Sunday, October 18, 2026
Compiled from the record with an editorSunday: early voting for the Nov. 3 election starts Monday and runs through Oct. 30, with Willow Park's Proposition A (Home Rule Charter) and Proposition B ($10,110,000 in certificates of obligation) on the ballot; the Forest Service burn-ban list is down to 149 counties, Parker still on it; Willow Park's council meets Tuesday at 6 p.m.; and the 4-3 Bearcats host Weatherford Friday at 7 p.m., both teams 3-1 in District 3-6A
Why it matters. No watches, warnings or advisories are active for Aledo this morning, but Parker County is still on the state burn-ban list as the week warms to a high near 77 on Monday.
Sunday is partly sunny with a high near 72. Applications for a ballot by mail must be received by Friday, Oct. 23. The Aledo Library Board meets Thursday, and CivicClerk still has no minutes posted from Thursday's City Council.
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counties under a burn ban on the Texas A&M Forest Service list stamped 10/17/2026 9:46:31 PM, Parker County among them, down from 150 on the list stamped 10/16/2026 8:21:12 AM read for the Oct. 17 edition More
Source: Texas A&M Forest Service burn-ban county list, read Oct. 18 at about 5:25 a.m. Central
Weather
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
No watches, warnings or advisories were active for Aledo on the NWS alerts feed updated 5:25 a.m. CT Sunday, Oct. 18. Parker County remains under a burn ban.
Source: National Weather Service forecast for Aledo (gridpoint FWD 59,101), generated 5:27 a.m. CT Sunday, Oct. 18, and NWS active alerts for 32.6957 N, 97.6022 W, updated 5:25 a.m. CT Sunday, Oct. 18, read Oct. 18
The record
Burn ban: Parker County remains one of 149 counties on the Texas A&M Forest Service list stamped 10/17/2026 9:46:31 PM, down from 150 on the list stamped 10/16/2026 8:21:12 AM
Between the two lists, Fannin and Menard came off and Angelina went on, the Ledger's comparison of the two files. Of Parker County's neighbors, Tarrant, Palo Pinto, Wise, Jack, Erath and Somervell are on the list and Hood, Denton and Johnson are not.
Source: Texas A&M Forest Service burn-ban county list, stamped 10/17/2026 9:46:31 PM, read Oct. 18, compared with the list stamped 10/16/2026 8:21:12 AM read Oct. 17
Early voting by personal appearance for the Nov. 3 election begins Monday, Oct. 19, and runs through Friday, Oct. 30; Willow Park voters decide Proposition A, the proposed Home Rule Charter, and Proposition B, up to $10,110,000 in certificates of obligation for road and infrastructure work, most notably around Squaw Creek Road
The Community News reported Oct. 15 that the certificates question reached the ballot after a petition drive, and that if it fails the city cannot issue certificates of obligation for that work, or ask voters for them, for three more years under state law. Applications for a ballot by mail must be received by Friday, Oct. 23.
Source: Texas Secretary of State; The Community News, "Squaw Creek road work on ballot," Oct. 15; the Willow Park propositions as the Ledger's election page carries them
Football: the Bearcats, 4-3 overall and 3-1 in District 3-6A after Friday's 42-28 win at Arlington, host Weatherford, also 3-1, Friday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m., the Pink Out Game
Remaining district games after Weatherford, per MaxPreps: at Sam Houston Oct. 30 and Lamar at home Nov. 6.
Source: MaxPreps Aledo football schedule, read Oct. 18; Aledo ISD Athletics schedule, read Oct. 18
Willow Park's City Council meets Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 6:00 PM on an agenda with a 10-lot final plat in Alameda Estates on Ranch House Road, two Texas Community Development Block Grant resolutions for a future water project, and a resolution naming The Community News the city's newspaper of record
Per the agenda, the council meets at City Hall, 120 El Chico Trl., Suite A; the city's meetings calendar lists the 6:00 p.m. time and no location. Also listed: the annual investment policy update, the city's vote in the TML Region 8 Director Election, and a proposed Mobile Device and Telecommunications Policy. The Willow Park Meetings Hub was unchanged from Saturday's read.
