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Kenneth Lynch

June 6, 2023

Kenneth Lynch, 92, of Wichita Falls, went to be with his Savior on Sunday, May 28, 2023. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m on Friday, June 2 at Heritage Church, 2216 Southwest Parkway. Interment followed at Wilbarger Memorial Park in Vernon, Texas, under the direction of Lunn’s Colonial Funeral Home. Kenneth was born to…

Walter H. Krieg, Sr.

June 6, 2023

Walter H. Krieg, Sr., 93 of Vernon, Texas passed away peacefully into the arms of his Lord and Savior on May 25, 2023. Funeral services were held Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 10 a.m. at the Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel with Mike Klappenbach officiating. Burial followed at the Eastview Cemetery under the direction of Sullivan…

Gary Bernard Streit

June 6, 2023

Retired Lieutenant Colonel , 81, of Vernon, Texas passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023, in Vernon, after a brief illness. Funeral services will be Friday, June 2, 2023 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Pastor Paul Neuberger o􀵶 ciating. Burial with full Military Honors will follow at Eastview Memorial Park under…

Helen Barnett Tucker

June 6, 2023

Helen Barnett Tucker went home to be with Jesus on May 24, 2023. Funeral services were held Tuesday May 30, 2023 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Chillicothe with Rev. Clay Carter and Chris Tucker offi ciating. Burial was at the Chillicothe Cemetery under the direction of Smith Chapel/ Sullivan Funeral Home.

Oralio Rodriguez Bernal, Sr.

June 6, 2023

Oralio Rodriguez Bernal, Sr. 89 of Chillicothe, Texas passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Vernon, Texas. Funeral services was held Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Chillicothe. Visitation was held Tuesday, May 30, 2023 from 6-8 p.m. at Sullivan Funeral Home in Vernon, TX.

Mary Garcia Montez

June 6, 2023

Mary Garcia Montez, 84 of Vernon, Texas passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023, in Wichita Falls, Texas. Funeral services was held Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 11 a.m. at Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ric Rosalez offi ciating. Visitation was Wednesday, May 31, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Sullivan Funeral…

Wrestling clinic planned May 29- June 2

May 23, 2023

The Vernon Wrestling Clinic will be held from May 29 through June 2, and is open to all incoming seventh through twelfth grade boys and girls. The clinic will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., each day at the VHS All-Purpose Building by the Fieldhouse. The instructor for the clinic is former Vernon…

Robotics team at Razorback Invitational

May 18, 2023

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…

Santa Rosa Roundup begins Wednesday

May 17, 2023

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…

Two Chillicothe residents killed in Wichita crash

May 17, 2023

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…