NBA PREVIEW: Nowitzki hopes 21st season with Mavs is start of turnaround
By SCHUYLER DIXON, AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki hasn’t won a playoff series since leading the Dallas Mavericks to their only championship in 2011 and has watched the franchise’s steady slide to depths not seen since he was the fresh-faced rookie out of Europe 20 years ago. If Nowitzki’s record 21st season…
Read MoreNBA PREVIEW : Paul George’s return fuels high expectations for Thunder
By CLIFF BRUNT, AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Paul George is back, and so are the high hopes be brought when he joined the Thunder. Oklahoma City acquired George last year in the deal that sent rising star Victor Oladipo to the Indiana Pacers. It was thought by many that Oklahoma might be…
Read MoreRed Sox hold off Yanks in Game 4, face Astros in ALCS
By RONALD BLUM, AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eduardo Nunez charged Gleyber Torres’ four-hopper toward third base and whipped the ball across the diamond . Steve Pearce stretched, falling on his chest for a sprawling catch. The umpire signaled: “Out!” The Boston Red Sox gathered around exhausted closer Craig Kimbrel, hugging and celebrating…
Read MoreLimo driver’s family believes he was given unsafe vehicle
SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) — Relatives of the limousine driver involved in a crash that killed 20 people in upstate New York said Tuesday they believe he was unwittingly assigned an unsafe vehicle. The family of Scott Lisinicchia released a statement through a lawyer shortly after another attorney representing the limousine company, Prestige Limousine, said the…
Read MoreUN Ambassador Haley resigning, gives no reason
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is resigning, she and President Donald Trump announced Tuesday, blindsiding many administration officials and stirring speculation in the White House and beyond about the timing and reasons for the latest Trump shake-up just weeks before the November midterm elections. The news was news to many congressional Republicans involved…
Read MoreGirls In Flight Training academy underway at airport
Gift Academy, Inc. is sponsoring its eighth annual GIFT (Girls In Flight Training) Academy at the Wilbarger County Airport this week during which women of all ages receive training to fly a small airplane. There are some 15 women from Texas, Oklahoma and across the nation from as far away as Maine and Florida attending…
Read MoreWilbarger unemployment rate at 4.3 percent
Wilbarger County’s unemployment rate was 4.3 percent during the month of August, which represents a decrease from the 4.8 percent reported in August of 2017, according to a report from the Texas Workforce Commission. The TWC report stated that 4,675 people were employed and 209 were unemployed in Wilbarger County during August, 2018 compared to…
Read MoreFun Ride raises $1,455 for Relay or Life
Despite the unfavorable weather at the start of the day on Saturday as the Wilbarger County Relay for Life Fun Ride got underway, 27 riders turned out for the fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Marilyn Ramirez, Wilbarger County Relay for Life chairman, reported that 24 motorcycles and 27 riders participated in the event, which…
Read MoreInmon heading to DC on Honor Flight
On Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 former Wilbarger County resident Clint Inmon will participate in the South Plains Honor Flight out of Lubbock as he and other veterans will fly to Washington D.C., to view the War Memorials and meet with several dignitaries. See the online edition for more
Read MoreShooting damages houses, vehicle
Vernon Police continue to investigate a reported shooting that damaged two houses and a vehicle on Sunday morning. Officers were called to the 2800 block of Maiden Street at 6:29 a.m. A caller reported hearing gunshots outside a house. A car was hit and two houses. One bullet went into a kitchen,” Police Chief Randy…
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