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Cattle Auction

June 1, 2023 Receipts totaled 1,394 head with no sale being held in Mason on Monday due to the Memorial Day Holiday. Demand was very strong with a lot of activity. The futures board and the fat cattle trade continued to move higher this week which helped the stocker and feeder market move up.

Game Warden Field Notes

The following are excerpts from recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement reports Patrolling a popular lake for nighttime hunting violations, McLennan County Game Wardens found an illegal bonfire on a dead-end roadway with a large group of under-aged subjects consuming alcoholic...

Texas Rural Woman Grant deadline extended

The deadline to apply for a $350,000 grant program that supports women entrepreneurs in rural Texas areas has been extended through June 21.

LCRA, City of San Saba Award $5,000 Grant to San Saba County Historical Museum Foundation

New outdoor exhibit will showcase the waters of San Saba County The San Saba County Histori - cal Museum soon will add a series of outdoor panels illustrating the history and importance of water to San Saba County, thanks to a $5,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and the City of...

HPU to host Health Science Enrichment Workshop for high school juniors and seniors

Howard Payne University will host a Health Science Enrichment Workshop (HSEW) July 6-7.

Free Fishing Day in Texas Slated for June 3

AUSTIN – Each year on the first Saturday in June, anglers across the state pack their tackle boxes and get their fishing poles ready for the Texas tradition of Free Fishing Day.

Mason San Saba

Receipts totaled 1,208 head with numbers reduced due to good rain that fell in the area. The market continued strong this week with very good demand. The stocker steers were $5-$6 higher with 13 steers 603 lbs at $238.00 ($1435.14), and stocker heifers were steady.