August Amistad Bass Club tournament and community events
The Amistad Bass Club holds August tournament Sunday with weigh-in at Fisherman’s Headquarters at 4 p.m. Sign-in ends at 9 a.m. The Youth Services program convenes at El Tabernaculo Assembly of God at 7:30 p.m. Los Amigos of New Mexico hosts a youth program. District 8 Texas Nurses Association meets August 11 at 4:30 p.m. at Laughlin’s USAF Hospital dining hall. A National Park Service program Friday at 9:15 p.m. features rattlesnakes.
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Amistad
ABC
Fisherman's Headquarters
el Tabernaculo
Assembly of God
W. Martin St
Los Amigos
New Mexico
Charch
Texas Nurses Association
United States Air Force Hospital
Laughlin
District 8
Kathy Hull
National Park Service
Guerra retrial sought in Del Rio murder case
A 20 year old Del Rio man, George Alonzo Guerra, seeks a new trial after a Hondo verdict for the kidnapping and murder of Stella Hamilton. His attorney argues trial location violated fair trial rights and raises issues about evidence handling and jury impartiality. If denied, appeal to San Antonio Court of Appeals.
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Hondo
del Rio
Stella ‘‘Starr
Hamilton
Martin Underwood
38Th District Court
George Alonzo Guerra
Ma. Hamilton
63Rd Judicial District Court
George M. Thurmond
Val Verde County
Medina County
Underwood
Guerra
Leonel Gutierrez
Guttierez
Court of Appeals
San Antonio
Blondie
South Main St
Central St
City Commission backs Riggs denial in Flores case
The commission upheld Chief Riggs decision to deny Flores employment after an executive session. Flores’s attorney thanked the panel as Flores left without comment. A future exam for firefighter applicants was announced with a relocation to the Chihuahua Center and an Aug. 20 testing date.
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Ricardo Padilla
Police Department
Riggs
Gus Cuellar
Lynda Henson
Leonel Martinez
Fermin Calderon
City Hall
Joe
Calderon
Teating
Guam
Chief Riggs
Flores
Ernie Martines
Martinez
Sosa
Council
City All
Peso shift rattles border economies and shoppers
Business leaders across El Paso, Laredo, and Brownsville weigh the peso’s new exchange rates and a Mexican rate change. Banks limit pesos to deposits, shoppers brace for higher prices, and downtowns fear renewed losses while officials urge calm and adaptability. Local belt- tightening follows the latest peso action with forecasts of daily rate adjustments by Mexican banks.
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Schiller
McAllen
Chamber
Gary Kimberling
Texas Commerce Bank
Brownsville
Roque Vela
Laredo
Javier Garza
Laredo National Bank
Ray Keck Jr
Union National Bank of Laredo
Keck
Garza
Charles W
Leverett
el Paso
Cowboy star Wacey Cathey home burglary reported
Del Rio police report a burglary at the North Main Street home of PRCA bull rider Wacey Cathey. Leroy Hutto said a 19 inch color TV worth about 600 dollars was taken between Monday and Thursday. A separate Clark county incident involved a customer leaving Applegate's Landing 2211 Ave F without paying 4.66 for steak fingers and beer. Mary Shadwick reported eggs placed in her car’s gasoline tank after a missing gas cap.
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Wacey Cathey
PRCA
del Rio
Carter Valley
Leroy Hutto
Cathey
North Main Street
Hutto
John Keith
Applegate's Landing
Ave. F
Mary Shadwick
Stricklen Ave
Escape from Kinney jail ends with three recaptured
Three men escaped Kinney County jail when a guard left a post and an unlocked door allowed entry at 5:30 a.m. One, Thomas Howard Van Buren, was recaptured near Brackettville around 12:30 p.m. Humberto Montes Perez and Jose Luis Martinez Gomez remained in U.S. custody after being spotted by Border Patrol aircraft and later arrested.
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Sheedy
Thomas Howard van Buren
van Buren
del Rio
U.S
Martinez Gomez
Border Patrol
Del Rio forecast shows hot spell with scattered storms ahead
National Weather Service forecasts sunny conditions today and Saturday in Del Rio with highs 100 to 104 and a tonight low around mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph today, 5 to 10 mph tonight. no rainfall in August with 7.99 inches since January, 1.50 below normal.
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del Rio
National Weather Service
NWS
South Texas
Texas
West Texas
Matagorda hearing on island management plans set
Austin AP reports a public hearing on August 23 to comment on Matagorda Island management plans. A draft environmental impact study by two federal agencies proposes combining 22,000 acres owned by the state with 18,000 acres owned by the federal government into a single management area within the national wildlife refuge system but managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department as a state park and wildlife area. The state would cooperate with the U S Interior Department.
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Ment
Tp&wd
TPAWD
U.S. Department of the Interior
P&w
Local News Ad Lines Ask For Advertising Help
A fragmented notice offers advertising contact details with phone numbers 774 4611 76 1861 and 775 1551. It cites hours Monday through Friday from morning until 6 pm and Saturday until noon. The text is incomplete but shows classified and retail ad information.
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Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc
del Rio
News-Herald
Mandy
Advertising Department
Uni
Police Pay Proposal Cited To Boost Del Rio Force
Garcia cited a survey of comparable cities showing Del Rio police pay lagging. Association members say adopting the proposal would eliminate officer dissatisfaction. Low pay remains the top issue in retaining and attracting qualified officers.
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Garcia
del Rio
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