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Staff, students, and YHS PALS members participated in the annual Water Fun Day outside of the Yoakum Primary Annex School on Friday, May 20.

Staff, students, and YHS PALS members participated in the annual Water Fun Day outside of the Yoakum Primary Annex School on Friday, May 20.

Students celebrate Water Fun Day before summer heat

News Staff
Friday, May 20, 2022
Staff and students armed with water guns gathered outside the Yoakum Primary Annex School for an afternoon filled with water games before the summer break on Friday, May 20.
Treasure hunters gathered at the Yoakum Community Center on May 7 for The Greatest Little Treasure Show in Texas. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Treasure hunters gathered at the Yoakum Community Center on May 7 for The Greatest Little Treasure Show in Texas. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Treasure show funds improvements to local church

News Staff
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
YOAKUM- Metal detecting enthusiasts collected in Yoakum for a treasure show that dedicated proceeds to improving Fresh Start Fellow on May 7.   The Fresh Start Church and Cuero Area Detecting hosted The Greatest Little Treasure Show in Texas at the Yoakum Community Center.
The Yoakum Community Hospital celebrated its 100th anniversary with a three-day celebration May 12 through May 14.

The Yoakum Community Hospital celebrated its 100th anniversary with a three-day celebration May 12 through May 14.

Yoakum Community Hospital: celebrating a century

News Staff
Monday, May 16, 2022
The Yoakum Community Hospital (YCH) celebrated 100 years of local health care last week with three days of festivities spanning May 12 through May 14.
Elementary students present flowers to the high school students at Shiner Catholic School at the May crowning ceremony.

Elementary students present flowers to the high school students at Shiner Catholic School at the May crowning ceremony.

Shiner Catholic School celebrates May Crowning

News Staff
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Shiner Catholic School students bring flowers to the front of church last week during their weekly student mass to honor Mary, in a simple ceremony known as the May Crowning.
WIllie Boedeker displays a freshly uprooted white onion.

WIllie Boedeker displays a freshly uprooted white onion.

Willie’s garden

News Staff
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
At 82-years-old, Shiner native Willie Boedeker frequently tends to more than two dozen varieties of plants and vegetables that make up his garden used to feed the residents at Today’s Assisted Living in Yoakum.
Lisa Hermes gears up for another punch during the May 4 Rock Steady Boxing Yoakum training session.

Lisa Hermes gears up for another punch during the May 4 Rock Steady Boxing Yoakum training session.

Knocking out Parkinson’s

News Staff
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Nearly every weekday for more than five years, locals strap on their boxing gloves at Yoakum’s First Baptist Church to fight against a disease that threatens their mobility and independence.
Come out Sunday to Moulton's City Park to take part in a cash prize cornhole tournament designed to help Kaylee Trejo fund her upcoming trips to Florida this summer to see if she can't win a nationwide or, possibly, international pageant title.

Come out Sunday to Moulton's City Park to take part in a cash prize cornhole tournament designed to help Kaylee Trejo fund her upcoming trips to Florida this summer to see if she can't win a nationwide or, possibly, international pageant title.

Moulton girl aims high on pageant circuit

News Staff
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Kaylee Trejo is like most girls her age. She likes school well enough, even if she never was a real big fan of all the bookwork. She likes sports and hanging out with her friends. Shooting hoops with her older brother after school.
The 40th Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament will begin Sunday, May 22, at 9 a.m. at the Colony Creek Golf Course in Victoria.

The 40th Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament will begin Sunday, May 22, at 9 a.m. at the Colony Creek Golf Course in Victoria.

Bluebonnet Youth Ranch to celebrate 50th Anniversary May 21, 22

News Staff
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Several politicians and well-known musicians are among the speakers and performers expected to attend the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Bluebonnet Youth Ranch held May 21 and May 22.
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