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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…

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…

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…

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…

Texas’ oldest continuous celebration of its kind – the Doan’s May Picnic – will be held Saturday, May 6, on the lawn of the county’s oldest standimg structure, the Doan’s Adobe. The day will begin at 10 a.m. with registration. Entertainment will be by Lauren Akin. Rochelle White Beam and Randall Mints will serve as…

  AUSTIN- The National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) confirmed this week the presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a striped skunk recovered from Carson County. This is the first confirmed case of HPAI in mammals for Texas. Detected in all states across the U.S. except Hawaii, HPAI is a highly contagious virus that…

Early Monday morning at approximately 6:00 a.m. Wilbarger County Sheriff’s Office was notified about a person seen close to the southbound lanes of traffic on US 287, just west of the truck stop in Harrold, TX. DPS Sgt. Dan Buesing stated that Wilbarger County Deputies responded and found – MITCHELL RAINES, 76, of Harrold, TX…

Date & Time – Sunday, March 12, 2023 @ approximately 3:18 a.m. Location – Hardeman County, US 287 – Goodlett area Road Conditions – Clear & Cloudy, Dry Posted Speed Limit – 75 Vehicle 1: 2008 Dodge ¾ ton pickup Driver, Deceased – JACK MARTIN POOLE, 23, of Lubbock, TX Seat belt worn – No…

On March 12, 2023  DPS was notified approximately 8:10 a.m. Sunday morning on a fatal accident according to DPS Sgt. Dan Buesing. Location: Wichita County, FM 2650 north of FM 1954 Road Conditions: Dry and Clear Posted Speed Limit: 50 mph Vehicle 1: 2012 Harley-Davidson motorcycle *Driver – Deceased, JEFFREY LEE GODWIN, 32 yrs. old…