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The cold month of January winds down as Stevie Jo Phillips becomes the newest addition to the Wellington Care Center activities team.

The cold month of January winds down as Stevie Jo Phillips becomes the newest addition to the Wellington Care Center activities team.

Phillips fills activities team role at Wellington Care Center

Bev Odom
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
WELLINGTON – Announced Wednesday, Jan. 28, Wellington Care Center (WCC) named its newest member of the activities team. “Stevie Jo Phillips will bring even more joy, creativity and meaningful engagement to our residents,” emphasized WCC Administrator Nikki Hathaway.
Collingsworth Public Library’s display case highlights Wellington High School junior Elli Ouellette’s award winning 2025 Gold Seal Visual Arts Scholastic Event (V.A.S.E.) piece. Entitled Stinging Torments, her artwork is etched with words—clumsy, hopeless, awkward—and riddled with wasps—on her own face.

Collingsworth Public Library’s display case highlights Wellington High School junior Elli Ouellette’s award winning 2025 Gold Seal Visual Arts Scholastic Event (V.A.S.E.) piece. Entitled Stinging Torments, her artwork is etched with words—clumsy, hopeless, awkward—and riddled with wasps—on her own face.

Collingsworth Public Library features Ouellette’s V.A.S.E. Gold Seal winner

Bev Odom
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
WELLINGTON – Reflecting words that people have spoken to her and how these words sting and leave a lasting impression on a person's life, Elli Ouellette also has a great fear of wasps.

Childress students named to ACU Dean’s Honor Roll

News Staff
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
ABILENE — Abilene Christian University (ACU) recently announced the Dean’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2025 semester, including four Childress students—Ayelan Green, sophomore, Advertising and Public Relations; Shea Ellifritz, senior, Psychology; Darren Pratt, senior, Biochemistry; and Chrissy Delgado,...
Image Courtesy of Ellison Park Working Group

Image Courtesy of Ellison Park Working Group

Tentative plans disclosed for Wellington’s Ellison Park Renovation Project

News Staff
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
While the Ellison Park renovation plans are tentative as news of the approval of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TDWD) matching grant in the amount of $608,966 travels through the trails, Wellington City Manager Justin Mixon asks constituents to stay excited but have patience.
The Childress Chamber of Commerce Banquet Awards Ceremony, Year of 2025 — Growth and Opportunity, has been rescheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16 at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena. Tickets, available for $35, can be purchased by calling 940-937-2567.

The Childress Chamber of Commerce Banquet Awards Ceremony, Year of 2025 — Growth and Opportunity, has been rescheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16 at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena. Tickets, available for $35, can be purchased by calling 940-937-2567.

Childress Chamber Banquet rescheduled for Feb. 16

News Staff
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Photo Courtesy of Ken King

Photo Courtesy of Ken King

Rep. Ken King makes private visit to Childress

News Staff
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Texas House District 88 Representative Ken King, joined by his wife, Robin, recently made a private visit to Childress, revisiting wins from the recent 89th Texas Legislature with prominent community figures, including Boedeker Flying Service owner and operator Luke Boedeker, Bradley 3 Ranch owner...
Still attired in Christmas décor, the Collingsworth County Board of Directors and volunteers met for a bi-monthly meeting Monday evening, Jan. 12 in the Ellis Art Center. Items for discussion included the 250th anniversary of the United States and the 150th anniversary of Collingsworth County.

Still attired in Christmas décor, the Collingsworth County Board of Directors and volunteers met for a bi-monthly meeting Monday evening, Jan. 12 in the Ellis Art Center. Items for discussion included the 250th anniversary of the United States and the 150th anniversary of Collingsworth County.

Collingsworth County Museum looks to anniversaries—USA’s 250th and Collingsworth County’s 150th

Bev Odom
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
WELLINGTON – With 100% attendance to kick off the new year, the Collingsworth County Board of Directors and volunteers convened at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12 in the Ellis Art Center of the Collingsworth County Museum for a bi-monthly meeting.
The late Cleatus Lebow, World War II veteran and USS Indianapolis survivor, will be honored in a new permanent exhibit at the Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center this weekend, Saturday, Feb. 7, during the museum’s Reflections on Military Service.

The late Cleatus Lebow, World War II veteran and USS Indianapolis survivor, will be honored in a new permanent exhibit at the Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center this weekend, Saturday, Feb. 7, during the museum’s Reflections on Military Service.

USS Indianapolis survivor Cleatus Lebow to be honored in Texas Panhandle War Memorial exhibit

Elizabeth Tanner
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
AMARILLO — The late Cleatus Lebow, World War II veteran and USS Indianapolis survivor of Memphis, will be honored in an exhibit at the Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center this weekend, Saturday, Feb. 7.
The Red River Sun, formerly located at 226 N. Main St., recently relocated to the Childress Chamber of Commerce, 237 Commerce St. NW.

The Red River Sun, formerly located at 226 N. Main St., recently relocated to the Childress Chamber of Commerce, 237 Commerce St. NW.

We've moved!

Elizabeth Tanner
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
CHILDRESS — The Red River Sun, formerly located at 226 N. Main St., recently relocated to the Childress Chamber of Commerce, 237 Commerce St. NW, welcoming readers into the new space Monday, Feb. 2.
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