Celebrating 126 Years of Serving the communities of Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot, and Moore in Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties
Birth Announcements, Engagement Announcements, Feature stories and photos about local residents in Devine, Natalia, Lytle, Bigfoot/Moore areas. Also special features on the latest research and healthcare trends.
By Catherine Richard
Last Friday evening, hundreds gathered at the John Lott Municipal Park for the Lytle Music Festival to enjoy live music and peruse the many vendor set-ups and food trucks.
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By Kathleen Calame
Publisher, The Devine News
Devine ISD students in the middle school shop class and high school robotics have teamed to create elegant award trophies out of beautiful wood to be used for the Devine Education Foundation’s annual golf tournament scheduled for this weekend March 29, 2025 at the Devine Golf Course.
By Kayleen Holder
Mr. Jackie Keith knew he born to be a cowboy at a very young age. He landed his first job working gates at the auction barn in Frio County when he was just a young boy, 13 years old. Jackie and his wife Jody now run a very unique and well-respected horse business in South Texas. It’s been in operation for nearly three decades, and this year, the Keiths decided to settle down on a little piece of land closer to home, right here in Devine.
Continue reading “People travel here from all over the country to renowned horse farm”
While Doctor Neel does not practice alternative medicine, per se, he has seen natural medicine go a long way through the stories and experiences of patients.
“Doctors are taught to be skeptical of natural things that are out there, but in reality, there are a lot of really great supplements,” Dr. Neel said.
“There are doctors out there who specialize in that; so I don’t practice alternative medicine, but I do study it and I do use it myself. If there were three of me, one of me would probably practice alternative medicine,” Neel said.
“Some of my happiest patients are the patients who have found something natural that works and are able to stop taking drugs,” Dr. Neel said. “I had a lady who has had really bad psoriasis all her life—all over her body—she tried some pycnogenol (which is actually French maritime pine bark), and within a couple weeks, it was so much better.”
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Continue reading “What is your opinion on natural remedies?”
By Anton Riecher
Preliminary designs for a two-story, two-bay ambulance station to be built across from the Natalia VFD station were approved by the Medina County Emergency Services District No. 4 Board of Commissioners at its March 12 regular meeting.
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The US Drought Monitor is classifying Medina, Frio, and Atascosa Counties as being in an “Extreme” Drought.
Centered directly above Medina County is an area classified as an “Exceptional Drought” (the highest level of drought).
“Groundwater and reservoir levels continued to drop in the San Antonio area amid very large precipitation deficits,” it notes, leading to the development of an area of exceptional drought centered above Medina.
Growing concerns about water security, especially with our rapidly growing Medina County area, recently prompted local cities and water groups to band together forming the “Regional Water Alliance”.
At the age of 81 he is hanging up his whistle. Stroud has worked an estimated 6,000+ games in his career, running about 4 miles per varsity game, “which means Lewis ran the distance around the earth– 24,901 miles– on a basketball court,” said Butch Cook, presenting a plaque. We caught up with Stroud and picked his brain about how to stay so active and healthy. Here’s what he had to say…
By Kayleen Holder
He wakes up at 6 am every morning, and he takes his coffee black. More than likely, you’ve never seen Lewis Stroud frown, and that’s no accident! Whether you know him as coach, teacher, co-worker, or referee, Mr. Stroud is a friend to all, and for him, “being positive” is the only way to be. At 81 years old, he continues to get up and “go to work” each day– long after he retired–spreading encouragement and appreciation to everyone he meets, every chance he gets.
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By Kayleen Holder
It was a dog who dug up a pile of human teeth this past Tuesday, March 4 at a residential home in the 1500 block of Avenue J in Hondo. As you can imagine, it was one of the most bizarre calls they’ve ever gotten, Chief Justin Soza said.
“When the homeowner saw what the dog dug up, they called the police,” Chief Soza said. “We found approximately 100 teeth including some possible old dentures.”
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Dr. Neel explained that more than half of people get mono by the time they graduate high school, but most of them will never know it, because they have only mild symptoms.
Continue reading “What are some of the most commonly undiagnosed illnesses?”
Why do you believe it’s important to conduct a physical examination?
“I get a lot of complaints from patients saying some doctors only talk to them from the doorway, and that they don’t get enough time to ask questions,” Neel said. “When I went to medical school, they harped over and over again that you need to touch the patient. I check eyes, ears, nose, throat, heart and lungs just out of habit. I don’t want somebody to walk out of here with something obvious that went unnoticed.
“I’ve had several patients who had seen multiple doctors who never felt their abdomen to see if their spleen was enlarged. They ran all kinds of test, but failed to do the basic lab tests and physical examinations.”
