Sale Date: February 26, 2024 Cattle: 1377 Cows: 216 Bulls: 17 Sellers: 199 Buyers: 53 Steers 200-300 lbs.: 297.00- 307.00-425.00; 300-400 lbs.: 294.00- 304.00-415.00; 400-500 lbs.: 284.00-294.00- 370.00; 500-600 lbs.: 249.00-258.00-325.00; 600-700 lbs.: 223.00- 233.00-273.00; 700-800 lbs.: 203.00-213.00- 263.00. Heifers 200-300 lbs.: 259.00- 269.00-370.00; 300-400 lbs.: 259.00-269.00- 395.00; 400-500 lbs.: 241.00-251.00-355.00; 500-600 lbs.: 218.00- 228.00-350.00; 600-700 lbs.: 207.00-217.00- 234.00; 700-800 lbs.: 148.00- 158.00-212.00; Slaughter Cows: 82.00 to 117.00; Slaughter Bulls: 94.00 to 135.00; Stocker Cows: 650.00- 1175.00; Pairs: 1300.00- 2150.00.

Sara Post Meyer, Mayor of Cuero There’s much happening in Cuero …75th Cuero Livestock Show, Market Day, CITYWIDE Cleanup, and the Easter Bunny arrives. • 75th Cuero Livestock Show and Sale February 24-March 1, Friar Ag Center/ Thomas Homemaking Center in the Park, was another exciting Show and Sale in its 75th year.

On Wednesday, February 28, 2024, The Honorable Julie Bauknight of the 267th Judicial District Court sentenced Dondre Carter to 40 years in prison. Carter, 35, has served time in the De Witt County Jail for other charges including failure to maintain financial responsibility, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, engaging in organized criminal activity and for violation of probation in 2022 for the aggravated assault charge. Jail records also show he served prison time in 2011.

Holy Cross Blood Drive South Texas Blood and Tissue Center will be at Holy Cross, Sunday, March 10, at 10 AM – 1 PM Holy Cross Catholic Church at 1214 Zorn Road Yorktown. Walk-ins are also always welcome and needed! High blood pressure, diabetes, tattoos and serving in the military are not deferral. A lot of people assume they’re ineligible to donate and that’s not always the case.

As stated much earlier, in 1848 the only way to communicate with family or friends was by written letter. These letters had to be handed to someone trusted that might pass it on to another who could be trusted until it reached its destination. This took months sometimes. Then the telegraph came into being but that was to be at an expense and had to be used wisely and sparingly.

The University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley will present their Rio Grande Valley Civil War Trail traveling museum exhibit, “War and Peace on the Rio Grande - 1861-1867” at the Cuero Heritage Museum. The exhibit is sponsored by the Dewitt County Historical Commission and the Cuero Heritage Museum, and will open on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 10 a.m. with an opening reception, presentation and book signing.

1st grade – A - Olive Blinka, Jaxon Foulds, Rosalie Grahmann, Ella Jones, Abigail Parker, Charlie Roberts, Ellie Thomas AB – Shyenne Courreges, Hannah Doehrman, Kyleigh Sherman, Elayna Thamm, Casen Waters, Macrae Wenske, and Jayde Ybarra 2nd grade – A – Cameron Batts, Hannah Brzozowski, Waylon Gohmert, Hannah Kneese, Madalynn Saunders, Hershel Staten, & Lillian Tremblay AB – Porter Cornelius, Kaylee Fisher, Emilynn Moeller 3rd grade – A – Cooper Coates, Charlotte Doehrman, Azariah Rodriguez, Blaire Staten.

Anglers throughout Texas established fishing records through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Angler Recognition Program (ARP) in 2023, highlighted by one of the most notable --six-year-old Ernst Toepfer V becoming the youngest Elite Angler in program history.

Letting go of guilt! My wife and I watched a movie not long ago about a dad who took his children camping. During this camping trip his older daughter and son were canoeing in the lake when their boat tipped over.