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Photo by Bobby Horecka

Photo by Bobby Horecka

Future Fireman

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
First, Shiner Fire Chief Billy Petru gave them each a nifty new fire helmets as their parents, Carlos and Stephanie Garcia smiled down at them. hen they wasted no time at all doing what they were told when Petru said “Y’all go right ahead. You can climb wherever you’d like.
Shiner Catholic School Photo

Shiner Catholic School Photo

The Rally Nuns are back in business!

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Sister Mary Catherine got called up to the majors once again this year, Shiner Catholic Schools reported. She received the phone call Wednesday, Oct. 12, that she is needed in Houston to help the Astros.
File Photo by Bobby Horecka, from 2021

File Photo by Bobby Horecka, from 2021

Pivo & Kolaches happens Saturday in Shiner

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
The second annual Shiner Lions Club’s Pivo & Kolaches returns to Green Dickson Park once again from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. In addition to their 0.5K fun run at 6 p.m.
Wendel Motor Co. Owner and Manager David Barnes prepares to close the doors of the family company that has provided auto sales and service to the Yoakum community for seven decades.

Wendel Motor Co. Owner and Manager David Barnes prepares to close the doors of the family company that has provided auto sales and service to the Yoakum community for seven decades.

The end of an era, Wendel Motor Co. to close after 70 years of service

News Staff
Monday, October 17, 2022
Forty-five years into taking over management of Wendel Motor Co. from his father-in-law, David Barnes is preparing to face the bitter-sweet reality of closing Yoakum’s largest car dealership in exchange for a well-deserved retirement.
Courtesy photo.

Courtesy photo.

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.
Keetch-Byram drought index as of Oct. 10. Produced by TAMU Spatial Sciences Laboratory in partnership with Texas A&M Forest Service. Courtesy photo.

Keetch-Byram drought index as of Oct. 10. Produced by TAMU Spatial Sciences Laboratory in partnership with Texas A&M Forest Service. Courtesy photo.

County ‘strongly considering’ burn ban

Hans Lammeman
Thursday, October 13, 2022
DeWitt County Commissioners warned that another burn ban is on the horizon if dry weather patterns continue. On Monday, the Court opted to delay introducing a burn ban until their next meeting at the soonest but said conditions were trending toward the early summer’s dry spell.
Hallettsville PD Photo

Hallettsville PD Photo

Saturday afternoon fire call

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Members of the Hallettsville Police and Volunteer Fire Department were called to assist another department as they rushed to put out a burning shed in the 1600-block of FM 318 at 2:32 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8.
Assistant curator Roy Rivera, curator Duff Wagner and Councilman Greg Murrile pose for a picture to honor Wagner’s official retirement from the city last week. They are standing at the museum’s newest exhibit, featuring one of the massive train trusses and other sordid details about the big train derailment that took place in downtown Shiner earlier this summer.

Assistant curator Roy Rivera, curator Duff Wagner and Councilman Greg Murrile pose for a picture to honor Wagner’s official retirement from the city last week. They are standing at the museum’s newest exhibit, featuring one of the massive train trusses and other sordid details about the big train derailment that took place in downtown Shiner earlier this summer.

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S Panem Bohem, Duff!

Bobby Horecka
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Frank “Duff” Wagner, a staple at Shiner’s Edwin Wolters Memorial Museum and regular columnist with the Gazette, officially embarked on a new chapter of life Saturday, Oct. 7.
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