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This article originally appeared in the Friday Nov. 8, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. Officers arrested a Mission attorney last week after they caught her with nitrous oxide cartridges and a “half burnt cigar filled with marihuana,” according to court records. The Mission Police Department arrested Krystal Starowitz, 27, of Mission — a municipal…

This article originally appeared in the Friday Nov. 8, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. 20 new trees were planted on La Joya ISD grounds last weekend. On Nov. 2, the La Joya Independent School District held a special tree planting ceremony honoring and celebrating the lives of former students, employees and trustees who have…

For the first time in its history, Sullivan City will participate in one of the oldest traditions in western Hidalgo County. Oh Wednesday, Sullivan City officials celebrated the success of their first Miss Sunshine Pageant, named after the city’s motto “The city of Sunshine.” The pageant, held last February, resulted in three teens from Sullivan…

Browsing through the many vendors available at flea markets across the county, shoppers can expect to see many items ranging from plants, used clothing and food. However, thanks to a local animal rights group, shoppers will soon no longer see vendors selling a signature item at flea markets in Alton: animals. During a city commission…

Police are searching for a 22-year-old man who fled the scene after a domestic dispute left two men dead at an Alton home Friday. Oscar Armando Velasquez is wanted by Alton police on capital murder charges following the shooting, according to Alton police Chief Jonathon B. Flores. Police responded to the shooting Friday night at…

Alton police are investigating a shooting that left two men dead, according to a social media post from Alton PD. Alton police arrived at the 900 Block of Jefferson Street at around 8:45 p.m. in reference to a report of a shooting and discovered two deceased male individuals on the property, the post states. Alton Investigators are…

Mission has a National Blue Ribbon School in their district, and recently received federal funding to put toward school violence prevention. This Mon. Nov. 4, Congressman Henry Cuellar visited the Hilda C. Escobar/Alicia C. Rios Elementary School campus in the Mission Consolidated Independent School District in order to congratulate the teachers, staff and administration for…

After investigators arrested her husband, Gabriela Cardenas received a phone call. Her friend Sylvia Flores had bad news. FBI agents planned to search the Cardenas family home, Flores said, and they would seize anything linked to illegal activity. Flores suggested that Gabriela Cardenas hand over her savings — $24,000 — for safekeeping. Gabriela Cardenas agreed.…

Hoping to take advantage of a decrease in interest rates, and their relationship with the Philadelphia-based PFM Financial Advisors-Palmview approved a plan of finance for PFM to start the discussions to renegotiate interest rates. “We’re not approving any kind of loans or interest rates, we’re discussing what the plan is in the next several weeks…

This article originally appeared in the Friday Nov. 1, 2019 issue of the Progress Times. Much loved and well-travelled, Ed Welliver has settled down in Mission – and looks back at his flying days fondly. Captain Edwin Welliver, the owner of the Oleander Acres RV Resort (located at 2421 S Conway Ave.), recently reunited with…