Following two years of tracking to Lytle every day to collect mail, residents of Natalia will soon be celebrating the re-opening of their US Post Office in the center of town. Continue reading “Natalia Post Office opening in next few weeks”
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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.
Devine City Council’s July meeting canceled
The Devine City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, July 21 was canceled.
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Natalia City Council election Nov. 3
Voters will decide who fills three positions on the Natalia City Council later this year during the General Election scheduled for Tuesday, November 3.
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Lytle ISD parent survey deadline July 22
Lytle ISD administration is making plans for the 2020-2021 school year and has crafted a back-to-school survey for parent input.
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Atascosa County sees jump in COVID-19 recoveries as cases there, Frio County remain on the rise
Confirmed COVID-19 infections in Atascosa and Frio counties continued to rise over the past week, though at a slower rate. Continue reading “Atascosa County sees jump in COVID-19 recoveries as cases there, Frio County remain on the rise”
Devine ISD Back to School Plan
The DISD administrators and teachers have been working every day to develop our back-to-school plan for the upcoming school year which will be shared with you soon. Continue reading “Devine ISD Back to School Plan”
Medina County cases up +99; COVID claims life of man in his 20’s
Ninety-nine New cases were added to this week’s Medina County charts, totaling 357 cases documented in Medina County of COVID-19.
Newly added cases today, July 17th were in the following communities: 25 Devine citizens, 27 Natalia, 13 Hondo, 26 Castroville, , 2 Lytle, 2 Lacoste, and 4 D’Hanis. Devine cases now stand at 95 total people affected, Hondo 99, Castroville 67, Natalia 56, Lytle 7, and Lacoste 6.
16 days ago, the total case count was at 132 on July 1. So 225 more cases have been reported in just a little over 2 weeks.
“There has been a backlog of cases mounting for weeks and weeks being added daily. In most cases, people who are sick today will truly be added days or weeks later. Use common sense when looking at the rising numbers. Wear a mask and protect your community,” stated Devine News publisher KK Calame.
The number of new cases that have been added this week shows there have been many more active cases than could be reported, especially during a surge, when traditional swabs have taken up to two weeks to come back with results.
A nurse who is volunteering at a San Antonio hospital noted just a couple days ago that “Our COVID ICU is full, at least at the hospital where I am…We had to divert ambulances 3 times last night. For those of you who don’t know what that means, it means we could not accept the patients at the ER due to being full at that time.If you or a loved one gets sick and needs hospitalization, know that it is getting more and more difficult to find an open bed. Please wear your mask.”
“I have seen people declining fast. I see people coming through on EMS already on a vent, and they look so young. People in ICU on a vent are going to be there for at least two weeks if they live, so those are beds that are gone in the ICU for an extended period of time, so you’ve got to realize that. Be careful out there. Be respectful of other people.”
As far as ever knowing what our active cases truly are at the moment….One local clinic, Little Alsace, received the first and only rapid testing machine in Medina County last weekend, so that should help cases to be reported faster, but they can only test so many in one clinic. When we spoke to them Tuesday, they had already tested about 200 people at the Castroville clinic within the first few days of the machine arriving.
Medina Regional Hospital will also be receiving a rapid testing machine, but we don’t have any word yet on when it will arrive.
The county noted, “Please note the cases increased +91 [actually 99 as far as we can tell] due to backlogged information from the State plus more rapid testing. As you can see many more are in the recovery line due to some cases being older.
Medina County also sadly reported our 4th death of a local resident. A man in his 20’s tragically lost his battle with COVID-19.
Below are charts showing cases rising over the past few weeks….
Natalia ISD shuts down camps
This letter was sent out on July 17th. Natalia is being proactive in shutting down sports camps to prevent spread after being notified that an athlete is positive for COVID. Every week officials remind us that it is SO IMPORTANT that people suffering from COVID notify your contacts so that they can take action before it is too late. By the time the information gets from the State Health Dpt to the County Health Dpt too much time has passed in many cases. Thank you to the family who notified Natalia staff so they could take appropriate action.
Local 4-year-old battles 103.9 fever days after dad tests positive for COVID-19
About five days after a household member tested positive for COVID, four-year-old Creed Martinez, of Hondo, was rushed to the ER Sunday night with a temperature of 103.9 that wouldn’t break with Tylenol.
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Conditions demand changes, Warhorse Band scaling back to keep kids safe
High School Bands all over the United States are having to make decisions due to the COVID-19 pandemic concerning their annual fall marching season which begin in the middle of July with practices daily, and many are scaling back or cancelling their seasons despite being advancing years. Continue reading “Conditions demand changes, Warhorse Band scaling back to keep kids safe”