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Local church gets repairs thanks to nomadic group

The First United Methodist Church of Raymondville is getting minor repairs from a group of folks who do volunteer work while enjoying retirement. More...

Texas officers face hard line on drunken driving

DALLAS (AP) - Changes to Texas' police ethics standards will require officers convicted of drunken driving to face mandatory suspensions that could put their jobs at risk. More...

Halliburton rides oil boom to 4Q profit

NEW YORK ( AP) - Halliburton’s net income spiked 50 percent in the final three months of 2011 as one of the world's biggest oilfield services companies shifted its focus from natural gas to oil, with a barrel of crude again trading near the tri More...

Southwest will keep flying to 22 AirTran cities

DALLAS (AP) - Southwest Airlines Co. said Friday that it would keep flying to 22 cities served by AirTran Airways but end flights to six others - raising the final cut list to 15 AirTran locations - as it combines the two airlines. More...

Gateway RV Park Dance Schedule

January 25: Jack Jenson, donation is $5.00. February 1: Betty Rydell ( Bearse), donation is $ 5.00. For more information please contact Betty Ward at (319) 750-5220. On January 28: The Horns, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.. Entry is $4.00. More...

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LIVESTOCK SHOW BOUND? Probably not, but these four burritos do not seem to care. More...

Lady Bearkats tied for second after win over Lyford

At 3-2 in District 31-3A (7- 19 overall), Raymondville High School's varsity girls basketball team found itself in a three- way tie for second place in its conference at the start of this week. More...

Stock Show grand champion fetches $106,000

DENVER ( AP) - A 1,315 pound steer raised by an 11- year- old boy from Newcastle, Okla., fetched $ 106,000 at the 2012 National Western Stock Show Auction of Junior Livestock Champions. More...

Geronimo exhibit to open at Phoenix's Heard Museum

PHOENIX ( AP) - A Phoenix museum is bringing together collections from across the country to tell the story of a legendary Apache warrior. Geronimo was known for the fierce fighting he brought on during the Arizona Indian Wars of the 19th century. More...

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JOB SEEKERS showed up by the hundreds at a job fair last week held by Wanzek, a North Dakota-based company that will build a wind farm for Duke Energy. More...

Visits to Smokies remain above 9 million

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - A surge in December traffic in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park kept visits above 9 million for 2011, but by a scant margin. More...

Coronado committed to mental institution

The Lasara mother of a 16- year-old daughter who took her off a life support pump, causing her death, has been confined to a mental institution for one year. More...

Perry’s future, Texas politicians’ fates unknown

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - When Gov. Rick Perry announced his bid for the presidency last year, dozens of Republican politicians in Texas calculated their possible career trajectories in a post-Perry Texas. More...

Lawmakers hold hearing on new standardized test

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas lawmakers are checking on the implementation of the new STAAR standardized test for public school children. More...

Minority groups call April 3 primary unrealistic

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Minority groups that claim Texas' new political maps are unfair have asked a three- judge panel to take their time drafting new maps. More...

Gateway RV Park Craft Show, Feb. 2

Gateway RV Park will have their annual craft show at the Gateway RV Park Rec Hall, U.S. 77 Exp. exit 3168, across from RHS on Thursday, February 2, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. More...

San Perlita School News - Valentine Royalty to be chosen

AROUND CAMPUS The San Perlita PTO met last week. They will be sponsoring a Valentine's Day King and Queen Contest for elementary school students. Winners will be crowned at the Valentine's Day sock hop to be held on Valentine's Day. More...

Lyford Basketball report

The Lady Bulldogs varsity basketball team, on Monday, were in a three-way tie for second place in District 31-3A (with Raymondville and Orange Grove) after going 1-1 last week. Lyford High School defeated Orange Grove 53-49 on Tuesday, January 17. More...

Funding cuts felt by Texas volunteer firefighters

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Budget cuts that have reduced annual state grants for volunteer firefighters by almost three- fourths since 2009 had “a huge impact” on authorities’ ability to fight last year ’s recordsetting wave of wild More...

Ticks that can kill cattle found in Laredo

LAREDO, Texas (AP) - Customs officials say they recently intercepted a “ significant” number of ticks that carry diseases potentially fatal to cattle on a deer hide being transported from Mexico. More...

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