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Jim and Carol Freeman receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Childress Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors member Travis Brooks, during the 2025 Childress Chamber of Commerce Banquet Awards Ceremony Monday, Feb. 16 at the Mashburn Event Center. The Red River Sun/Elizabeth Tanner

Jim and Carol Freeman receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Childress Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors member Travis Brooks, during the 2025 Childress Chamber of Commerce Banquet Awards Ceremony Monday, Feb. 16 at the Mashburn Event Center. The Red River Sun/Elizabeth Tanner

Carol and Jim Freeman receive Lifetime Achievement Award at annual Childress Chamber of Commerce Banquet

Elizabeth Tanner
Thursday, February 26, 2026
CHILDRESS — Jim and Carol Freeman received the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented at the 2025 Childress Chamber of Commerce Banquet Awards Ceremony Monday, Feb. 16 at the Mashburn Event Center.
Wellington Boss Lion Lori O’Rear, left, welcomes guests, Mesquite Groundwater Conservation District (MGCD) Administrative Assistant and Field Tech Samantha Bohannon and MGCD General Manager Whitney Wiebe, to the Monday, Feb. 16 meeting of the Wellington Lions Club. The team summarized the history, purpose and impact of the MGCD. The Red River Sun/Bev Odom

Wellington Boss Lion Lori O’Rear, left, welcomes guests, Mesquite Groundwater Conservation District (MGCD) Administrative Assistant and Field Tech Samantha Bohannon and MGCD General Manager Whitney Wiebe, to the Monday, Feb. 16 meeting of the Wellington Lions Club. The team summarized the history, purpose and impact of the MGCD. The Red River Sun/Bev Odom

Water ambassadors address Wellington Lions

Bybev Odom
Thursday, February 26, 2026
WELLINGTON – Addressing members of the Wellington Lions Club at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb.

Hall County Courthouse completion months away

Roger Estlack
Thursday, February 26, 2026
MEMPHIS — Work on the Hall County Courthouse restoration in Memphis continues, but completion of the project is still several months away, according to information presented at construction update last Thursday, Feb. 19.

At the Childress Municipal Airport

Tiffany Tully
Thursday, February 19, 2026
CHILDRESS — Friday, Feb. 6, a longtime friend of the airport took his final flight today.His presence here will be missed, as well as his visits and his twinkly eyes. He was in the last handful of a dying breed and a true gentleman. Who will stand up for the airport now?Tuesday, Feb.
Local nursing homes crown Valentine’s Day royalty

Local nursing homes crown Valentine’s Day royalty

Local nursing homes crown Valentine’s Day royalty

News Staff
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Avir at Childress crowns the 2026 Valentine’s Day King and Queen, Richard P. and Dean L., during a Valentine’s Day party, including a balloon backdrop for photos, sweet treats and lots of love.
ALS: The muddy road

ALS: The muddy road

ALS: The muddy road

Fred Hardwicke
Thursday, February 19, 2026
The day my youngest brother would have turned 60 was the day that Scott Kelley died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease at 62. I met Scott Kelley, a geologist, at church over a decade ago.
Support local schools at Childress Community Blood Drive thisTuesday

Support local schools at Childress Community Blood Drive thisTuesday

Support local schools at Childress Community Blood Drive thisTuesday

News Staff
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Support local schools while giving the gift of life at Coffee Memorial Blood Center’s Childress Community Blood Drive from 1-6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 at Fair Park City Auditorium. Part of Kids, Inc. Donor Days Blood Drives, donors can register their donation in honor of one area school.
On Saturday, Feb. 7 in Wellington, five volunteers from Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church of Amarillo, along with Wellington Lions Club members, built a 32’ ramp for a client. Texas Ramp Project – Panhandle Area

On Saturday, Feb. 7 in Wellington, five volunteers from Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church of Amarillo, along with Wellington Lions Club members, built a 32’ ramp for a client. Texas Ramp Project – Panhandle Area

Wellington Lions impact lives of local residents

Bev Odom
Thursday, February 19, 2026
WELLINGTON – On Saturday, Feb. 7, Amarillo volunteers combined with members of the Wellington Lions Club, under the leadership of Lion Henry Wyckoff, a member of the Amarillo Downtown Lions Club, to construct three ramps.

Clarendon College celebrates Fall 2025 graduates

Special To The Sun
Thursday, February 19, 2026
CLARENDON — Clarendon College recently recognizes students who successfully completed their degree and certificate requirements during the Fall 2025 semester, including seven Childress graduates, four Memphis graduates, one Turkey graduate and three Wellington graduates.Fall 2025 graduates.
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