April construction activity totals $137,230
A $16,200 heating/air conditioning installation led construction activity here during the month of April when 27 construction permits with a total value of $137,230 were issued by the City of Vernon. That figure brings the year-to-date total for construction permits to $792,187 for the first four months of 2019. By comparison, there were $56,242.25 in…
Read MoreIt’s Roundup week
Some 70 entries will make up this year’s Santa Rosa Rodeo parade set to get underway at 4 p.m., Wednesday, May 15, to kick off the 74th edition of the Santa Rosa Roundup. Leading the Santa Rosa Roundup parade will be Grand Marshal Don Goodrum along with his wife Shirley. Born in Vernon, Goodrum’s family…
Read MoreLady Lions lose extra-inning heartbreakers
BOYD – The Lady Lions got a bad call from the umpire in the bottom of the seventh that negated the winning run in Game 1 of a Region I-4A softball area playoff series on Thursday. Vernon lost 4-1 in extra innings to Brownwood, putting the Lady Lions in a must-win situation on Friday. The…
Read MoreLions battle Greenwood in bi-district to finish season
ABILENE – The Vernon Lion baseball team played Midland Greenwood in a Class 4A bi-district game on Saturday, May 4. The Lions would close out their season as they fell to the Rangers 6-1. The Lions were first on the scoreboard in the first inning and then Greenwood would respond by tying the game 1-1…
Read More136th Doan’s Picnic draws crowd to event
The 136th Doan’s May Picnic was held Saturday, May 4, 2019, on the grounds of the Doan’s Adobe as a large number of pioneer descendants and others gathered beneath the tall trees next to the oldest structure in the county to witness the historic event which was first begun in 1884. Despite a number of…
Read MoreWGH directors get assistance in improving hospital efficiency, stability
Directors of Wilbarger General Hospital were introduced to Ron Vigus, regional vice president for Quorum Health Resources which is assisting the hospital with reorganization efforts to improve efficiency and financial stability, during a monthly business meeting Tuesday in which they also approved changing the schedule of monthly meetings. Vigus addressed the board about Quorum’s efforts…
Read MoreChillicothe ISD voters approve $7.5 million bond issue for new facilities
CHILLICOTHE – Voters in the Chillicothe Independent School District overwhelmingly approved a $7.5 million bond issue to build new facilities at bot the elementary school and high school by a margin of nearly 80 percent during an election Saturday, May 4 in which they also decided on local school board and hospital board seats. The…
Read MorePlans set for 136th Doan’s Picnic at historic Adobe
On Saturday, May 4, the 136th Doan’s May Picnic will be celebrated as visitors from near and far gather on the grounds of the historic Doan’s Adobe north of Vernon. Reigning over the festivities will be the 2019 King and Queen, Eli Lynn Wilson and Caylee Olivia Streit and their courts. A highlight of the…
Read MoreMan draws hefty sentence for causing wreck while fleeing cops
A man who caused a serious accident while fleeing from police received a 60-year prison sentence last week during a proceedings of the 46th Judicial District Court of Wilbarger County. Joseph Daniel Ramirez, 32, of Vernon, was sentenced to 60 years in prison following his plea of guilty to evading arrest with a motor vehicle.…
Read MoreVernon makes revisions to animal ordinance
Vernon city commission members unanimously approved updates to the city’s ordinance concerning animal violations and a revised Drought Contingency Plan during a monthly business meeting Tuesday. The revisions to the ordinances regarding animal violations, which take effect immediately, require that fencing in back yards or outdoor enclosures where animals are kept be up to standard…
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