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By Anton Riecher
Medina County currently holds the record for the largest scientifically measured hailstone ever collected by the National Weather Service, said Paul Yura, warning coordination meteorologist for the Austin-San Antonio Weather Forecast Office.
Yura presented a three-dimensional representation of the 6.4 inch diameter hailstone during the annual SKYWARN weather spotter training held March 27 in Hondo. The actual hailstone weighed 1.26 pounds when measured seven days after it fell on April 28, 2021.
“It had been put in a freezer but not in a Ziplock bag,” Yura said. “Ice continues to evaporate, so the original hailstone was even bigger.”
Experts traveled from South Carolina to conduct the 3-D scan of the massive hailstone…

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By Kayleen Holder
Family and friends of John and Desta Wofford, of Devine, have started a fundraiser for the family as their patriarch Mr. John Wofford was recently diagnosed with lymphoma and will begin chemo soon.

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Kerrville expects 500,000
visitors

By Victoria Arredondo
Staff Writer
Traveling through the Texas Hill Country, the total solar eclipse will take place on April 8, 2024. According to Texas Parks and Wildlife, the moon will start to block the sun around noon, with totality beginning at 1:30 p.m.
The total eclipse is expected to encompass much of San Antonio and South Texas in total darkness.
Many people who fly into San Antonio may travel straight through Devine on Highway 173 on their way to…

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Devine PD is asking for anyone who has information on the whereabouts of 17-year-old Melissa Clark, or “MJ” as her family and friends know her, to please contact authorities.

You may also contact the local Crimestoppers unit anonymously at 800-368-2833.

“The young lady left her home on foot on her own accord this past Thursday, February 29th around 10:48pm, and she has not been seen or heard from since,” stated Lieutenant Chris Andrews.

The official report was filed with Devine PD March 1st.

Her family here in Devine loves her very much, and wants nothing more than to know that she is safe, he added.

“We do not have any reason to believe that she’s being held against her will,” Andrews said. “However it doesn’t appear that she packed or took any of her belongings with her when she left home.”

You can also reach out to the Medina County Sheriff’s Dept at
830.741.6150.

“Medina County Crimestoppers will pay up to $1,000 for information that leads to the locating of Melissa Clark (the maximum that our charter allows). Once you call the number you’ll be assigned an anonymous caller number.”

By Kathleen Calame Publisher
The Devine News
The Medina County Emergency Services District No.4 announced this week they are accepting applications until March 31 for a new position, EMS Director. The EMS Director will run the service locally with leased ambulances as of October 1, 2024 instead of hiring a provider like they have done for many years. The current provider is Allegiance, whom they pay 16,666.67 a month for their EMS service to Devine and Natalia areas. Devine operated the EMS service locally many years ago.
Currently the MCESD #4 has a tax base that funds it, with the addition the this past few months of the newly voter approved…

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By Victoria Arredondo and Kayleen Holder

The results are in… over 8,800 people came out to vote in the Medina County primary election. Voters overwhelmingly elected to “keep Randy Brown Sheriff.” There were several contested races this year in Medina County and three of those races will go to runoffs in May including the two county commissioner seats.

According to the Preliminary Election Reconciliation report, there are over 37,120 registered voters in Medina County, of the 8,805 that voted, 204 were mail-in ballots of which 27 were rejected or are pending. There are 27 mail-in ballots and 14 provisional ballots that could be added to the final count.

According to the Elections Administrator Lupe Torres,  early voting for runoff races will be held May 20 through May 24 between 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Election Day will be May 28.

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