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2023: YHT’S YEAR-IN-REVIEW

News Staff

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

SEPTEMBER: Yoakum High School held its homecoming ceremonies at the Bulldogs-Port Lavaca Calhoun game with Destiny Rose crowned Queen, while TyJuan Garza was named King.

Yoakum ISD voters approve 3 of 4 school bond propositions.

Three of the 4 YISD bond propositions passed by voters

Bobby Horecka

Sunday, May 7, 2023

Voters in the Yoakum school district approved some $31.7 million in proposed school bond projects Saturday, unofficial election night returns showed, but narrowly defeated a fourth and final measure that would have brought about several improvements to the school’s football stadium.

Fewer's than 4% of Yoakum residents turned out to decide on their city's leaders.

Hall tops Klander in Yoakum's lone contested city race

Bobby Horecka

Sunday, May 7, 2023

Fewer than 300 people out of Yoakum’s estimated 7,694 residents cast a ballot in Saturday’s race to decide who the city’s top officials would be, Saturday night’s unofficial election night numbers showed. The population estimate offered is based on how many people the U.S.

What caused the out of state single prop aircraft to crash just a couple miles shy of its intended destination at Yoakum Regional Airport, no one is quite certain, though FAA and NTSB crews continue to search for answers. Photo by Nadine Rex

Ground crews still investigating yesterday’s plane crash near Yoakum

Bobby Horecka

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

One day after a single prop plane from out of state crashed into a field not far from the Yoakum Regional Airport, their intended destination, officials have released additional information about the Jan. 17 crash.

Four people were killed and another seriously injured late Tuesday morning when an out-of-state plane went down just a few shy of its intended destination. Photo by Nadine Rex

Plane crash between Hallettsville and Yoakum kills four, injures one

Bobby Horecka

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Four of the five people aboard a single propeller aircraft that had radioed in it was about to land on a scheduled flight to the Yoakum Regional Airport were confirmed dead after the plane went down just a few miles northeast of its intended destination Tuesday morning, officials said.

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Highway 111 crash leaves two teens dead Saturday

Bobby Horecka

Sunday, October 16, 2022

*Note: This article has been edited for brevity and clarity. Lavaca County Today will continue to update the article as information becomes available. A two-vehicle head-on collision just before noon on Saturday, Oct.

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Part 1: Notable events in our history...

Bobby Horecka

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Gen. Santa Anna, dressed in his underling's uniform, is brought before Sam Houston, who is sprawled out beneath a tree as doctors work on him to patch up a broken leg he sustained during the battle.

Poor Boy Tour returns

News Staff

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

HANS LAMMEMAN STAFF WRITER HANSPLAMM@GMAIL.COM A convoy of vintage sedans cruised through Lavaca County and surrounding areas for the 52nd Annual Poor Boy Model A Tour hosted by The Greater Houston Region Model A Restorers Club on April 2.

Dump truck fire early Tuesday

News Staff

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Yoakum Fire Department responded to a dump truck fire on April 5 on Tozik Rd. No injuries were reported. Foam was sprayed on cab and motor.Contributed photo by the Yoakum Fire Department.

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