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Rainwater Collection workshop Apr. 29 in Hondo

There will be a Rainwater Collection workshop on Monday, April 29, 2024 from 4:00pm-5:00pm at the Medina County Extension office (1506 Ave M, Hondo).
Anyone interested in learning more about rainwater collection? This workshop is for you! Registration is FREE. Please RSVP by April 26th to save your spot, call us at 830-741-6180.

Devine council approves preliminary deal to lease airport hangar in return for capital improvements

By Anton Riecher
By a vote of 4 to1 the Devine City Council approved drafting a contract to lease Hangar 10 at the city-owned airport to a construction contractor offering to supplement a modest monthly rent of $500 with an estimated $120,000 in capital improvements within two years.
“My purpose is to beautify the facility and make it look like we know what we’re doing because we are going to try to sell services to the aviation community,” Devine resident Dallas Collins told the council at its April 16th regular session.
City Administrator David Jordan agreed to work with City Attorney Thomas Cate to draft a five-year lease agreement for presentation to the council for final approval.
District 5 Council Member Debbie Randall was alone in opposing…

Golf Tournament supporting Natalia Band and FFA Programs Apr. 27

The Band and FFA programs for Natalia ISD are hosting a golf tournament to raise funds. All proceeds will be utilized to improve the programs and experiences. These programs provide invaluable opportunities and build lifelong characteristics, like perseverance, dedication, and teamwork.

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Interviews for EMS director for ESD4 revamp underway, some tensions

By Anton Riecher
A lack of director-level experience in applicants to head the revamped EMS/ambulance program proposed for Medina County Emergency Services District No. 4 led to an unscheduled executive session during the district board’s April 2 meeting, but the board decided to proceed with the committee interview process as planned. As of press time April 23 several applicants of the nine that applied for EMS Director have been interviewed by the 3 member committee already. And two doctors have been interviewed for the Medical Director position.
Another meeting was conducted by the ESD4 last week. Minutes are not available yet.
The following information if from the April 2, 2024 meeting:
MCESD No. 4 treasurer Juan Zamora, participating in the meeting via internet connection on April 2, brought his concerns about attracting experienced leadership before the board.
“We’re starting…

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A&M team working with Homeland Security to protect US food supply chain from threats

Safeguarding agricultural chains through research, innovation

By Susan Himes
The disruption of the food supply chain during the first few years of COVID made Americans aware of how critical the ability to move agricultural products reliably, safely and efficiently is, according to Texas A&M AgriLife experts.
A Texas A&M AgriLife-led team is doing their part to protect the U.S. food supply chain from future threats that are accidental, intentional or an act of Mother Nature. The project, Systematic Mapping of Cross-Border Threats to Enhance U.S. Agricultural Security, began…

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