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WGH Board of Directors appoints interim CEO
The Board of Directors of Wilbarger General Hospital (WGH) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tonya Price as the Interim Chief Executive Officer effective October 15, 2025. Tonya has served as the Interim Chief Nursing Officer since July 2025. She brings over a wealth of healthcare experience and has demonstrated exceptional leadership throughout her…
Read MoreOne injured in wreck on Business 287
A collision between a cattle hauler and box truck occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, sending one driver to the hospital. Department of Public Safety Sgt. Juan Gutierrez stated in an email that the preliminary investigation revealed the box truck was north on Business 287 when the cattle hauler, traveling on CR 105,…
Read MorePolice respond to report of body
The Vernon Police Department received a call at approximately 6:09 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6, reporting a body on Fannin Street near Beaver Street. Officers arrived at the location approximately three minutes after the call and found a deceased male slumped over on the street curb. Vernon Police Chief Dan Birbeck stated that the cause of…
Read MoreWilbarger County included in governor’s wildfire danger disaster declaration
Wilbarger County is included in a disaster declaration issued by Governor Greg Abbott Aug. 12 for 191 Texas counties, in response to increasing wildfire danger throughout the state. The Governor also directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate state emergency response resources to support local officials. “Our No. 1 priority is to…
Read MoreCORRECTION
The story appearing on the front page of the July 31 edition of the Vernon Record regarding Wilbarger County approving an agreement with ICE to serve immigration warrants was incorrect. The Wilbarger County Commissioners Court did not approve the agreement. The item was tabled for possible consideration at a later time.
Read MoreVISD trustees vote 4-3 to approve homeschool participation in UIL events
During the VISD school board meeting Monday, trustees voted 4-3 to approve allowing homeschool students to participate in UIL events. Voting in favor of allowing homeschool students participate in district UIL activities were trustees Patrick Parmer, Bryson Henry, Carrie Hawkins and Chris Lehman. Voting against allowing homeschool students participate were trustees Emory Byars, Amanda Lehman…
Read MoreCrop tours planned for Wilbarger, Foard counties
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists and county agents will join Texas A&M AgriLife Research small grains breeders across the state to host field days for the next month as a part of the annual Statewide Small Grains Tour. Small grain crops across Texas will ripen over the next month. On May 21 the Wilbarger…
Read MoreOdell man killed in Clay County Crash
The Texas Department of Transportation has released details of a Clay County fatality crash in April. William Hardman, 63 of Odell, was identified on May 14 as the deceased driver. Date & Time: 4/26/2025, 11:19 PM County: Clay County Location: FM 2606, approximately 8 miles southwest of Henrietta Posted Speed Limit: 35 mph Weather Condition:…
Read MoreHot weather here to stay, severe weather coming
Severe weather is possible, starting this weekend and continuing into next week. National Weather Service forecast discussion states “Confidence is increasing with potentially several days of strong to severe storms over the weekend into next week. Moisture return across much of the area is expected to take place starting Saturday with a dryline set up…
Read MoreSummer volleyball deadline approaches
The Vernon Boys & Girls Club’s Summer Volleyball League deadline to signup is Friday, May 9. The league is open to kindergarten thru 8th grade students. The draft will be held May 13, and games begin June 16 and will last approximately a month. During the season games will be played on Monday, Tuesday, and…
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