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Vernon College nursing programs achieves early accreditation from ACEN

November 6, 2024

  Vernon College is thrilled to announce that it has received official accreditation documentation from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), ahead of schedule. This significant milestone underscores the college’s commitment to providing exceptional nursing education and enhancing the quality of healthcare training in our community. The ACEN accreditation confirms that Vernon College’s…

Updated volleyball playoff scores, schedules for Vernon, Northside, Crowell, Harrold

November 6, 2024

Class 3A playoffs Vernon lost its 3A bi-district playoff game against Peaster 25-16, 25-10, 25-18 on Tuesday, Nov. 6 in a match played at Windthorst. Standouts for Vernon included Mari Johnson 6 kills, 5 digs; Key’Maria McBride 4 kills, 9 digs; Klancy Sherrill 9 digs. Class A playoffs The No. 24 state ranked Crowell Lady…

Chapman, Riggins, Wright elected to Northside school board

November 5, 2024

Six candidates were vying for three spots on the Northside ISD School Board. The top three vote getters earn seats. They are Layne Chapman, Bobby Don Riggins, and Valerie Wright. Candidate        Votes   Percent Layne Chapman 111 25.52% Bobby Don Riggins 106           24.37% Valerie Wright 74         17.01% #Larry Lee 67 15.40% #Terry Bourland 53     12.18% Danny…

VISD trustee election heading to runoff

November 5, 2024

Five candidates vied for Place 3 on the Vernon ISD School Board of Trustees. Because no candidate received 50%, the top two candidates advance to a runoff election, scheduled for the second Saturday in December. Those candidates are Jarrod David and Kyle Echols. Candidate        Votes Percent Jarrod David 1,075     29.47% Kyle Echols 992            27.19% Tiffany…

Volleyball playoffs this week

November 4, 2024

Class 3A Division I Bi-District Vernon vs. Peaster, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Windthorst Iowa Park vs. Comanche, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Weatherford Region II-A Bi-District Crowell vs. Forestburg, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Iowa Park Prairie Valley vs. Northside, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Petrolia Harrold, bye

Vernon College student selected to participate in NASA online experience

November 3, 2024

NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) selected Kylee Magee of Wichita Falls to attend the NCAS Mission 2: Career Simulation, October 23 – 30, 2024. Magee’s successful completion of a five-week online NCAS course earned them a spot to participate in the online Mission 2: Career Simulation. Magee is one out of hundreds of community…

Time to “Fall back”

November 2, 2024

The twice-annual time change is set to end on Sunday, Nov. 3 as the clocks will “fall back” an hour in order to allow for more daylight in the mornings. The time change won’t return until March 2025, when daylight saving time will begin again. Next year, it will be on Sunday, March 9, 2025.…

Up to seven inches of rain possible this weekend

November 1, 2024

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected from Saturday through Monday with widespread rainfall totals of 3 to 7 inches likely with locally higher amounts possible. The National Weather Service forecast discussion reports: “By Saturday night, the consensus among High Resolution Ensemble Forecast (HREF) members is a corridor of training showers and thunderstorms somewhere…

Stellar Deer Season Expected This Fall — Season starts Saturday

November 1, 2024

Drought-quenching spring rains and productive habitats have led biologists to predict another year of plentiful opportunities for hunters to fill their bellies and freezers with their harvests. As hunters dust off their firearms and plan trips to their favorite hunting spots, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) asks hunters to be aware of new…

Early voting ends Friday

October 31, 2024

The early voting totals for the number of ballots cast in Wilbarger County through noon Tuesday is 2,521. Texans who wish to vote early in the Nov. 5 general election have until closing time Friday, Nov. 1 to do so. “Texas has more than 18 million registered voters, and we want to make sure every…