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A Child Passenger and Car Seat Check-Up Event will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 at HTeaO, 1305 Ave. F NW, Childress. Texas Department of Transportation

A Child Passenger and Car Seat Check-Up Event will be held from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 at HTeaO, 1305 Ave. F NW, Childress. Texas Department of Transportation

TxDOT to offer free child car seat inspections in Childress

CHILDRESS — The Childress District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will offer free child car safety seat inspections during a Child Passenger and Car Seat Check-Up Event from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 at HTeaO, 1305 Ave. F NW, Childress.
HARDWICKE FRED

HARDWICKE FRED

One billion: Shocked?

For those who have thought obesity an American problem, we have the statistic that one in eight people world wide — yes, one billion people — are now considered “fat.” That means a lot of hyper tension, diabetes, joint replacements, heart disease, kidney failure and… cancer.

At the Childress Municipal Airport

CHILDRESS — Tuesday, Sept. 2, a Cessna 182 flew in from Decatur on business, a Piper Saratoga, out of Wichita Falls, practiced in the area and a Cirrus stopped for fuel on its way from Colorado to Fort Worth.Wednesday, Sept.

Childress County 4-H elects club officers

Childress County 4-HThe 2025-2026 Childress County 4-H Elementary Club Officers include, from left, Third Vice President David Rister, President Kage Whitaker, Reporter Rhett Schaefer, Second Vice President Daniel Rister, Parliamentarian Carter Keys, Treasurer Dawson Adcock, Secretary Emma Keys and...

Wellington Gun Club welcomes shooters

Wellington Gun ClubThe nonprofit Wellington Gun Club Board of Directors appreciate all who came out to support the Saturday, Aug. 16 shooting competition, despite the heat. “We had people from Texas and Oklahoma with several newcomers,” said Wellington Gun Club Board President Chad Skelton.

At the Childress Municipal Airport

CHILDRESS — Tuesday, Sept. 2, a Cessna 182 flew in from Decatur on business, a Piper Saratoga, out of Wichita Falls, practiced in the area and a Cirrus stopped for fuel on its way from Colorado to Fort Worth.Wednesday, Sept.

WSCC ‘Texas’ bingo winners exhibit prizes

Wellington Senior Citizens CenterWinners of the Wellington Senior Citizens Center (WSCC) “God Bless Texas” themed August bingo social display their Lone Star State prizes. Members gathered at the Wellington Senor Citizens Center within the shared space of the Bura Handley Community Center at 6 p.m.
The 2025 Miss Cotton Country court gathers on the stage of Hollis High School Saturday night, Sept. 6. From left: Little Miss Cotton Country Madelynn McMahan, of Altus, Okla.; Tiny Miss Cotton Country Claire Martin, of Altus; Mini Miss Cotton Country Raine Matthews, of Elk City, Okla.; Miss Cotton Country Harlee Gomez, of Wellington; and Teen Miss Cotton Country Raelea Davila, of Wellington.

The 2025 Miss Cotton Country court gathers on the stage of Hollis High School Saturday night, Sept. 6. From left: Little Miss Cotton Country Madelynn McMahan, of Altus, Okla.; Tiny Miss Cotton Country Claire Martin, of Altus; Mini Miss Cotton Country Raine Matthews, of Elk City, Okla.; Miss Cotton Country Harlee Gomez, of Wellington; and Teen Miss Cotton Country Raelea Davila, of Wellington.

Wellington’s Gomez, Davila earn 2025 Miss Cotton Country crowns

HOLLIS, Okla. – Pageant Director Beth Pennington described the 21st Annual Miss Cotton Country Pageant that took place Saturday, Sept. 6, as beginning its “Shiny Hats Era.