A Vernon Police Department animal control officer was called to the 2700 block of Bowie Wednesday morning for the report of a baby bald eagle on a home’s porch. What the officer found was a Mississippi Kite that was too young to fly. In a Facebook post dated July 20, Wild Bird Rescue, Inc., in…
At around 5 p.m. Thursday, a powerful storm swept across Vernon with high winds, hail, and rain. The winds blew a large portion of the metal roof off of the Green Bird Inn at 3029 Morton St. The powerful winds also blew down a large pecan tree on Texas Street between Turner and Streets, blocking…
Vernon Police are investigating a home invasion type crime that occurred at around 3 a.m. Wednesday, June 29, around Brewer and College drives. Vernon Police Lt. Mickey Allen said that officers were called to an apartment off Brewer Drive and the officers were told by the reporting party that a male subject entered the apartment…
The Wilbarger County Sherriff’s Office jail administrator was served an arrest warrant Tuesday, June 27, on a charge of theft $30,000 to $150,000. Jessica Leann Kuehn, 34, of Quanah, was taken into custody at the Wilbarger County Courthouse upon the issuance of a warrant of arrest and detention signed by Precinct 2 Justice of the…
The National Weather Service is calling for dangerous high temperatures this week. The NWS is predicting triple digits every day this week, staring with 103 on Sunday and 101 on Monday, before jumping to near record levels. The NWS calls for 109 Tuesday, 111 Wednesday, 108 Thursday, and 104 Friday. There is a small chance…
Number of Vehicles in Crash: 2 Number Injured: 1 Number killed: 1 Date & Time: 06/20/23, 6:20 A.M. County: Wilbarger Location: U.S. Highway 283 (US 283) and Farm to Market Road 91 (FM 91) – (14 miles north of Vernon) Posted Speed Limit: 75 Vehicle 1: 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer, sports utility vehicle Vehicle 2: 2008…
Number of Vehicles in Crash: 1 Number Injured: Number killed: 1 Date & Time: 06/19/23, 4:40 P.M. County: Wilbarger Location: County Road 117 (CR 117), 3.7 miles north of Oklaunion, Texas Posted Speed Limit: 60 Vehicle 1: 1990 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck Driver Vehicle 1: Duncan, James Ray, 58 years of age, male of Oklaunion,…
An Oklaunion man was killed in a single vehicle wreck Monday afternoon on County Road 117, 3.7 miles north of Oklaunion. The Texas Department of Safety was notified of the incident at 4:40 p.m., according to a news release issued late Wednesday. First responders from the Wilbarger County Sheriff’s Office and Vernon Fire Department were…
A Chillicothe man died following a two-vehicle collision reported at 6:20 a.m., June 20, on U.S. 283 at FM 91. The deceased was identified by the Texas Department of Public Safety in a news release Wednesday afternoon as Carlos Jose Ayala, 52, of Chillicothe. The driver of the second vehicle was identified as Cherokee Lynne…
Pamela Jean Welch, 75 of Harrold, Texas, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, while surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 in Wichita Falls, Texas. Funeral services was held Friday, June 16, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Vernon, Texas with Rev. Toby Castleberry…