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Pavia wins against NCAA, temporarily

Pavia wins against NCAA, temporarily

This past season, Vanderbilt quarterback, Diego Pavia demolished perennial powerhouse Alabama and last season while at New Mexico State he defeated Auburn. His newest opponent appears to be the NCAA, and it seems he is in position to have a big victory. Athletes get five calendar years to play four seasons according to the NCAA. Junior college factors as a season of play. This policy is the heart of the case. 01/02/2025 11:37 AM

Nordheim FFA Stock Show kicks off this month

Nordheim FFA Stock Show kicks off this month

The Nordheim FFA Stock Show will be held on Saturday, January 25, at the Nordheim FFA Show Barn. The market judging and breeding animal showing will begin at 9:00 AM. Currently, there are 13 Cattle entries, 19 Lambs, 18 Goats, and 9 hogs, for a total of 59 animal projects. The premium auction will begin at 2:00 PM. The Nordheim FFA Stock Show is a 501( c ) (3), so all donations are tax-deductible. The Nordheim School Food, Art, Craft, and Models Show will be happening in the Main Building across the street. The Grand, Reserve, Blue-Ribbon Foods, Art and Crafts will sell at the conclusion of the animal sale. The MODELS will not sell. 01/02/2025 11:37 AM

Shiner Gaslight Theatre voucher tickets on sale

Shiner Gaslight Theatre voucher tickets on sale

Shiner Gaslight Gift Vouchers (formerly Season Tickets) are on sale for the 2025 productions. Each voucher is $105 and is good for 3 tickets for the 2025 season. Holders can make reservations on-line for each of the plays one week before ticket sales are open to the public. Please log onto www.shinergaslight. org and click on “Gift Vouchers” for detailed information on how to purchase vouchers. 01/02/2025 11:37 AM

NEWS-VIEW IN BRIEF

NEWS-VIEW IN BRIEF

The DeWitt County Commissioners banned two types of fireworks for New Year’s celebrations at the December 9 meeting: the “skyrockets with sticks” and “missiles with fins” cannot be sold or detonated in any portion of the unincorporated area of De-Witt County. 12/26/2024 03:33 PM

County ensures election integrity

County ensures election integrity

Editor’s Note: This is Part 3 of our Top 2024 Stories in DeWitt County. In Part 1 of our series, the results of the local elections were mentioned, including AJ Louderback prevailing over Jeff Bauknight in the May runoff for District 30 State Representative. 12/26/2024 03:33 PM

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Each child, every year

Junior Miss Yorktown 2024 Lilyanna Taylor helps hand out gifts to families for Cowboy Claus on December 19. The annual program, sponsored by Yorktown Western Days and community donations, helps families and children in need, ages 0-15. Cowboy Claus tries to provide a magical Christmas for each child every year. Note to all princesses: If you want to be a part of the Miss Yorktown court, it’s time to turn in pageant applications. 12/26/2024 03:33 PM

Deidra McCollum

County selects new election administrator

The County Commissioners ratified the DeWitt County Election Commission's decision to hire Deidra McCollum as the new elections administrator during a regular meeting on December 19th. McCollumn will assume the position on January 6. 12/26/2024 03:33 PM

Dr. Nick Lemley, a new family medicine doctor in Yorktown, is offering a wide range of services from OBS to colonoscopies at Yorktown Medical Clinic. He enjoys fly fishing and learning about bobwhite quails. PHOTO BY ELE CHEW

Doctor ready to deliver future generations

A buzz filled the room when Tamara Kainer, the Marketing and Business Development Director of Cuero Regional Hospital, announced that Dr. Nick Lemley would be offering obstetrics services (OBS) on Wednesdays at Yorktown Medical Clinic at the Mayor Baker’s Coffee on November 19th. This is big news for the small rural Texan town which has a population of fewer than 2,000 people. 12/26/2024 03:33 PM

Get the BEST Christmas gift for your pet this year

Get the BEST Christmas gift for your pet this year

The pet food aisles in all the local stores are filled with cute little gift packs of cat toys or big holiday stocking shaped packages filled with chewy treats for your canines. There are new squeaking rubber pigs, stuffed sock monkeys, braided rope pulleys and every dog's favorite - Begging Strips. The Milkbones for the holidays even come in Christmas colors of red and green. But there is really a more important and meaningful GIFT every pet owner should put at the top of their pet's gift list. SPAY and NEUTER make this the gift that STOPS 'giving' - no more litters of unwanted kittens or discarded litters of puppies dumped in a ditch. This is truly a great gift for your city, your neighbors, your family and your pet - book a spay or neuter appointment today! 12/26/2024 03:33 PM

