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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...
Jan 12, 20212 min read
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...
Jan 7, 20212 min read
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...
Jan 2, 20211 min read
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...
Dec 30, 20203 min read
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...
Dec 28, 20201 min read
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...
Dec 28, 20202 min read
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...
Dec 22, 20203 min read
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...
Dec 8, 20201 min read
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...
Dec 2, 20203 min read
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...
Nov 27, 20202 min read
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....
Oct 28, 20202 min read
‘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...
Oct 28, 20201 min read
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...
Oct 20, 20205 min read
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...
Sep 30, 20201 min read
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...
Sep 14, 20201 min read
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...
Sep 9, 20202 min read
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...
Sep 9, 20201 min read
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...
Sep 4, 20202 min read
This cactus doesn’t sting: University Flowers nails it with prickly pear post.
By SARA VANDEN BERGE It’s practically gone viral. A simple post promoting a bouquet made with a prickly pear cactus went mad after it was...
Sep 3, 20201 min read
Erath County officials don’t take voter fraud lightly. Remember what happened to this guy?
By SARA VANDEN BERGE As another election season nears, voter fraud continues to be a concern nationally, but Erath County is no stranger...
Sep 1, 20201 min read
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