Childress News

The Childress Lady Cat golf team finishes first at the Wichita Falls Rider Invitational Wednesday, March 1. From left: Emma Jalomo, Josylnn Roark, Cassandra Castor, Elena Jurardo, Isa Jurardo, Harlie Meacham.

The Childress Lady Cat golf team finishes first at the Wichita Falls Rider Invitational Wednesday, March 1. From left: Emma Jalomo, Josylnn Roark, Cassandra Castor, Elena Jurardo, Isa Jurardo, Harlie Meacham.

Lady Cats take Wichita Falls Rider Invitational

WICHITA FALLS — The Childress Lady Cats brough home a first-place team finish at the Wichita Falls Rider Invitational Wednesday, March 1. Individually, Isa Jurardo medaled third place, while Elena Jurado medaled fourth place
The Childress Lady Cat golf team takes a first-place finish at the Canadian Invitational Monday, Feb. 13. From left: Coach Kendalyn Ferguson, Isa Jurado, Elena Jurado, Cassandra Castor, Harlie Meacham, Colee Cox, Emma Jalomo.

The Childress Lady Cat golf team takes a first-place finish at the Canadian Invitational Monday, Feb. 13. From left: Coach Kendalyn Ferguson, Isa Jurado, Elena Jurado, Cassandra Castor, Harlie Meacham, Colee Cox, Emma Jalomo.

Lady Cats take first at Canadian Invitational

CANADIAN — The Childress Lady Cats, including first-place individualist Isa Jurado, who finished with 88 puts, brought home a first-place team finish of 384 puts at the Canadian Invitational Monday, Feb. 13.
Courtesy Photo The Childress Lady Cats compete in the Amarillo High Golf Tournament Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25 at Ross Rogers Golf Course. From left: Harlie Meacham, Joslynn Roark, Cassandra Castor, Elena Jurado, Isa Jurado, Emma Jalomo, Colee Cox.

Courtesy Photo The Childress Lady Cats compete in the Amarillo High Golf Tournament Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25 at Ross Rogers Golf Course. From left: Harlie Meacham, Joslynn Roark, Cassandra Castor, Elena Jurado, Isa Jurado, Emma Jalomo, Colee Cox.

Lady Cats place third at Amarillo High Golf Tournament

By Elizabeth Tanner The Red River Sun AMARILLO — Competing against 14 teams, the Childress Lady Cats finished third at the Amarillo High Golf Tournament Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25. Individually, Elena Jurado placed second out of 84 players.

Windbreak trees available at Hall-Childress SWCD

CHILDRESS — The Hall-Childress Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is taking orders for field and farmstead windbreak trees. Each year, the Hall-Childress SWCD, in cooperation with the Texas Forest Service, located in Lubbock, offers the public trees for establishing windbreaks.
Lamb exhibitors recently prepare for the 2023 Childress County Youth Project show, which will be held Friday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena. Photo by Larissa Detwiler

Lamb exhibitors recently prepare for the 2023 Childress County Youth Project show, which will be held Friday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena. Photo by Larissa Detwiler

Childress County Youth Project Show to be held this weekend

CHILDRESS — Welcoming a host of cattle, chicken, goat, lamb, swine and rabbit exhibitors, the 2023 Childress County Youth Project Show will be held this weekend, Friday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Mashburn Event Center and Arena.

Childress County Christmas Sharing receives memorial donation

CHILDRESS — Childress County Christmas Sharing recently received another memorial donation. This time from Renee Wyatt in memory of Janis Lawrence Davis. Additional memorials were made in the memory of Don and Kay McFarland, Diana Depew and Davis by Jim and Raenell Smith.

At the Childress Municipal Airport

CHILDRESS — Wednesday, Jan. 4, a Cessna 172 came in for fuel, and a local Beechcraft Bonanza flew. A Grumman Tiger stopped for fuel on his way from Friendswood to Colorado, and a local R-44 helicopter flew. Thursday, Jan.

FM 268 to be closed to local traffic only

CHILDRESS – The $17.1 million widening project along FM 268 in Childress and Hardeman Counties is moving into the next phase with the closure of the roadway to local traffic only beginning on Monday, Jan. 16. According to Childress Area Engineer Matthew Herbstritt, P.E.