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Jimmy Sellars Jimmy “Pete” Sellars, 75, of Utopia died on May 31, 2021, at his residence. A funeral service will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary in Sabinal, with interment following at Vanderpool Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary, and a complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 3 Community farmers market will be held in the downtown plaza from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with an array of homegrown vegetables, baked goods, and artisan goods offered by area merchants. U.S. Border Patrol Del Rio sector chief patrol agent Austin L. Skero II will speak at noon at the Uvalde Country Club as the guest of […]
Ramos nails hammer throw
UHS grad places third at nationalsWith a 58.54-meter hammer throw that bested her nearest competitor by more than a meter and a half, Sara Ramos, a junior thrower for Angelo State University’s track and field team and a 2017 graduate of Uvalde High School, clinched a third-place win at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She’s back in Uvalde now for the […]
May brings bounty of rainfall
Year-to-date total tops 10-inch markMore than 6 inches of the year-to-date rainfall of 10.96 inches fell in May, with Memorial Day weekend through early Tuesday morning bringing in 1.03 total inches of rain. Saturday saw 0.86 inches of rain, according to the the Texas A&M Uvalde AgriLife Research and Extension Center station at Garner Field, with 0.17 inches of rain falling early Tuesday morning. […]
Track Camp winds up today at Honey Bowl
The three day youth track-and-field camp will conclude today in the Honey Bowl. Hosted by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, the camp began Tuesday under the direction of Uvalde High School girls head track-and-field coach Libby Gonzales. Approximately 40 Uvalde area girls and boys have taken part in the track camp which has focused on stretching, conditioning, and fundamentals […]
Correction – Peinado
Correction The obituary for Irene Peinado, which appeared on Page 8 of the Sunday, May 30 edition of the Uvalde Leader-News, should have stated that a funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday at 2 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The newspaper regrets the error.
Olga M. Vasquez
Olga M. Vasquez Olga Mendez Vasquez, 94, of Uvalde, died May 30, 2021, at her residence. Services are pending with Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary, and a complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.
Felipe F. Torres Sr.
Felipe F. Torres Sr. Felipe Flores Torres Sr., 77, of Uvalde, died June 1, 2021, at his residence. Services are pending with Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, and a complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.
Luis A. Ibarra
Luis A. Ibarra Luis Alberto Ibarra, 67, of Uvalde, died May 31, 2021, at University Hospital in San Antonio. Services are pending with Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home, and a complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Uvalde Leader-News.
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