Chisholm Trail Academy athletic director Jim Sickler stands between sophomore Dalilah Negrete and senior TJ Grady, honored May 22 as female and male Christian Athletes of the Year at the annual CTA Athletic Awards Banquet at the school.

Updated: May 10, 2012 6:57:31 AM CDT
Paul Gnadt
Norm Martin celebrated his 80th birthday Sunday with a tennis match with family members at Callicott Student Park.   Full Story
 
David Pollock
Five Keene-area residents were among the six Southwestern Adventist University alumni honored April 12 at the annual Alumni Banquet at the Committee of 100 Cafeteria that kicked off homecoming weekend.   Full Story
 
Paul Gnadt
CLEBURNE – There are rainbows after the storm for children in Johnson County.“This is a place for children after some terrible things have happened to them,” said Gwen Beeson of Keene, in her first year on the Children’s Advocacy Center’s board of directors.   Full Story
 
 

05/17/2012 08:07 AM CDT - The Keene ISD school board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday  in the District Administration Building, 3625 E.   Full Story
 
Catherine Smit-Torrez book signing Friday and Sunday
05/17/2012 07:50 AM CDT - Catherine Smit-Torrez will sign copies of her latest book, “Unburied Treasure,” on two days next week at the Adventist Book Center, 201 S. Full Story

05/16/2012 02:31 PM CDT - Just as temperatures are rising in the Keene area, so are the city's percentages of sales tax revenue.   Full Story
 
Donna Berkner leaves KAES after 17 years
05/16/2012 02:28 PM CDT - What she thought was an assembly to distribute yearbooks was actually a tribute to the close of a chapter in the career of a local educator. Full Story

  • City budget in good shape - 05/10/2012 06:59 AM CDT
  • Southwestern awards 128 diplomas - 05/11/2012 11:09 AM CDT
  • Southwestern commencement Sunday - 05/03/2012 07:22 AM CDT
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    Updated: April 03, 2012 1:50:56 PM CDT
    Fifty percent of those who responded to the Keene Star poll picked Kentucky to win the NCAA Basketball Tournament.   Full Story
     
    Paul Gnadt
    Participants at Elisa Carver Park will soon stand to gain from where thousands of Texas Rangers' fans used to sit.   Full Story
     
    Paul Gnadt
    Three Keene High School senior basketball players have been recognized with All-District honors, but it was a Chargers junior who was given the district's top honor.   Full Story
     
    Paul Gnadt
    The opponent is fast and likes to run, but so does Keene. That's a wash.The opponent can shoot, but so can Keene.   Full Story
     
     
    Travel
    Updated: April 03, 2012 6:49:37 AM CDT
    Paul Gnadt
        Anchorage is awesome.    The Alaskan scenery is spectacular, there's a lot to do that's easy to get to, the people are friendly, and all motorists in Anchorage drive the speed limit or slower in fear of rounding a corner and running into a moose.   Full Story
     
    Paul Gnadt
    We were warned.     The clouds appeared over the nearby mountain peaks about 1 p.m. and now, as thunder clears its hoarse throat, sheets of rain descend in the distance.   Full Story
     
    Paul Gnadt
    “This evening we entered much the most remarkable cliffs that we have yet seen. These cliffs rise from the water's edge on either side perpendicularly to the height of 1,200 feet.   Full Story