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Wrestling clinic planned May 29- June 2

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…

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Robotics team at Razorback Invitational

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…

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Santa Rosa Roundup begins Wednesday

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…

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Two Chillicothe residents killed in Wichita crash

Number of Vehicles in Crash: 3      Number Injured: 3            Number killed: 2 Date & Time: 05/14/23, 2:10 A.M.. County: Wichita Location: U.S. Highway 287, 0.5 miles west of Wichita Falls Posted Speed Limit: 75 mph Vehicle 1: 2007, Chevrolet Tahoe 4 door sports utility vehicle Vehicle 2: 2001, Chevrolet Suburban 4 door sports utility vehicle Vehicle…

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Vernon College names students of the year

Thursday evening, April 20, Vernon College honored some of its students with Scholastic and Facility awards. Vernon College  bestowed three Student of the Year Awards- – Student of the Year Vernon Campus, Tatyanna Austin, general studies – Student of the Year Century City Center, Alan Ramirez, general studies – Student of the Year Skills Training…

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Vernon crowns four Area track champions

Vernon High School crowned four Area champions and advanced six more individual competitors and four relay teams to this week’s 3A Regional Track meet. The top four finishers in each event at the District 7 &8 Area meet in Jacksboro earned the right to move on to Thursday and Friday’s Region 1 meet at Abilene…

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Fatality motorcycle accident reported in Wichita County

Number of Vehicles in Crash:  2      Number Injured: 0              Number killed: 1 Date & Time: 04/25/23, 12:15 P.M. County:  Wichita Location: Intersection of: Business 287 and North Peterson Road Posted Speed Limit: 60 Vehicle 1: 2022, GMC Yukon, Sports Utility Vehicle Vehicle 2:  2013, Yamaha, Star – Motorcycle Driver Vehicle 1: Wood, Brenda Buckner, 79 years…

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Applications sought for mini murals

Calling all artists! Apply now to paint one of five interactive mini murals. All ages are welcome to apply if you can demonstrate an artistic ability in your application. Sumner Colley Lumber Co. and Ace are sponsoring this contest. Applications are due April 28 by 4 p.m. to the Vernon Main Street Director. Follow the…

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EB library day on Saturday

EB library day Vernon ISD is hosting an EB Library Day at the Carnegie City-County Library for Emergent Bilingual (English as a Second Language) students, and this time it is for students in grades 6 through 12. The EB Library Day is Saturday, April 29, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

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