Category Archives: Steiner Ranch

Speed, curve contribute to 2222 motorcycle fatality

11000 RM 2222 was the scene of a fatal crash on July 22. Google Maps

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

High speed, a curve in the road, and the RM 2222 construction zone were all factors in a motorcycle fatality that happened just after 11 p.m. on Monday, July 22 near the Shell gas station just east of RM 620.

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LISD selects Gearing as next superintendent

The Leander ISD Board of Trustees named Bruce Gearing as the educator to lead its fast-growth district, serving over 40,100 students across 43 schools. 

Bruce Gearing
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Mother-daughter invite Mt.Kilimanjaro guide to visit Austin

Tessa (left) and Sharalynn Lantsberger hike Mount Kilimanjaro in 2017 with guide Fredy Tarimo

By ERIN SEITZLER, Four Points News

A mother-daughter trip up Mount Kilimanjaro created a lasting friendship with their guide, Fredy Tarimo, who came to visit his new friends in Steiner Ranch two months ago. 

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Concrete safety barriers going in along RM 620 curves

Texas Department of Transportation plans to start putting in concrete barriers on July 28 in four strategic locations along RM 620 between Mansfield Dam and RM 2222. Map courtesy of TxDOT

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
Texas Department of Transportation is soon to start a half million dollar project along RM 620 as it will add concrete safety barriers in four curved areas of the roadway between Mansfield Dam and RM 2222.

The project is expected to start Sunday, July 28 and will cost $556,062.

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