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The Texas Well Owner Network, TWON, will host private water well screenings, open to Childress, Cottle, Collingsworth, Donley, Foard, Hall, Haredman, King and Motley County residents, Wednesday, Sept. 17-Thursday, Sept. 18.

The Texas Well Owner Network, TWON, will host private water well screenings, open to Childress, Cottle, Collingsworth, Donley, Foard, Hall, Haredman, King and Motley County residents, Wednesday, Sept. 17-Thursday, Sept. 18.

TWON to host private water well screenings for area residents

Special To The Sun
Thursday, August 14, 2025
CHILDRESS — The Texas Well Owner Network, TWON, will host private water well screenings, open to Childress, Cottle, Collingsworth, Donley, Foard, Hall, Haredman, King and Motley County residents, Wednesday, Sept. 17-Thursday, Sept. 18.
Wellington Junior High School eighth-grader Emma Zaragoza claims the teen Summer Reading Program prize, a brand-new Kindle Fire HD 8, to promote her love of reading even more.

Wellington Junior High School eighth-grader Emma Zaragoza claims the teen Summer Reading Program prize, a brand-new Kindle Fire HD 8, to promote her love of reading even more.

Collingsworth Library declares July ‘Color Our World’ raffle winners

News Staff
Thursday, August 14, 2025
“Color Our World” Summer Reading Program raffle winners for the month of July have been drawn, and the students have collected their prizes. Not pictured: Bexton Brooks, Keller Topliff.

Wellington Class of 2026 partakes in back-to-school pool party

News Staff
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Courtesy PhotoMembers of the Wellington High School Class of 2026 gather for a back-to-school pool party on Wednesday, July 30 at the Wellington Aquatics Venue (WAV). While some of the students served as summer WAV staff, the seniors began their last school year on Wednesday, Aug. 13.

Area Happenings

News Staff
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Childress Happenings  STS SUMMERTIDEThe STS Summertide Championship will take place Saturday, Aug. 16-Sunday, Aug. 17 at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena. Competition will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday with barrels and poles, followed by goat typing at 11 a.m. and breakaway roping at 1 p.m.

Kids Crockin’ to serve up flavor, low and slow

News Staff
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Childress CountyTexas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Childress County, in conjunction with Childress County 4-H and the Childress Women’s League, invites third and fourth-grade students and their families to sign up for Kids Crockin’, a free program which...
Childress District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) car seat technicians receive the Texans Caring for Texans award Thursday, Aug. 7 on the campus of West Texas A&M University in Canyon.

Childress District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) car seat technicians receive the Texans Caring for Texans award Thursday, Aug. 7 on the campus of West Texas A&M University in Canyon.

TxDOT Childress District employees honored with Texans Caring for Texans award

Special To The Sun
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
CHILDRESS – Twenty-four Childress District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) employees were presented with the Texans Caring for Texans award at a ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 7 on the campus of West Texas A&M University in Canyon. The award, established in 1996 by the late Rep.
With students having returned to school as of Tuesday, Aug. 12, Childress Police Department Chief Jerrald Johnson shared tips on how to keep students safe this back-to-school season.

With students having returned to school as of Tuesday, Aug. 12, Childress Police Department Chief Jerrald Johnson shared tips on how to keep students safe this back-to-school season.

Childress Police Department provides back-to-school safety tips

Elizabeth Tanner
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
CHILDRESS — With students having returned to school as of Tuesday, Aug. 12, Childress Police Department Chief Jerrald Johnson shared tips on how to keep students safe this back-to-school season. Watch crosswalks for students. Pedestrians have the right of way.
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