Aboard the USS Abraham, Russell Morehead works on an ejector rack. U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 2ND CLASS SHERYSSA DODARD

Yorktown sailor performs naval aviation maintenance

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 12, 2024) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Russell Morehead, from Yorktown, Texas, conducts maintenance on an BRU-32 ejector rack aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy’s timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. 12/26/2024 03:33 PM

Yorktown Seniors visited the Polish Heritage Center in Panna Maria, Texas. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS

Students visit Polish Heritage Center

Over the past two months, two groups of Yorktown students visited the Polish Heritage Center located in Panna Maria, Texas. The mission of the Polish Heritage Center (PHC) at Panna Maria is to retain for posterity, and keep vibrant and relevant, the history, values, beliefs, customs and traditions of the Polish settlers and their descendants at this first and oldest permanent Polish settlement in America, and to inspire, engage, and educate visitors. 12/26/2024 03:33 PM

Healthy High Five 2025: First Day Hike at state parks

Healthy High Five 2025: First Day Hike at state parks

AUSTIN— Strive to explore more in 2025 by starting the new year with a First Day Hike at a Texas State Park. This annual tradition allows people of all ages and skill levels a chance to experience Texas’ wild places through ranger and self-guided walks, bike rides, paddling trips, polar plunges and more in honor of the national initiative aimed at getting people outdoors. 12/26/2024 03:33 PM

A freshwater fishing icon passes, FFS bans and a new lake opens to the public

It’s been an eventful year for Texas hook and bullet crowds. Among other things, we saw the opening of the first new major public reservoir in more than three decades, the introduction the first medicated feed to combat parasites in quail and an IGFA rule change that just about guarantees the much hallowed largemouth bass world record of 22 pounds, 4 ounces will never be broken. 12/26/2024 03:33 PM

DEWITT COUNTY ACTIVITY REPORT

DEWITT COUNTY ACTIVITY REPORT

ACCIDENTS-7 LOOSE LIVESTOCK-10 12-13-2024 Disabled Vehicle on Hwy 72, Cuero Livestock – Loose on Turkey Bottom Rd, Yoakum Traffic Related on Hwy 72 W, Cuero Road Hazard on Hwy 72 W, Cuero Road Hazard on Hwy 77A, Cuero Loose Livestock on Bluebonnet Lane, Yoakum Trespassing on E 8th St, Yorktown Threats-Communicating on FM 236, Cuero Disturbance on W Main St, Yorktown 12-14-2024 Livestock – Loose on Candido, Yorktown Abandoned Vehicle on Hwy 77A, Yoakum Animal Case on N Riedel St, Yorktown Livestock – Loose on FM 953, Cuero Assist Motorist on Hwy 111 W, Yoakum Accident on W Main St, Yorktown Disturbance – Nosie on Friar Rd, Cuero Threats-Communication on Hausmann Rd, Cuero 12-15-2024 Property – Found on Bubba Palmer Rd, Cuero Animal Case on E 4th St, Yorktown Animal Case on Tulley Rd, Cuero Check Welfare on FM 1447, Cuero Disturbance on N Church St, Yorktown Animal Case on S Church St, Yorktown Road Hazard on Hwy 72 W, Cuero Reckless Driver on W Main St, Yorktown Accident Deer on Hwy 87 S, Cuero Disturbance-Loud Music on N Mehnert St, Yorktown 12-16-2024 Suspicious Activity on N Broadway, Nordheim 911 Open Line on S Hwy 87, Cuero Road Hazard on FM 237, Yorktown Animal Carcass on Joe Pokluda Rd, Nordheim Theft-Property on FM 2718, Yorktown Livestock – Loose on FM 2980 N, Yorktown Livestock – Loose on Clinton Cemetery Rd, Cuero Assault Physical on Cheapside Rd, Westhoff Theft – Property on W Main St, Yorktown Assist Motorist on Hwy 87S, Cuero Abandoned Vehicle on S Hwy 87, Cuero 12-17-2024 Threats – Terroristic on Sapp Rd, Cuero Loose Livestock on S Hwy 183, Meyersville Assisted DPS w/Accident on N Hwy 119, Yorktown Fire on Chaparral St, Nordheim Warrant Service on N Gonzales St, Cuero Theft – Property on Pridgen St, Thomaston Loose Livestock on Lindenau Rd, Cuero Assisted Gonzales Co w/ Fire-Arson on CR 332, Gonzales Assisted CPD w/Disturbance on N Esplanade, Cuero 12-18-2024 Accident-Deer on Hwy 183N, Cuero Loose Livestock on Cemetery Rd, Nordheim Assist Citizen on W 9th St, Yorktown 12-19-2024 Accident on Morris Community Rd, Yoakum Loose Livestock on FM 238, Westhoff Animal Injured on Hwy 183N, Cuero Accident on FM 237, Meyersville Theft on W 6th St, Yorktown Animal Abuse on Frank Hinojosa Rd, Nordheim Fire on Schultz St, Yorktown Credit Card Abuse on FM 682, Yoakum Assist Citizen on Hwy 72 W, Yorktown Animal Injured on FM 237, Yorktown Suspicious Activity on Horseshoe Rd, Yoakum Assisted DPS w/Accident on Hwy 119 S, Yorktown 12/26/2024 03:33 PM

