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February is the month we associate with love. With Valentine’s Day on the 14th we, in our culture, participate in the celebration. Whether it be placing the little, inexpensive Valentine cards in all of our classmates little bags at school, giving a significant other a special gift, remembering the day year after year after year, or pleasantly remembering that spouse […]
Border Patrol’s Uvalde Station a babysitting depot still
The number of unaccompanied minors flowing through the temporary care of the Uvalde station of the U.S. Border Patrol continues to multiply. On Jan. 24, the Del Rio Sector reported that over the weekend, agents had encountered more than 50 unaccompanied children. Four days prior, on Jan. 20, they reported encountering 50 children over the previous two days. “Situations just […]
Pedro B. Banda
Pedro Bustos Banda, 57, of Uvalde died on Jan. 31, 2022, at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be held Thursday and Friday from noon to 9 p.m., and a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. both days, in the Chapel of Serenity at Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. […]
Jo Danna Farr
Jo Danna “Jody” Farr of Concan, Texas, entered her heavenly home on Jan. 30, 2022, surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with breast cancer. Jody was born in San Antonio, Texas, on July 12, 1951, to John Studer and Billie Neal Graves. She grew up in Uvalde and spent much of her childhood in Concan with her Neal’s […]
Kirk J. Frazier
Kirk Joshua Frazier of Leakey, Texas, passed away on Jan. 31, 2022, in Kerrville, Texas. Josh was born in Hondo, Texas, on Dec. 22, 1980 to Kirk Wesley Frazier and Cindy Elaine Frazier. Kirk grew up in Ingram, Texas, where he went to school at Ingram Tom Moore and lived with his mom and two sisters. He finished his teen […]
UHS, Pleasanton vie in soccer
Uvalde and Pleasanton will do battle in District 27-4A soccer Tuesday. The Lobos will play the Eagles at Pleasanton, while the Coyotes will host the Eagles at the Uvalde High School soccer field. Kick-off time for the varsity matches is set for 7 p.m. and will be preceded by a 5 p.m. junior varsity match. Coach Keith Pendleton’s Lobos, 2-0 […]
Martha U. Luna
Martha Uriegas Luna, 92, of Uvalde died on Jan. 30, 2022, surrounded by her family at Uvalde Memorial Hospital. Visitation will begin Feb. 14 at 3 p.m., and the holy rosary will be recited at 5:30 p.m., at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and interment will follow […]
Cancer treatment more than business
Saving lives close to home,” was the motto of the capital campaign that raised over $5 million to build the Kate Marmion Regional Cancer Center. As a result of that effort, Clear Springs Center for Cancer Care opened in Uvalde in 2011 and continues to deliver radiation therapy to patients in a nine-county service area. A dispute with Uvalde Memorial […]
UCISD, city of Uvalde plan May elections
Julye KeebleStaff Writer
Candidate filing for three positions on the Uvalde City Council opened two weeks ago, but no one has yet filed for any of the seats, including the District 3 seat which will soon be vacated by incumbent Rogelio M. Muñoz. There are about two weeks left to file before the Feb. 18 deadline. Filing opened on Jan. 19. The municipal […]
Coyotes complete regular-season slate this week
Two games remain on the regular-season basketball schedule for the Uvalde Coyotes. Tuesday, the Coyotes will be on the road to face the Carrizo Springs Wildcats, while they will be home on Friday to take on the Pearsall Mavericks. Tip-off time for both games is set for 7:45 p.m. Coach Alex Oyola’s Coyotes, 2-3 in district and 8-17 for the […]
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