Pautsky, Flores, Disbrow named top students at Chillicothe
Chillicothe High School has announced its top three students for the 2019 graduating class. Commencement exercises for the graduating class will be at 7 p.m. Friday, May 24, also in the school auditorium. Brianna Pautsky, daughter of Bobby and Susan Pautsky, was named valedictorian on a 3.802 GPA. She will be attending West Texas A&M…
Read MoreSawin and Amechi named top students at Northside
Northside High School has named Bryant Sawin as valedictorian and Chiamaka Lilly Amechi as salutatorian of the 2019 graduating class. Commencement exercises for the 19-member graduating class are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 24 in the school gym. Sawin, the son of Lynn and Brice Sawin, was named valedictorian on a 98.515 GPA. He…
Read MoreMatute, Patterson named top students at Harrold
Harrold High School has named Alexis Matute as valedictorian and Gabryana Patterson as salutatorian of the 2019 graduating class. Commencement exercises for the six-member graduating class will be at 7 p.m. Friday, May 24 in the school gym. Matute, daughter of Grace and Roberto Sanchez, was named valedictorian on a grade point average of 94.…
Read MoreHardeman Deputy cleared by grand jury in shooting
A Hardeman County Deputy Sheriff was cleared by a grand jury of any wrongdoing in the shooting death of a Quanah man that happened earlier this year, on March 9. According to District Attorney Staley Heatly, on that date a Hardeman County Deputy responded to a Quanah residence a little after 9:15am following a 911…
Read MoreBhakta, Morales, Brints named top students at VHS
Vernon High School has announced its top three students from the 2019 graduating class including Rahul Bharat Bhakta, valedictorian; Christian Jeffrey Morales, salutatorian; and Cailtlin Taylor Brints, third-ranking student. Commencement exercises for the 120-member graduating class will be at 8 p.m. Friday, May 24 at Lion Stadium. Bhakta was named valedictorian on a 4.855 grade-point-average.…
Read MoreMoer recognized by state legislature for stopping kidnapper in Wilbarger Co.
Last week, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Corporal Joshua Moer was honored by members of the Texas Senate and Texas House of Representatives for being named the IACP/Motorola Solutions 2018 Trooper of the Year. Cpl. Moer was selected for Trooper of the Year following his heroic actions in saving the life of a young…
Read More74th Santa Rosa Roundup winds up with great action in rodeo arena
The 74th annual Santa Rosa Roundup concluded its four-night run Saturday at the Santa Rosa Arena south of Vernon. Vernon’s Caine Riddle of Vernon riding Tic Tac put up an impressive score of 75 in bareback competition on Saturday, the final night of competition. That left him in the money with a fourth place overall…
Read MoreNorthside ISD employs 2 new teachers
Northside school trustees approved the employment of two new faculty members for the 2019-2020 school year and accepted the retirements of two others during a monthly business meeting Tuesday, May 14. RaeLyn Kitchens was hired as a secondary science teacher while Jarrod Ford was approved for employment as a secondary language arts teacher. Trustees also…
Read MoreFungus affecting bats continues to spread in Texas
The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats has continued to spread into parts of Central, South, and East Texas, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The fungus was detected for the first time in Texas in early 2017 in six Panhandle counties. It has been detected in Hardeman and Foard counties,…
Read MoreWet month obliterates drought
April showers were abundant across the area, and they helped put an end to a drought that had been developing across northwest Texas through the first three months of 2019. Vernon reported 6.22 inches of rain fell during the month of April. That appears to fall just shy of breaking the record for the month.…
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