Number of Vehicles in Crash: 1 Number Injured: Number killed: 1 Date & Time: 06/19/23, 4:40 P.M. County: Wilbarger Location: County Road 117 (CR 117), 3.7 miles north of Oklaunion, Texas Posted Speed Limit: 60 Vehicle 1: 1990 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck Driver Vehicle 1: Duncan, James Ray, 58 years of age, male of Oklaunion,…
An Oklaunion man was killed in a single vehicle wreck Monday afternoon on County Road 117, 3.7 miles north of Oklaunion. The Texas Department of Safety was notified of the incident at 4:40 p.m., according to a news release issued late Wednesday. First responders from the Wilbarger County Sheriff’s Office and Vernon Fire Department were…
A Chillicothe man died following a two-vehicle collision reported at 6:20 a.m., June 20, on U.S. 283 at FM 91. The deceased was identified by the Texas Department of Public Safety in a news release Wednesday afternoon as Carlos Jose Ayala, 52, of Chillicothe. The driver of the second vehicle was identified as Cherokee Lynne…
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) is echoing a notice from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) asking Texans to voluntarily reduce electricity use, if safe to do so, due to extreme temperatures and forecasted record demand. The Voluntary Conservation Notice is in effect from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. CT today, Tuesday,…
HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING… …HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY… * WHAT…Heat index values of 108 to 114 expected. real temperatures of 106 are forecast Monday Tuesday and 103 on Wednesday, and 105 on Saturday and Sunday.…
An early morning fatality collision occurred Monday just east of Vernon on Business 287. The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Danielle Marie Perkins. She was pronounced dead at the scene at about 5:50 a.m. According to DPS Sgt. Marc Couch, Perkins was traveling east, walking near the center stripe in the roadway when she…
A three vehicle collision occurred at approximately 11:14 a.m., May 9, on U.S. Highway 287, four miles southeast of Vernon, that claimed the life of an Amrillo man and injured three others. Pronounced dead at the scene was Frankie Hernandez, 25, of Amarillo. Monte Ray Moe, 61, of Raymond, South Dakota, Jasmin Jarnal Athwal, 19,…
The Vernon Wrestling Clinic will be held from May 29 through June 2, and is open to all incoming seventh through twelfth grade boys and girls. The clinic will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., each day at the VHS All-Purpose Building by the Fieldhouse. The instructor for the clinic is former Vernon…
The Boys and Girls Club of Vernon’s First Lego League robotics team, Power Protectors, was recently invited to attend the exclusive Razorback Open Invitational, an international robotics competition to be held at the University of Arkansas from May 18-21. The event will include 80 teams, 70 teams from North America and 10 international teams. In…
The 77th annual Santa Rosa Roundup kicks off on Wednesday, May 17, with a parade through the streets of Vernon, a barbecue dinner and the first night of rodeo action at the Santa Rosa arena. The parade starts at 4 p.m., with floats, vehicles, bands and riding clubs. Immediately after the parade, the Vernon Lions…