Knippa man killed in Highway 90 wreck

Knippa resident Scott McIllwain, 64, died Tuesday, Oct. 31 in a two-vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 90 in Knippa, the Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed. At about 7 a.m., McIllwain’s vehicle, a black Jeep Wrangler, collided with a 1998 Chevrolet Trailblazer, driven by Jorge Rodriguez, 25, of Edinburg at the intersection of Highway 90 and Farm to Market Road […]

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Early voting coming to an end

Tickets available for Beckmann concert

Tickets remain for William Beckmann’s Friday, Nov. 3 performance set at the Uvalde Grand Opera House. The acoustic set is slated for 7:30 p.m. Reserved seating tickets are $20 each. They are available online at tickets.uvaldeoperahouse.org or in person, 104 W. North St. Opera House staff describes Beckmann, from Del Rio, as raised on classic country as well as the […]

Delores M. West

Feb. 21, 1943 – Oct. 21, 2023 Delores Marie West, 80, of Sabinal passed away on Oct. 21, 2023, surrounded by her family at her residence. She was born in 1943, in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, to Ida Mae (Burleson) and Louis Charles Matej. Delores married Jack West on Jan. 29, 1961, in Donna, Texas. She is survived by […]

State parks offering free admission this Sunday

• Garner State Park, 234 RR 1050, Concan, offers swimming and hiking for more advanced trekkers as well as beginners in a scenic area on 1,774 acres of Hill Country terrain which includes 2.9 miles of the winding Frio River.  • Lost Maples State Natural Area, 37221 Farm to Market Road 187 in Vanderpool, offers abundant wildflowers, wildlife, and other […]

UCISD heralds new elementary



Nearly a year and a half after the shooting that permanently closed Robb Elementary’s doors, Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District officially broke ground on the school to replace it last Saturday, Oct. 28. More than 100 people gathered near Fourth and Leona streets for the groundbreaking of Uvalde’s newest elementary school, a $60 million project prompted by the closure of […]

Benito Avila

Benito Avila, 84, of Uvalde died on Oct. 30, 2023, at his residence.  Visitation began Nov. 1 and will continue Nov. 2 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary, where a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m.  A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and interment will […]

Early voting continues today, tomorrow

Election day is next Tuesday, Nov. 7. Early voting at the Willie De Leon Civic Center will be open Nov. 2-3 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Early voting totals crossed the 200 per day mark on Oct. 27-28, then dropped by over 25 percent on Oct. 30, bringing the tally up to 1,430. This includes 20 ballots by mail, […]

Calendar

To submit an event for publication in the Leader-News calendar, call staff writer Melissa Federspill at 830-278-3335 Thursday, Nov. 2 St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 343 N. Getty St., is hosting a Día de los Muertos Taize Service, a quiet evening of candlelight, music and scripture at 6 p.m.  Friday, Nov. 3 The Chili Peppers will meet at noon on Friday, […]