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Uvalde Memorial Hospital has won Press Ganey’s 2023 Human Experience Guardian of Excellence Award and 2023 Human Experience Pinnacle of Excellence Award. Press Ganey said that, as a winner of both awards, UMH falls in the top 5 percent of health care providers in delivering a positive employee experience in the last year. “These types of awards are a reminder […]
Medina Electric Coop awarding $25,000 in student scholarships
Apply by March 1 Medina Electric Cooperative is accepting applications for the 2024 scholarship program, which provides money to be used for continuing education during the 2023-2024 school year. The electric cooperative will give 20 $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors and five $1,000 scholarships to adults pursuing higher education. The parent, legal guardian or applicant must have an […]
Gerardo J. Gonzalez
Gerardo “Jerry” Joel Gonzalez, 46, of Uvalde died on Jan. 29, 2024, at Methodist Texsan Hospital in San Antonio. He was born on May 31, 1977, in Carrizo Springs to Sylvia (Cantu) and Juan Roberto Gonzalez. He is survived by his parents of Uvalde; two daughters, Zoey Faith Gonzalez of San Angelo and Bernice Mendoza of Minnesota; companion, Maria Treviño […]
Sonic Drive-In celebrating Tess Mata’s birthday
The Uvalde Sonic location will be celebrating what would have been Tess Mata’s 12th birthday on Feb. 6. Tess enjoyed a No. 1, which is a Sonic cheeseburger without onions, tots, and a vanilla Coke. Tess was one of 19 children and two teachers who died on May 24, 2022, in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. She is […]
UCJLS names Koehl 2024 honorary superintendent
The Uvalde County Junior Livestock Show Association recognized longtime rodeo lover Casey Koehl as this year’s honorary superintendent. Career rodeo coach and family friend Roy Angermiller presented the award to Koehl’s wife, Daneane, toward the end of the 85th annual stock show on Jan. 27. Koehl, of Uvalde, died last August in a San Antonio hospital after suffering a stroke. […]
Area residents earn bachelor’s, master’s degrees from SRSU-RGC
Eighteen area students earned bachelor’s or master’s degrees from Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College over the summer and fall of 2023 semesters. The commencement ceremony for both sets of graduates took place Dec. 16 at the International Center for Trade in Eagle Pass. Fall 2023 Three Uvalde residents and one Sabinal resident earned master’s degrees during the fall […]
Knippa
The Knippa High School tennis team won their first scrimmage of the season, with 13 matches to Uvalde Classical Academy’s 10 match count. The Jan. 17 scrimmage, held in Knippa, included both junior high and high school players. Knippa junior McKenzie Speer won division champion honors in the baked food show and reserve champion honors for her commercial heifers at […]
Coyotes play final two district basketball games
The Uvalde Coyotes will play their final two basketball games of the regular season this week in Harvey Kinchlow Gym. They will host the Pleasanton Eagles on Feb. 6 and the Devine Warhorses on Feb. 9. Varsity games are scheduled for 6:30 p.m., and junior varsity games will begin at 5 p.m. Coach Ramon Buruato’s Coyotes, 2-6 in district and […]
LCRA, Bandera Electric award $19K to Utopia fire and rescue
New catchment system will provide additional water supply for firefightingUtopia Volunteer Fire and Rescue will install a rainwater catchment system and storage tank at the fire station and attached community building, thanks to a $19,320 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Bandera Electric Cooperative. LCRA has awarded more than $995,000 in Community Development Partnership Program grants for a wide range of projects across LCRA’s wholesale electric, water […]
Correction
The story titled, “Young Uvaldeans show off grilling, cornhole skills,” that appeared on Page 2 of the Dec. 21, 2023, edition of the Leader-News should have identified 9-year-old Adele Barboza as the fourth-place winner of the Kids Que competition. Kids Que Nation misidentified the winner as Sierra Mena. The newspaper regrets the error.
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