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FLOYD KILLOUGH

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Collingsworth Chronicles

News Staff
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Collingsworth County and Childress County are united not only geographically but also historically. Both counties were named for Tennessee lawyers who illegally crossed the Red River into the nation of Mexico to advocate for Texas Independence.
Your credit score matters more than you think

Your credit score matters more than you think

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Financial Focus

Keyan Keys
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Your credit score can play a surprisingly big role in your financial life. From renting an apartment to getting a cellphone plan, your credit score can open doors or close them. Your credit score predicts how likely you are to pay bills on time.

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ctDNA

Fred Hardwicke
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Today, much of cancer research begins with finding a target molecule that is important for a particular cancer and ends with a medicine—or “targeted agent”—that can exploit the target molecule in a way that causes death or impairment of cancer cells.
With the Southwest Conference not integrating until 1967, Junior Coffey was forced to leave the state to play college football, choosing the University of Washington.

With the Southwest Conference not integrating until 1967, Junior Coffey was forced to leave the state to play college football, choosing the University of Washington.

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Ponder Points

Dr. Mike Wolf
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
In the 1960s, Junior Coffey was one of the best athletes in the Texas Panhandle. A Dimmitt Bobcat, Coffey stood at 6’1 and weighed 200 lbs. with a 10.2 speed timed in a 100-yard dash. He became one of the leading running backs and defensive linebackers in Texas High School football.

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The 501

Hanaba Munn Welch
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
There’s an art to staying ahead of whatever. Somebody, somewhere, at this very moment is thinking ahead—designing bikinis and shorts and sandals with summer weather in mind. How do they do it?Maybe the trick is to work in an opposite hemisphere.

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Letter to the Editor

News Staff
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
It has been just over a year since I had the honor of becoming your Chief of Police, and I remain overwhelmed and deeply grateful for the support I’ve received from the citizens of Childress.

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Is laughter the best medicine?

Fred Hardwicke
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
A few months ago, I wrote an article on Dick Cheney, but now, it’s time to talk about the other Dick—Dick Van Dyke.  Those who keep up with celebrities may remember that both George Burns and Bob Hope reached 100, though they only lasted a few more months.

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Chiropractic Corner

Daren Overmiller
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Acupuncture may sound like an exotic, maybe even strange, treatment for chronic pain. But this 2,000-year-old Chinese medical practice has been increasingly accepted in the Western world as a treatment for low back pain, neck pain and osteoarthritis.

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The 501

Hanaba Munn Welch
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Have you met Sienna Rose? Probably not.She’s a hit singer-songwriter, but she seems to be a figment of AI’s imagination. Follow the money. Somebody real must be taking it to the bank. Right?“Into the Blue” is one of Sienna’s latest songs. She (or her effigy) sings it. Who wrote it?
Jim Leggitt’s childhood home, located at 1106 West Ave., is pictured as it stands in August 2003. A walnut tree stood at the back corner of the property, near the garage. The front trees were yet to be planted, and the roof had previously been flat.

Jim Leggitt’s childhood home, located at 1106 West Ave., is pictured as it stands in August 2003. A walnut tree stood at the back corner of the property, near the garage. The front trees were yet to be planted, and the roof had previously been flat.

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Memories Left for My Kids

Jim Leggitt
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
As a little kid, I was enamored with heights. My grandparents had one of the few two-story houses in Wellington. There were seats beneath the upper windowsills that doubled as storage cabinets, mostly for out-of-season clothes and blankets.
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