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Airport expansion

ANDRIELLE FIGUEROA/Mid-Valley Town Crier

WESLACO — Expansion at Mid-Valley Airport will add heightened security and will act as a dollar booster to the city’s commercial infrastructure, Economic Development Corporation Hernan Gonzalez said. The Mid-Valley Airport is mainly in u... Full story

Respected auto dealer Van Burkleo dies

JARED JANES/The Monitor

James “Jimmy” Van Burkleo, who started in the parts department on his path toward owning a car dealership and eventually forged a reputation in the auto business for his professionalism and honesty, died Saturday. He was 86. The son of e... Full story

Skills most important asset in job hunt

JARDE JANES/The Monitor

Job listings for administrative and support positions at South Texas College are in short supply as its campuses limit hiring due to the state’s precarious and uncertain budget situation. Human Resources Director Shirley Ingram estimates her o... Full story

Weslaco officer charged with DWI

By LINDSAY MACHAK/The Monitor

DONNA — Texas Department of Public Safety officials arrested a Weslaco police officer Friday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Juan Antonio Abrego was given a field sobriety test at the Farm-to-Market Road 493 and Expressway 83 interc... Full story

‘Reading’ a success

Library to start first ever Winter Reading Program in December

ANDRIELLE FIGUEROA/Mid-Valley Town Crier

WESLACO — The Weslaco Public Library had a successful run with its Summer Reading Program with at least 1,000 participants, library Director Arnoldo Becho, said. He now looks forward to the future and hopes the library’s first Winter Rea... Full story

Dissent over budgeting

ANDRIELLE FIGUEROA/Mid-Valley Town Crier

WESLACO — Two city meetings on Tuesday were fraught with controversy and dissent as the City Commission and ad hoc citizen budget advisory committee tackled budget issues, possible EMS privatization, employee buyouts and the sale of the city&rs... Full story

Hidalgo County Precinct 1 ballot set

JARED JANES/The Monitor

EDINBURG — The question over what type of election will fill former Hidalgo County Precinct 1 Commissioner Sylvia Handy’s seat is settled unless the state Supreme Court intervenes on the county’s last-chance appeal. But after a tum... Full story

Class is in

Weslaco students are back from break

ANDRIELLE FIGUEROA/Mid-Valley Town Crier

WESLACO — On Monday, children scrambled around fidgety with excitement at Cleckler-Heald Elementary while teachers reciprocated with warm greetings. The hustle and bustle at Weslaco Independent School District campuses was fast paced but facult... Full story

Local writer’s story to become film

ANDRIELLE FIGUEROA/Mid-Valley Town Crier

WESLACO — Weslaco East High School graduate Angelica Hernandez is the South Texas winner for a writing contest with Scenarios USA. As the winner, Hernandez will work with a director to transform her story into a short film that will be shot in ... Full story

Hidalgo County Precinct 1 ballot set as filing deadline passes

JARED JANES/The Monitor

    EDINBURG — The question over what type of election will fill former Hidalgo County Precinct 1 Commissioner Sylvia Handy’s seat is settled unless the state Supreme Court intervenes on the county’s last-chance appea... Full story

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