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Wheat’s Artisan Bakery welcomes new owners Myles and Dana Barfield, along with their daughters, Hailee and Destiny.

Wheat’s Artisan Bakery welcomes new owners Myles and Dana Barfield, along with their daughters, Hailee and Destiny.

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Wheat’s Artisan Bakery welcomes new ownership

Elizabeth Tanner
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
CHILDRESS — Wheat’s Artisan Bakery is reopening under new ownership — Myles and Dana Barfield, who have fired up the brick oven along with their daughters, Hailee and Destiny. “We are honored to continue the Wheat’s legacy our community has loved for so many years,” Dana said.
First United Bank Assistant Vice President and Childress Branch Manager Alabama Bohannon presents Childress High School Principal Keely Hackler with a check totaling $1,000 Friday, Oct. 24 at Fair Park Stadium in Childress.

First United Bank Assistant Vice President and Childress Branch Manager Alabama Bohannon presents Childress High School Principal Keely Hackler with a check totaling $1,000 Friday, Oct. 24 at Fair Park Stadium in Childress.

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First United Bank’s ‘Spirited Rivalry’ campaign invests $13,000 in area schools, including Childress ISD

News Staff
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
LUBBOCK — Continuing its Spirited Rivalry campaign — a celebration of hometown pride, high school athletics and community spirit, First United Bank (FUB) invested $13,000 to 13 area schools, including Childress Independent School District (ISD), in support of students, teachers and young athletes...
Childress County Ag Day welcomes over 100 area students Thursday, Oct. Oct. 23 at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena.

Childress County Ag Day welcomes over 100 area students Thursday, Oct. Oct. 23 at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena.

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Childress County Ag Day welcomes over 100 area students

Elizabeth Tanner
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
CHILDRESS — Roughly 115 fifth-grade students from Childress Independent School District (ISD), Paducah ISD, Guthrie ISD and Wellington ISD, as well as area homeschoolers, attended Childress County Ag Day Thursday, Oct. 23 at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena.

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Childress tomato tips the scales

News Staff
Thursday, October 30, 2025
The Red River Sun/Synghyn Beasley-VasquezChildress’ Grant Garrett, a local hobby gardener, recently harvested a one-pound pineapple tomato — a variety known for their large size, yellow-gold and red-marbled appearance and sweet, fruity flavor.

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At the Childress Municipal Airport

Tiffany Tully
Thursday, October 30, 2025
CHILDRESS — Tuesday, Oct. 21, a Cessna 172 stopped for fuel on its way from Oklahoma to El Paso.Wednesday, Oct. 22, a Challenger flew in from New York to drop off passengers before heading to Colorado; a Cessna 182 came in for fuel; and a Cessna 172, from Montana, practiced in the area.

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Childress Meals on Wheels hosts Driver Appreciation Dinner

News Staff
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Childress Meals on WheelsChildress Meals on Wheels hosts a Driver Appreciation Dinner Tuesday, Oct. 21 — a thank you to the route drivers who helped serve 14,614 meals from September 2024-August 2025, volunteering 1,627 driving hours.
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