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City does house cleaning on its codes
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City does house cleaning on its codes

With an eye toward to streamlining development, removing conflicting requirements and ensuring orderly growth, the Fredericksburg City Council unanimo...

February 18, 2026
Hospital staff celebrates renovations with a party
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Hospital staff celebrates renovations with a party

Methodist Hospital | Hill Country recently celebrated the completion of renovations to its Radiology and Fluoroscopy (R/F) room with a ribbon cutting ...

February 18, 2026
Texas Master Naturalists to talk about river recovery
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Texas Master Naturalists to talk about river recovery

Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter will hold a presentation in Kerrville on “How a River Works and How it Heals Itself” during its mont...

February 18, 2026
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Methodist Hospital to offer heart screening for teens
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Methodist Hospital to offer heart screening for teens
February 18, 2026
Methodist Hospital |Hill Country will partner with AugustHeart of San Antonio and Austin Heart of Fredericksburg to offer free, lifesaving heart scree...
Harper ‘skyline’ changes with new rodeo arena
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Harper ‘skyline’ changes with new rodeo arena
February 18, 2026
The Harper Community Park Association, in partnership with the Hill Country Horse Club, continues to make progress with the new Harper Community Park ...

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FNC to hold butterfly workshop
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FNC to hold butterfly workshop
February 18, 2026
Friends of Fredericksburg Nature Center will host a monarch butterfly conservation workshop on Saturday, Feb. 28. Attendees will learn how to track, m...
ELECTION 2026
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ELECTION 2026
February 18, 2026
Candidate Statements The Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post asked each person running in the Tuesday, March 3 Republican primary to submit information...
Harrowing ‘nature selfie’ shows human stupidity
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Harrowing ‘nature selfie’ shows human stupidity
by Gayne C. Young 
February 18, 2026
Outdoors On Edge It’s been a busy few weeks in outdoor news. Here’s some stories you might have missed and my fair and honest — OK, honest but snarky ...
Preparing hearts for Easter: Focus on the Parables
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LENTEN DEVOTIONALS FROM HOLY GHOST LUTHERAN
Preparing hearts for Easter: Focus on the Parables
By Pastor David Priem 
February 18, 2026
For the past 12 years, Holy Ghost Lutheran Church has prepared for Easter, a season known to many Christians as Lent, in part through our annual Lente...
Winter on vacation for a few days
News, Second Front
Winter on vacation for a few days
Hill Country Weather with Dr Doppler Cary Burgess 
February 18, 2026
Very mild weather conditions have consumed the Hill Country weather pattern since our last freeze on Thursday, Feb. 5. By this weekend, we will have g...
February is the time to apply herbicides to stop weed growth
Agriculture, News
February is the time to apply herbicides to stop weed growth
Lawn & Garden Beth Mcmahon 
February 18, 2026
Current weather predictions indicate a warmer than normal February and through the first week of March. Afterwards temperatures will go back to March ...
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Heritage boys basketball picks up first playoff win
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Heritage boys basketball picks up first playoff win
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
February 18, 2026
The Heritage Eagles varsity boys basketball team picked up a first round Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) playoff win over H...
Harper falls to Junction in thriller before playoffs
Sports
Harper falls to Junction in thriller before playoffs
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
February 18, 2026
The Harper Longhorns varsity boys basketball team lost a thrilling district contest against Junction last Friday, 54-53, at Harper High School. “It wa...
FHS softball off to a hot start
Sports
FHS softball off to a hot start
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
February 18, 2026
The Fredericksburg High School varsity girls softball team is off to a 4-0-1 start this season after playing four consecutive games at the Ingram Soft...
Billies punch their ticket
Sports
Billies punch their ticket
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
February 18, 2026
The Fredericksburg High School varsity boys basketball team gave Billies fans an emotional, high energy, playoff spot clincher performance during thei...
Lady Billies are playoff bound
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Lady Billies are playoff bound
Blood, sweat and tears led to FHS’s undefeated district run
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
February 18, 2026
The Fredericksburg High School varsity girls basketball team went undefeated in District 26-4A for the second year in a row after taking down Wimberle...
Ladyhorns are playoff bound
Sports
Ladyhorns are playoff bound
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
February 11, 2026
The Harper High School varsity girls basketball team secured a playoff spot after defeating Johnson City and Center Point this past week. Harper (19-9...
Back-to-back victories keep Harper boys in playoff hunt
Sports
Back-to-back victories keep Harper boys in playoff hunt
By Cary Burgess Standard-Radio Post Sports Editor 
February 11, 2026
The Longhorns earned two wins this week in District 29-2A boys basketball action. Harper (16-13, 5-5 district) took down district rival, Johnson City,...
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Cornfield Peas dish is a ‘theatrical’ recipe
Gillespie Life, Taste
Cornfield Peas dish is a ‘theatrical’ recipe
Stories from the F&W Farmstead Mark Wieser & Case Fischer 
February 18, 2026
Ayear ago, Deanna Fischer gave me a reprint of “The First Texas Cook Book,” originally published in 1883 by the Houston’s Ladies Association of the Fi...
‘The Secret Agent’ creates a slow burn that rarely ignites
Gillespie Life, Movies
‘The Secret Agent’ creates a slow burn that rarely ignites
BY MATT WARD 
February 18, 2026
Cinematic Considerations Few recent international Oscar nominees arrive with as much fanfare as “The Secret Agent,” a film that’s a Best Picture conte...
Two local art students advance to nationals
Education, Gillespie Life
Two local art students advance to nationals
12 Fredericksburg High School art students win regional awards
February 18, 2026
Twelve Fredericksburg High School art students competed in a regional arts and writing competion and two will advance to nationals. FHS artists Elizab...
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Leadership Gillespie County focuses on human services in sixth session
Business
Leadership Gillespie County focuses on human services in sixth session
By Lauren Itz Leadership Gillespie County 
February 18, 2026
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, Leadership Gillespie County (LGC) Class’s monthly session focused on education, healthcare and human services. The day opened wi...
Middle class is shrinking, due to upper-middle class boom
Business
Middle class is shrinking, due to upper-middle class boom
Texas Tomorrow Dr. Ray Perryman 
February 18, 2026
Understanding how things are going for families of various earnings levels is an important undertaking, because trends in financial security across th...
Varney bridges garden and soul in ‘The Urban Herbal’
Business
Varney bridges garden and soul in ‘The Urban Herbal’
February 18, 2026
Herbalist and founder of San Antonio’s iconic The Urban Herbal apothecary, William Varney, announces the release of his latest book, “The Urban Herbal...
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2026 Book Festival
Special Sections
2026 Book Festival
Ruta Venclauskas 
January 16, 2026
2026 Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show
Special Sections
2026 Gillespie County Youth Livestock Show
Ruta Venclauskas 
January 14, 2026
Santa Letters 2025
Special Sections
Santa Letters 2025
Ruta Venclauskas 
January 14, 2026
Reader’s Choice
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Reader’s Choice
Ruta Venclauskas 
January 14, 2026

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