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5 ways to keep things cool in the field

News Staff
Friday, August 26, 2022
This summer's been a hot one, and it's not over quite yet. Before it starts feeling like actual hunting weather, however, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department shared the following five heat hacks to help keep you cool until the temperatures become so: 1. Hunt in the morning  2.
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Big Time Texas Hunts, entries open for 2022-23 season

News Staff
Friday, August 26, 2022
This season, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Big Time Texas Hunts (BTTH) program is offering Texans some of the very best hunting opportunities in the state. Ten premium guided hunt packages are offered in this year’s Big Time Texas Hunts drawing.

CLARIFICATION

News Staff
Friday, August 26, 2022
  The DeWitt County Grand Jury indictment report published in the Aug. 24 issue of the Yoakum Herald-Times listed an indictment of a Daniel Squyres for controlled substance possession in a drug-free zone.
DeWitt County Constable Precinct 1 Kelly Phelps addresses the commissioners court during the proposed tax rate and budget public hearings Aug. 22. Photo by Hans Lammeman.

DeWitt County Constable Precinct 1 Kelly Phelps addresses the commissioners court during the proposed tax rate and budget public hearings Aug. 22. Photo by Hans Lammeman.

DeWitt County adopts tax rate, budget

Hans Lammeman
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
The DeWitt County Commissioners Court approved a 10% decrease in the property tax rate for fiscal year 2022, expected to raise property tax revenue by 49.3% – more than $9.5 million.   The commissioners voted unanimously to adopt a 2022 tax rate of 0.
The City of Yoakum's Water Well No. 4 remains offline with the source of failure within the pump unknown. Photo by Hans Lammeman.

The City of Yoakum's Water Well No. 4 remains offline with the source of failure within the pump unknown. Photo by Hans Lammeman.

Water well failure still unclear

Hans Lammeman
Monday, August 15, 2022
The City of Yoakum’s water infrastructure system continues to rely on three of four pumps while city crews and contractors search for the source of failure in Well No. 4.   City Manager Kevin Coleman explained during the Aug.
The Yoakum City Council approved an agreement that shifted some facility operations for the Yoakum Rodeo Arena to a newly established committee. Photo by Hans Lammeman

The Yoakum City Council approved an agreement that shifted some facility operations for the Yoakum Rodeo Arena to a newly established committee. Photo by Hans Lammeman

City Council OKs rodeo arena agreement

Hans Lammeman
Monday, August 15, 2022
  The Yoakum City Council approved an agreement that relinquished some facility operations of the Yoakum Rodeo Arena to a freshly established committee looking to raise funds for improvements and maintenance to the venue.   During their Aug.
YISD teachers and staff attend the active attacker training at Yoakum High School Tuesday, Aug. 9.

YISD teachers and staff attend the active attacker training at Yoakum High School Tuesday, Aug. 9.

YISD, YPD host active attacker training for staff

Hans Lammeman
Friday, August 12, 2022
With the tragic mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde fresh on the minds of educators across the nation, Yoakum Independent School District (YISD) teachers and staff attended an active attacker training Tuesday, Aug. 9.
Yoakum Primary School students are required by school dress code to wear tennis shoes and sneakers for the 2022-2023 school year to optimize PE class time. Courtesy Photo

Yoakum Primary School students are required by school dress code to wear tennis shoes and sneakers for the 2022-2023 school year to optimize PE class time. Courtesy Photo

Primary School dress code requires sneakers and tennis shoes

Hans Lammeman
Friday, August 12, 2022
Yoakum Primary School’s dress code now requires students to wear sneakers or tennis shoes as footwear to maximize Physical Education (PE) class time for the 2022-2023 school year.
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