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The DeWitt County Development Council is reaching out to Illinois State University to assist with leadership with economic development. The council has been operating through its volunteer board of directors

CUERO — Three weeks after Sandra Brazil received her first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, it was her 90-year-old mothers turn. They drove the 17 miles together from their home in Yoakum to Cuero, where Josephine Brazil got a shot — and a glimmer of hope of seeing her son and other family members again. "It is a blessing," Brazil said as she waited for her mother outside of the Cuero Municipal Park Clubhouse on a recent Friday. "I was praying and asking for a solution for the people so t...

iStock Fraud charges were recently unsealed in a 21-page indictment against two former Illinois boat dealership employees in a case that marine industry experts say is rare, but that offers an opportunity for boat buyers to think about how to choose a reputable broker or dealer. Jeffrey D. Gibbs and Kara M. Wilkey, both former employees of Clinton Marine II, which sold used and new boats, are facing decades in prison on a combined 18 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud and aggravated ...

11 CUERO, Texas - Following Texas Governor Greg Abbotts order to begin vaccinating underserved populations, the Texas National Guard has gone on the offensive against COVID-19 hosting a vaccine clinic in Cuero, January 29, 2021. The mission began in Austin as Texas Department of Emergency Management officials loaded a cooler containing 100 doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine on a Texas Department of Public Safety Airbus AS350 helicopter. Half an hour later Texas DPS Pilot Mike...

10 Cheap Stocks Billionaire Leon Cooperman Is Buying Billionaire Leon “Lee” Cooperman is in the news after continuously grilling the GameStop speculation that is currently rattling the U.S. markets. Son of a plumber, Cooperman grew up in a Jewish family in South Bronx, New York, and was the first one from his family to get a college degree. Cooperman is consistently warning that the GameStop episode endgame would not be pretty, especially for the speculators who are betting on GameStop. In ...

KENNEY — Using a broomstick instead of a pool cue is "like putting a square peg in a round hole," according to player Deb Chastain. On Saturday afternoon and evening, members and friends of ABATE of Illinois participated in the 10 Mile Creek BroomStick Tournament at The Depot, where players had to use broom handles provided by the organizers instead of the traditional pool cue. Deb Chastain prepares to break in the 10 Mile Creek Broomstick Tournament held at The Depot in Kenney on Saturday...

KENNEY — Using a broomstick instead of a pool cue is "like putting a square peg in a round hole," according to player Deb Chastain. On Saturday afternoon and evening, members and friends of ABATE of Illinois participated in the 10 Mile Creek BroomStick Tournament at The Depot, where players had to use broom handles provided by the organizers instead of the traditional pool cue. Deb Chastain prepares to break in the 10 Mile Creek Broomstick Tournament held at The Depot in Kenney on Saturday...

Texans living in rural areas said they have been led to drive thousands of miles just to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as clinics statewide see a shortage of doses.

<figcaption> Downtown Dilley on Sept. 16, 2020. <cite>Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune</cite> </figcaption>

Timothy W. Smith Timothy W. Smith pleaded not guilty April 1 to two charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving a girl under the age of 15 and a charge of domestic battery involving physical contact against the same victim. Bryan C. McGee Bryan C. McGee was sentenced to 18 months in prison for possession of a stolen handgun after accepting a plea deal. A judge dismissed one count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.  Justin D. Tate Police say Justin D. Tate picked up a...