VOLUME 27, NO. 158 TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2012

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Jessica Cain: It’s been 15 years since former Liberty County resident, 17-year-old Jessica Lee Cain, disappeared and her pickup truck was found abandoned along I-45 in La Marque. It has been widely reported that Jessica Cain was one of more than 30 young women and girls who either vanished or was murdered in an area around the Gulf Freeway in Galveston County that has become known as “The Killing Fields”. The Galveston Daily News newspaper reports that through donations and personal work, Cain’s friends recently built a small memorial and bench in La Marque near where her truck was found. It was dedicated during a vigil held this past Saturday. A friend was quoted as saying they hope the vigil will prompt someone to speak up and help solve the mystery.

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Hunger Busters: The Hunger Busters Summer Feeding Program in Liberty has ended for another year and has accomplished its job quite well – that according to Liberty County Extension Agent Alexis Cordova. This summer’s program began back on June 4 and concluded August 10. Ms. Cordova said thanks to the hard work of all involved, 47,584 meals were provided to school-age kids during the nine weeks of the program. That’s an average of 971 children served each day.

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Anahuac Man Pleads: A 49-year-old Chambers County man, David Sartin, has pleaded guilty in a murder-for-hire scheme in a federal court in Beaumont. According to U.S. Attorney John Bales, Sartin admitted to attempted kidnapping and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. According to information presented in court, David Sartin tried to hire someone to kidnap a person from Ukraine and have that person brought to the United States where David Sartin intended to kill or have the individual killed. Sartin faces up to 20 years in prison for kidnapping and a minimum of 5 years for a firearms violation.

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Dayton ISD Bus Registration: The start of the Dayton ISD 2012-2013 school year is now less than a week away. The DISD Transportation Department is asking all new and returning students who plan to ride school district buses to register with the transportation office before school starts. Their phone number is 936-258-7993 or you can go online to the district’s website – link there from www.kshn.com.

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*Lake Release: 1,250 CFS – Liberty Bridge: 6.32 ASL*