenville is set to have a fantastic holiday season this...
    Paul Tyus turns himself into authorities after he is charged with falsifying election petition.
    • Sep 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    Paul Tyus turns himself into authorities after he is charged with falsifying election petition.

    By SARA VANDEN BERGE An Erath County man planning to run for sheriff has turned himself into authorities; accused of forging dozens of si...
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    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 12 hours ago
    • 1 min

    Covid-19 mobile testing site coming back to Stephenville. And it’s free.

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    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 14 hours ago
    • 5 min

    Exclusive: Mother of child victimized by former youth pastor shares family’s heartbreak and anger.

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    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 20 hours ago
    • 1 min

    Eighteen Ninety Grille is the perfect place for date night. If you go, order the Texas trilogy.

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    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 3 days ago
    • 1 min

    Erath County Sheriff’s Office searching for suspect in aggravated robbery.

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    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 3 days ago
    • 1 min

    Healthy cooking doesn’t have to be boring and this delicious spaghetti squash pad thai proves it.

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    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 3 days ago
    • 2 min

    One member of the city council bows out as filing gets underway for May election.

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    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 12 hours ago
    • 1 min

    Covid-19 mobile testing site coming back to Stephenville. And it’s free.

    17 Write a comment
    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 14 hours ago
    • 5 min

    Exclusive: Mother of child victimized by former youth pastor shares family’s heartbreak and anger.

    5,865 Write a comment
    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 20 hours ago
    • 1 min

    Eighteen Ninety Grille is the perfect place for date night. If you go, order the Texas trilogy.

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    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 3 days ago
    • 1 min

    Erath County Sheriff’s Office searching for suspect in aggravated robbery.

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    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 3 days ago
    • 1 min

    Healthy cooking doesn’t have to be boring and this delicious spaghetti squash pad thai proves it.

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    Sara Vanden Berge
    • 3 days ago
    • 2 min

    One member of the city council bows out as filing gets underway for May election.

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