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A thing of beauty: Top 20 again

A thing of beauty: Top 20 again

A thing of beauty: Top 20 again

Fred Hardwicke
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Childress Regional Medical Center (CRMC) was one of the National Rural Health Association’s Top 20 Rural and Community Hospitals last year and improved its point score this year, landing—once again— in the Top 20. This time, CRMC is the only hospital in the south or southwest to receive this award.

Collingsworth Police Blotter

News Staff
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Jail book in: 0 Jail book out: 0 Jail population: 7 Deputy civil papers served: 0 Constable civil papers served: 0 NOTICE: The Collingsworth County Commissioners Court reinstated the burn ban at its Monday, March 10 meeting.

Vehicle evades arrest in Childress

Elizabeth Tanner
Thursday, April 17, 2025
CHILDRESS — At 9:20 p.m. Thursday, April 10, a vehicle, which the Childress Police Department attempted to stop for a traffic violation, evaded police, according to Childress Police Department Chief Jerrald Johnson.Turning south on 12th St. NW off U.S. Hwy 287, the vehicle then turned east on Ave.
Celebrating 138 years, the Childress County Old Settlers Rodeo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19 at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena. Childress County Old Settlers Rodeo Association

Celebrating 138 years, the Childress County Old Settlers Rodeo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19 at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena. Childress County Old Settlers Rodeo Association

138th Annual Childress County Old Settlers Rodeo to take the saddle this weekend

Elizabeth Tanner
Thursday, April 17, 2025
CHILDRESS — It’s that time of year again—the Childress County Old Settlers Rodeo is back in the saddle.Celebrating 138 years, the Childress County Old Settlers Rodeo weekend will kick off at 11 a.m. Friday, April 18 with the crowning of Old Settlers King and Queen J.C.
Wellington Lions Club organizes city wide clean-up

Wellington Lions Club organizes city wide clean-up

Wellington Lions Club organizes city wide clean-up

Bev Odom
Thursday, April 17, 2025
WELLINGTON – Much like the proclamation made in the April 21, 1932, edition of The Wellington Leader, citizens are banding together in 2025 to make Wellington beautiful.

City of Wellington, Wellington ISD to conduct May elections

Bev Odom
Thursday, April 17, 2025
WELLINGTON – Voters within the City of Wellington and the Wellington Independent School District (ISD) will head to the polls Saturday, May 3 to make selections for city council and the school board of trustees.On the Wellington City Council,two places are up for election.
National Vice President of Public Relations Kimi Ward, a Childress High School (CHS) Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapter member, is awarded the C.J. Davidson Scholarship, Texas Farm Bureau Scholarship and Texas FCCLA Regional Scholarship at the Special Recognition Session at the recent State Leadership Conference in Dallas. Ward, center, is joined by CHS FCCLA Advisors Amy Detwiler, left, and Jeffrey Collins, right. Childress FCCLA

National Vice President of Public Relations Kimi Ward, a Childress High School (CHS) Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapter member, is awarded the C.J. Davidson Scholarship, Texas Farm Bureau Scholarship and Texas FCCLA Regional Scholarship at the Special Recognition Session at the recent State Leadership Conference in Dallas. Ward, center, is joined by CHS FCCLA Advisors Amy Detwiler, left, and Jeffrey Collins, right. Childress FCCLA

Childress FCCLA teams advance to Nationals

Elizabeth Tanner
Thursday, April 17, 2025
DALLAS — Childress High School (CHS) Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) state-advancing teams and individuals presented their Students Taking Action with Recognition (STAR) projects Wednesday, April 9-Friday, April 11 at the State Leadership Conference in Dallas.
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