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Chicago — Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced his office charged the owner and operator of four convenience stores in Central Illinois for allegedly defrauding the state out of more than $100,000 in sales tax revenue. Raoul’s office charged Surjit Singh, 38, of Clinton, Illinois, in Sangamon County Circuit...

The Flatonia postmaster was booked into Lavaca County Jail Wednesday for the second time this month, on the charge of murder this time around, the Lavaca County Sheriff’s Office said in a media release issued Thursday afternoon to social media. A couple of sentences was all that was said on the matter Thursday: “On (Wednesday,) March 22, at approximately 2:50 p.m., Lavaca County Sheriff's…

A domestic dispute turned into all-out bomb scare just outside the Lavaca County Courthouse Wednesday evening when a man dropped a device that looked awful lot like a grenade not long after he got tazed by police for reportedly threatening them with said device, the Hallettsville Police Department said in a press release sent out later that same day. It began at 5:17 p.m. with Hallettsville…

The DeWitt County Board Thursday night passed a Pro Ag Resolution. On the WHOW Morning Show Friday, Board Chair Dan Matthews told Regional Radio the State of Illinois continues to be heavy-handed in its regulation towards ag communities and this is the County Board's way of supporting local agriculture. The...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of seven new cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in three separate deer-breeding facilities in Zavala, Washington and Gonzales counties. These cases mark the first detection of the disease in each county. Three cases in...

Following is the DeWitt County Sheriff’s activity report for March 10 - March 16 as submitted to The Cuero Record by the DCSO. Number of loose livestock calls — 12 Make or assist with crash scene/DPS — 2 March 10 Reckless Driver on Hwy 72, Nordheim Assist Motorist on Hwy 87N, Cuero Threat on S Eckhardt St, Yorktown Assisted CPD with Disturbance on N Terrell St, Cuero Warrant Service on N…

Back in 1905, Lavaca County was having its share of violence, murder, revenge, and the like. In those days if you had a quarrel with someone it was usually settled with firearms and although Hollywood would portray it differently; there were very few times when the participants dueled face-to-face on some dusty western street and the man with the quicker draw was the winner.

Gonzales County and Fayette County sheriff’s deputies are searching for an unknown number of occupants who fled the scene after crashing a stolen pickup truck in a wooden area following a pursuit Tuesday, March 21. At about 11:25 p.m. Tuesday, a Fayette County Sheriff’s sergeant initiated a traffic stop...

Authorities are searching for the occupants of a pickup truck that led law enforcement on a two-county chase late last (Tuesday) night. Sgt. Ryan Meagher with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a silver 2017 Ford F-250 pickup truck on I-10 westbound near Flatonia. According to Meagher’s...

The City of Cuero 150th year anniversary birthday celebration is this Saturday, March 25. The official celebration culminates with a free concert from 7 - 9 p.m. featuring Jarrod Birmingham. The event is anticipated to be the largest event of the 150th Birthday Celebration of the City of Cuero. The birthday celebration kicks off Saturday morning with the Downtown Farmer’s Market on Main with a…

Both the Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District (GCUWCD) and the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) are moving forward out of the preliminary stages into the administrative stage before the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) for five contested case hearings. This comes after a preliminary contested case hearing was held...

Locations and sources: Site #1, 3/4 mile off Highway 87 N, on Old Yorktown Road, Rodney Bade in honor of Marvin A. Bade, Local “Weather Watcher”; Site #2, 5 miles south of Cuero on Highway 77A/183, Rodney Bade; Site #3, Cuero, 214 Stockdale St., Rodney Bade; Site #4, 2 miles southeast of Nordheim, off Hohn Road, J.L. Fulbright; Site #5, 4 miles south of Westhoff, off Farm to Market Road 240,…

CLINTON — County board members recently heard a presentation from officials of Navigator CO2 about the company’s proposed carbon dioxide pipeline. The pipeline would terminate in parts of central Illinois, including DeWitt County, where it would inject CO2 emissions from ethanol plants about a mile into the ground for permanent storage.

The Gonzales High School One Act Play company of “Leading Ladies” performed at the District contest on March 11. The company had their best performance and came home with the following individual awards: Nicholas Gonzales earned Outstanding Technician, Jeslynn Vigil earned Honorable Mention All Star Cast, and River VanKirk and Chet Gold both earned All Star Cast awards.

Gonzales will again serve as the raucous starting point for the annual Texas Independence Relay as staggered cannon booms and gun smoke will announce the departure of teams from the Gonzales Memorial Museum on Saturday, March 25. The nearly 200-mile relay race course ushers runners from Gonzales to downtown Houston...

The DeWitt County VVA is hosting Morning Coffee and Donuts, on the first and third Wednesdays of the month, for all Veterans of any era. Coffee and donuts will be at the DeWitt County Veteran’s Center, 901 TX-72, Yorktown. Doors will be open from 7 to 9 a.m. There is no charge for Veterans, just looking forward to coffee, donuts, conversation and comradery. For questions, please call Hank…

DeWitt County Attorney Andrew “Jay” Condie has been appointed to serve on the executive board of the Texas Special Prosecutor’s Unit(SPU). The SPU was created in 1984 following a significant increase in criminal activity, mostly gang related, within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison facilities. This increase in criminal activity put a burden on local prosecutors within whose county…

The Shiner Lady Comanches had two sophomores receive special awards for the 2022-2023 28-2A All-District basketball. Morgan Lenehan was selected as Most Valuable Player and Callie Sevcik was named Defensive Player of the Year. Making the First Team is senior Haley Patek and junior Rylee Vancura. Senior Megan Winkenwerder and...

Come join the Vietnam Veterans, Hallettsville Chapter 854 at 10 a.m. on March 29 to celebrate National Vietnam Day to honor the six Lavaca County residents who were KIA during the Viet Nam War. Secondly, they want to re-dedicate their A1-C Cobra attack helicopter display, the wall of military units...

The Cuero High School Class of 1983 is in the process of planning their 40th year class reunion. The committee is in need of locating classmates through family, friends and other 1983 classmates. If you have any questions and/or have any information, please contact Dawn Green at 361-935-1034 or email at dig718@sbcglobal.net.