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Volleyball playoffs this week
Class 3A Division I Bi-District Vernon vs. Peaster, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Windthorst Iowa Park vs. Comanche, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Weatherford Region II-A Bi-District Crowell vs. Forestburg, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Iowa Park Prairie Valley vs. Northside, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Petrolia Harrold, bye
Read MoreVernon College student selected to participate in NASA online experience
NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) selected Kylee Magee of Wichita Falls to attend the NCAS Mission 2: Career Simulation, October 23 – 30, 2024. Magee’s successful completion of a five-week online NCAS course earned them a spot to participate in the online Mission 2: Career Simulation. Magee is one out of hundreds of community…
Read MoreTime to “Fall back”
The twice-annual time change is set to end on Sunday, Nov. 3 as the clocks will “fall back” an hour in order to allow for more daylight in the mornings. The time change won’t return until March 2025, when daylight saving time will begin again. Next year, it will be on Sunday, March 9, 2025.…
Read MoreUp to seven inches of rain possible this weekend
Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected from Saturday through Monday with widespread rainfall totals of 3 to 7 inches likely with locally higher amounts possible. The National Weather Service forecast discussion reports: “By Saturday night, the consensus among High Resolution Ensemble Forecast (HREF) members is a corridor of training showers and thunderstorms somewhere…
Read MoreStellar Deer Season Expected This Fall — Season starts Saturday
Drought-quenching spring rains and productive habitats have led biologists to predict another year of plentiful opportunities for hunters to fill their bellies and freezers with their harvests. As hunters dust off their firearms and plan trips to their favorite hunting spots, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) asks hunters to be aware of new…
Read MoreEarly voting ends Friday
The early voting totals for the number of ballots cast in Wilbarger County through noon Tuesday is 2,521. Texans who wish to vote early in the Nov. 5 general election have until closing time Friday, Nov. 1 to do so. “Texas has more than 18 million registered voters, and we want to make sure every…
Read MoreHappy Halloween: Lots of treats to be had
Downtown Vernon will host the annual Munchkins on Main trick-or-treating on Halloween Day from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Halloween activities began last weekend with the annual Vernon Campfire Halloween Carnival and the Sunshine trunk or treating. See pictures from those events in this week’s Vernon Record. Staying alert and taking precautions is essential to avoid…
Read MoreFree Day at Texas Parks on Nov. 3
On Nov. 3, visitors will get free day-use entry at all Texas State Parks in honor of Texas State Parks Day, a tradition born from 2023’s centennial celebration. This includes Copper Breaks State Park, located on Highway 6 between Crowell and Quanah. “Any day in a Texas State Park is a good day,” said Rodney…
Read MoreWilbarger County Jail Officer Arrested
Wilbarger County Sheriff’s Department Jailer Corey Allen Johnson, 38, was jailed in Wichita County on charges of violation of inmates’ civil rights and bringing prohibited items into the Wilbarger County Jail. Bail was set at a total of $65,000. Sheriff Brian Fritz stated that as soon as he was made aware of the allegations against…
Read MoreSen. Perry in Vernon for town hall on Thursday
State Senator Charles Perry is planning to hold a town hall meeting on Thursday, Oct. 31 in Vernon, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Wilbarger General Hospital’s board room.
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