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Keep up with what’s going on in Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot and Moore areas in Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties.

Early voting begins Feb 20th List of Medina County Candidates on ballot this year:

Medina County–Early voting kicks off on Tuesday-Friday, February 20th-February 23rd from 8am-5pm.
You may also vote Saturday Feb.24 from 7am-7pm, Sunday Feb 25 from 9am-3pm, and Monday-Friday Feb 26-March 1 from 7 am to 7pm. Election Day will be Tuesday, March 5 from 7am-7pm.

The following is a list of candidates who have filed for office:
Party Chair
Pat Aken – Republican Party
Chris Schuchart – Republican Party
Karen Dalglish Seal – Democratic Party

Sheriff
Randy Brown – Republican Party (Incumbent)
Douglas Christian – Republican Party

Treasurer
Debra Graff – Republican Party
Jennifer Konegni – Republican Party

Commissioner Precinct 1
Jessica Castiglione – Republican Party (Incumbent)
Michael “Moon” Mullins – Republican Party
James Tomey – Republican Party

Commissioner Precinct 3
Chris Champion – Republican Party
David Ehlinger – Republican Party
Thomas Lutz – Republican Party
David Lynch – Republican Party (Incumbent)
Guillermo Memo Garcia – Democratic Party

Constable Precinct 1
Robert Tschirhart – Republican Party
Martin Chavez- Republican Party
There was an error last week stating that PCT 1 Constable was unopposed

Constable Precinct 3
Glenn Barrow – Republican Party
Stephen Duffy – Republican Party
Johnathan Johnson – Republican Party

Tax Collector
Melissa Lutz – Republican Party (Unopposed)

Constable Precinct 4
Malcolm Watson – Republican Party (Unopposed)

Constable Precinct 2
Jim Przybylski – Republican Party (Unopposed)

PRECINCT CHAIR
RACES

Precinct Chair 1 D
Tim Buske- Republican
Westley Halbardier- Republican
Precinct Chair 2B
Arnie Dollase- Republican
Jerome Iltis- Republican
Precinct Chair 2C
Rebecca Rector- Republican
Elwin Roszyskie- Republican
Michael Bombek- Republican


Congress 23rd District
Candidates
Victor Avila – Republican Party
Julie Clark – Republican Party
Tony Gonzales – Republican Party (Incumbent)
Brandon Herrera – Republican Party
Francisco Lopez – Republican Party
Lee Bausinger – Democratic Party
Santos Limon – Democratic Party

State Representative Candidates,
District 53
Hatch Smith- Republican
Wes Virdell- Republican
Joe P Hererra- Democratic

DISD brings in portable toilets and water stations

By Kathleen Calame
Publisher
Devine ISD has had to cancel two school days already due to water line breaks in the city that shut off water supply to the schools and the neighborhoods around them.
The school district is now taking extra measures to prepare for any future breaks.
The city announced their contractors would start working on the lines…

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Medina Co Republicans clash over candidate endorsements

By Anton Riecher
Medina County Republican Party chairperson Brian Kanke defended a proposal to permit the county GOP to endorse local candidates as a means to defend against RINOs – Republicans in Name Only. However, a large portion of the capacity crowd attending the meeting at the Hondo Community Center voiced opposition to the new bylaw, including former Precinct 4 County Commissioner Jerry Beck….

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Lady Pirate Calyssa Sevier hits 3K points, Coach Lori Wilson notches 200th career win

Lady Pirates celebrate their victory over Dilley landing a 4-Peat District Championship, as well as Calyssa Sevier’s 3000th career point and Head Coach Lori Wilson’s 200th career victory.

Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer
Sevier was on fire from the floor, but she could have essentially been on a slow-burn throughout the night in order to eclipse the 3K mark as she only needed 11 points entering the contest with 2,989 already in the books.
A comment from Coach Wilson on Sevier, “What a night it was in Dilley, Texas as many of us witnessed…

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Council orders appraisal of Devine airport, discusses possible sale

(Note: Mayor Cook, nor Council members Pyron, Hernandez, or Ritchey were on council when the purchase of the airport hangars was approved by the city council in 2022. In fact, at that time, as a citizen Ritchey spoke up against the idea of spending that million on the airport, prior to being a councilman.

The only council members who were part of that decision to purchase hangars in 2022, and are still currently serving are Randall and Vega. At that time, it was stated that TxDot/ FAA was threatening to take back airport grants, so the council acted quickly to purchase the hangars to get the situation under control. Yet, still to this day, no proof has ever been produced of those supposed TxDot or FAA threats.)

By Anton Riecher

In a major move and interesting turn of events, the Devine city council voted 5-0 to authorize obtaining an appraisal of the property and discussed the possibility of selling the airport.

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