Students visiting Texas State from Germany were recently made honorary citizens of San Marcos by a city council proclamation. The students are from Hannover, which holds the second largest Oktoberfest in the world.

In this installment of “Run with Moe,” Moe Johnson of the San Marcos Runners Club thanks all those who helped make the Moe’s Better Half Marathon a success, despite the gloomy weather.

A Buda man is going to prison for 25 years after using an air gun to steal a woman’s car in the Prime Outlet Mall parking lot last year.

Tim O’Brien, who holds the Endowed Chair in Creative Writing at Texas State, has recently been honored with the 2010 Katherine Anne Porter Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

The City of San Marcos has two new energy efficiency rebate programs offered by the Public Services Department.

Thunderhill Raceway in Kyle will open its 11th season Saturday with a full slate of automobile racing on its 3/8-mile, D-shaped track.

Hays County will provide free immunizations to Guadalupe County residents at a health fair next week, saying it’s a public health benefit for Hays County residents. A Guadalupe County commissioner said Guadalupe officials were unaware of the initiative.

Ambassadors from the San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce joined those who waited in line for the celebration as Chick-fil-A opened on Interstate-35 earlier this month.

The City of San Marcos has announced road projects that will affect traffic in town for the next week. Among the streets involved in the projects are Hopkins Street, Sessom Drive, Craddock Avenue and Wonder World Drive.

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Texas State will perform “Beautiful, Beautiful World,” a musical revue that is part tribute to songwriters Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick and part original staging and presentation.