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Celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary are ready for locals and visitors to enjoy, marking this special birthday of our country. The party begins July 3 in Utopia Park where our local band, Southern Rye, will play for a dance filled with good country two-stepping tunes. Concessions will be available with tasty treats and other activities for all ages. The Utopia […]
OU, Raley victorious in college championship
Russell Raley and the rest of the Oklahoma Sooners are the 2026 national collegiate baseball champions. On June 22 at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha Nebraska, the Sooners defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels, 13-2, in the decisive third game of their playoff series for the Men’s College World Series baseball title. Raley, a Uvalde High School baseball and football […]
Rescue at a crossroads
Flights to Furever hits 5K milestone, then roadblockWeeks after celebrating Flights to Furever’s 5,000th rescue, founder Heather Ruble’s joy gave way to heartbreak when New York’s New World screwworm restrictions forced the organization to suspend the transports that made the milestone possible. A month ago, Ruble announced the 13-year-old rescue organization reached the milestone after transporting 50 dogs to 12 rescues in New York. “We are so […]
Giraffe found four miles from home
Two weeks after Gracie escaped Cedar Hollow Ranch and embarked on a grand and highly publicized tour of the Hill Country, ranch manager Vick Jones spotted the giraffe from a helicopter June 26 in a cedar grove just four miles from the ranch, bringing the runaway’s adventure close to an end. Gracie’s trip began June 12, when she circumvented the […]
Jailer saves choking inmate
Uvalde County Sheriff Ruben Nolasco recognized Sergeant Carlos Moncada on June 10 for saving a choking inmate’s life in April at the Uvalde County Jail, praising the corrections officer’s bravery, professionalism and quick actions. A corporal noticed the man’s gestures indicating distress and called for assistance. Moncada ran out of his office and removed the man from the cell. He […]
Pepe’s Pals tops 2,000 rescues as kittens stretch resources
For nearly a decade, Molly Lowe has bottle-fed kittens, treated sick and injured cats and pulled animals from euthanasia lists, building Pepe’s Pals Kitten Rescue into an organization that has saved more than 2,000 cats. Lowe – unlike her black cat Pepe, the rescue’s namesake – loves kittens, but May’s record-breaking intake of 118 felines stretched her resources. “It is […]
Editorial: Do right by our rivers
We can continue to rely on volunteers, nonprofits and first responders to address problems after they occur, or we can take greater ownership of preventing them in the first place.
Pastor’s column: Putting God first strengthens relationships
Whoever loves father and mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.”
District resources impact local STAAR scores
Utopia and Knippa beat statewide results, Sabinal tested close to average, and Uvalde— with thousands more students — lagged behind in nearly every subject.
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