Source: City of Willow Park, City Council Meeting October 20, 2026 agenda, Willow Park Meetings Hub, read Oct. 16 and re-checked Oct. 18
The watched record, Sunday morning: still no minutes or recording on CivicClerk from Thursday's Aledo City Council, the Oct. 8 P&Z or Tuesday's Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee; the newest CivicClerk files remain the Oct. 22 Library Board agendas posted Friday
CivicClerk lists no files yet for the Nov. 5 council or the Nov. 12 P&Z. Willow Park's Bankhead page still carries only the Oct. 9 alert. The Parker County news-flash RSS and the Ledger's live feed carried no items.
Source: CivicClerk Events API; Willow Park CivicAlerts AID=45 and Municode Meetings; Parker County news-flash RSS; aledoledger.com/live/feed.xml; all read Oct. 18
Coming up
Monday, Oct. 19: early voting by personal appearance begins for the Nov. 3 election and runs through Friday, Oct. 30, per the Texas Secretary of State
What you can do. Applications for a ballot by mail must be received by Friday, Oct. 23.
Source: Texas Secretary of State; the Willow Park propositions as the Ledger's election page carries them
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 11:00 AM: chamber ribbon cutting for Mary Kay Pink Cadillac September, LLC, at the chamber, 100 Chuckwagon Trail, Willow Park; 6:00 PM: Willow Park City Council at City Hall, 120 El Chico Trl., Suite A, per its posted agenda; 6:30 PM: volleyball vs. Sam Houston at Aledo
What you can do. To speak at Willow Park's public comments, complete a speaker form and turn it in to the City Secretary at least five minutes before the meeting starts; comments are limited to five minutes per speaker.
Source: Parker County Chamber of Commerce event listing, read Oct. 18; City of Willow Park Oct. 20 council agenda, Willow Park Meetings Hub; Aledo ISD Athletics schedule, read Oct. 18
Thursday, Oct. 22, 11:00 AM: chamber ribbon cutting for Chesmar Homes, with a VIP preview of Rio Vista at Kelly Ranch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., 424 Shadowfax Drive, Aledo; 6:00 PM: Aledo Library Board, Aledo Municipal Complex, 200 Old Annetta Road
What you can do. The Library Board agenda carries the library's quarterly report, updates to five library policies and three new ones (privacy and confidentiality, programming, and the TalkBox booth), then a work session on the library strategic plan; public comment is normally limited to 3 minutes.
Source: Parker County Chamber of Commerce event listings, read Oct. 18; City of Aledo, Library Board Meeting and Library Board Work Session agendas for Oct. 22, 2026, posted Oct. 16 on CivicClerk
Friday, Oct. 23: mail-ballot applications must be received; 7:00 PM: Bearcats vs. Weatherford, the Pink Out Game; volleyball vs. Lamar, 6:30 p.m., per Aledo ISD Athletics
What you can do. Kickoff 7 p.m. at Aledo; both teams are 3-1 in District 3-6A, per MaxPreps.
Source: Texas Secretary of State; Aledo ISD Athletics schedule, read Oct. 18; MaxPreps, read Oct. 18
Saturday, Oct. 24, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM: Fall Fest at The District at Willow Park, per the Willow Park council agenda's community-interest list; 11:00 AM: chamber ribbon cutting for Mr. Gatti's Pizza, 2801 E. I-20 (inside Walmart), Hudson Oaks
What you can do. Times as listed by the city's agenda and the chamber.
Source: City of Willow Park Oct. 20 council agenda; Parker County Chamber of Commerce event listing, read Oct. 18
Monday, Oct. 26: Region I-6A cross country meet at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock, per The Community News; Aledo ISD Athletics lists the UIL Regional Meet with time TBA
What you can do. Check the district's schedule page for the time before traveling.
Source: The Community News, Oct. 15; Aledo ISD Athletics schedule, read Oct. 18
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