DEWITT COUNTY ARREST REPORT

DEWITT COUNTY ARREST REPORT

Jail Average Daily Count – 76 Inmates Housed for Other Agencies – 23 December 13, 2024 Mary Lou Zamora, 54, of Yoakum, Theft Property<$2,500 2/More Previous Convictions, Bond of $5,000, Yoakum PD Ashton Nicole Bess, 33, of Cuero, No/Expired Driver’s License, Fine of $362.70, Speeding>10% Above Posted Limit, Fine of $429, Driving While License Invalid, Fine of $279, Cuero PD Christian Hunter Thomas, 25, of Cuero, Count 1-Burglary of Habitation, Bond of $20,000, Count 2-Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle, Bond of $5,000, DCSO December 14, 2024 No Arrests were made on this date December 15, 2024 Isreal Paz Torres, 46, of McKinney, Driving While License Invalid with Previous Convictions, Bond of $2,000, Yoakum PD Juan Jesus Rodriguez Jr., 43, of Cuero, Capias Pro Fine/ Theft Property $20<$500 by Check, Fine of $544, Fail to Identify Giving False/Fictitious Information (Karnes Co), Bond of $5,000, DCSO Treyvion Diante Hights, 33, of Yoakum, Driving While License Invalid Previous Convictions, Bond of $2,000, Yoakum PD December 16, 2024 Damonte Hargrove, 22, of Yoakum, Possession Marijuana< 2oz, Bond of $2,000, Unlawful Carrying Weapon, Bond of $4,000, DCSO Michael Lee Jasso, 54, of Cuero, Possession Controlled Substance PG1 <1G Drug Free Zone, Bond of $10,000, Tamper/Fabricate Physical Evidence with Intent to Impair, Bond of $10,000, Cuero PD December 17, 2024 Alan James Clem, 36, of Cuero, Violation Probation/Arson, Bond of $30,000, DCSO December 18, 2024 Tony Vasquez, 38, of Cuero, Injury to Child, Repeat Offender, Bond of $50,000, Indecency With Child, Bond of $50,000, Indecency With Child, Bond of $50,000, Continuous Sex Abuse of Child, Bond of $75,000, Continuous Sex Abuse of Child, Bond of $75,000, Yoakum PD December 19, 2024 No Arrest as of Press Time. 12/26/2024 03:33 PM

Darby Cheek (left) and Jared Van Auken (right) from the National Museum of the Pacific War paid a visit to Yorktown ISD. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS

Pacific War Museum visits Yorktown ISD

On December 11, Darby Cheek and Jared Van Auken, two members of the educational outreach department from the National Museum of the Pacific War, located in Fredericksburg, Texas, visited Yorktown ISD. 4th-12th graders were given a presentation by Mr. Cheek on World War II in the auditorium. He went into great detail on the causes of World War II and especially focused on the war in the Pacific. He also displayed many World War II artifacts! Mr. Cheek also dressed up some of the Yorktown students in World War II gear. 4th grader Adelaine Gowens put on a Women Airforce Service Pilot (WAS) uniform and 7th grader Haeden Edmondson put on all the gear a Marine would have worn in battle. 12/26/2024 03:33 PM

Understanding the importance of hay quality

Understanding the importance of hay quality

One of the first considerations when feeding hay is that it should be based on individual animal requirements. For optimal production, forage quality should be matched as closely as possible to the nutritional needs of the animal. Low quality forage can result in reduced animal performance and increased supplemental feeding costs. Whereas hay of sufficient quality, little or no supplementation will be necessary to meet the animals’ nutritional needs. 12/26/2024 03:33 PM

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