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Moer recognized by state legislature for stopping kidnapper in Wilbarger Co.
Last week, Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Corporal Joshua Moer was honored by members of the Texas Senate and Texas House of Representatives for being named the IACP/Motorola Solutions 2018 Trooper of the Year. Cpl. Moer was selected for Trooper of the Year following his heroic actions in saving the life of a young…
Read More74th Santa Rosa Roundup winds up with great action in rodeo arena
The 74th annual Santa Rosa Roundup concluded its four-night run Saturday at the Santa Rosa Arena south of Vernon. Vernon’s Caine Riddle of Vernon riding Tic Tac put up an impressive score of 75 in bareback competition on Saturday, the final night of competition. That left him in the money with a fourth place overall…
Read MoreFungus affecting bats continues to spread in Texas
The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats has continued to spread into parts of Central, South, and East Texas, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The fungus was detected for the first time in Texas in early 2017 in six Panhandle counties. It has been detected in Hardeman and Foard counties,…
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 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 MoreAnother wind farm is planned for county
Another wind mill farm will be coming to Wilbarger County. The Wilbarger County Commissioners Court met with representatives of Lincoln Clean Energy on Monday to begin the process for a new wind mill farm, similar to projects Lincoln Clean Energy already has in Wilbarger County. The company previously erected the Electra Farm, which stretches along…
Read MoreChillicothe ISD trustees approve hiring of staff
CHILLICOTHE – Chillicothe school trustees unanimously approved the employment of paraprofessionals and other staff members during a monthly business meeting Tuesday, April 16. Among the paraprofessional, cafeteria and custodial personnel approved for at-will employment contracts were Francine Belcher, Florine West, Jennifer Pachacek, Trista Leija, Susan Pautsky, Dianne Graves, Corrie Lane, Frinrick “Donnie” Wilson, Steve Cheek,…
Read MoreTexas settles lawsuit over bungled search for illegal votes
AUSTIN (AP) — Texas officials announced Friday that they settled a lawsuit over a bungled search for ineligible voters that President Donald Trump stoked but that resulted in the U.S. citizenship of thousands of people being wrongly called into question. The agreement officially ends a botched scouring of Texas voter rolls that began in January…
Read MoreAppeals Court upholds lengthy sentences in local cases
In opinions handed down recently, the Seventh Court of Appeals based in Amarillo affirmed judgments against two Chillicothe men who were sentenced to lengthy prison sentences by Hardeman County juries in recent child sex abuse cases. In an opinion issued on March 22, 2019, the Amarillo appellate court affirmed the conviction of Jimmie Kyle Anderson,…
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