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Rodeo fans rise to their feet as the father-daughter duo of Todd and Ellie Thomas carry the colors in the July 1, 2022, performance of the Wellington Fourth of July Rodeo. Witness the 2025 event scheduled for Thursday, July 3-Saturday, July 5 at the Wellington Fairgrounds. HZW Media

Rodeo fans rise to their feet as the father-daughter duo of Todd and Ellie Thomas carry the colors in the July 1, 2022, performance of the Wellington Fourth of July Rodeo. Witness the 2025 event scheduled for Thursday, July 3-Saturday, July 5 at the Wellington Fairgrounds. HZW Media

Wellington’s 22nd Annual Fourth of July Rodeo up next

Bev Odom
Thursday, June 19, 2025
WELLINGTON – The 22nd Annual Fourth of July is slated for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 4-Saturday, July 6 at the Wellington Fairgrounds. Slack will take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 2.
Childress High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Chapter Members, including Region I Vice President of Programs Inani Bhoja, Region I Vice President of Parliamentary Law Zoe Detwiler and Region I Vice President of Projects Emma Britten, recently attended Region and State Officer Leadership Training Sunday, June 8-Friday, June 13 at Camp Allen in Navasota. Childress FCCLA

Childress High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Chapter Members, including Region I Vice President of Programs Inani Bhoja, Region I Vice President of Parliamentary Law Zoe Detwiler and Region I Vice President of Projects Emma Britten, recently attended Region and State Officer Leadership Training Sunday, June 8-Friday, June 13 at Camp Allen in Navasota. Childress FCCLA

Childress FCCLA Region Officers attend Officer Leadership Training camp

Elizabeth Tanner
Thursday, June 19, 2025
NAVASOTA — Three Childress High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Chapter Members, including Region I Vice President of Programs Inani Bhoja, Region I Vice President of Projects Emma Britten and Region I Vice President of Parliamentary Law Zoe Detwiler, recently attended Region...
Rusty Spur Steakhouse and Saloon opens its doors to the public Tuesday, June 17, offering hand-cut certified Angus beef, a full bar, a pool table and the most anticipated amenity, a salad bar, complete with fresh vegetables daily. Through the Lens of Liz

Rusty Spur Steakhouse and Saloon opens its doors to the public Tuesday, June 17, offering hand-cut certified Angus beef, a full bar, a pool table and the most anticipated amenity, a salad bar, complete with fresh vegetables daily. Through the Lens of Liz

Rusty Spur Steakhouse and Saloon now open

Elizabeth Tanner
Thursday, June 19, 2025
CHILDRESS — Rusty Spur Steakhouse and Saloon is now open, according to owner Jay Young, who said the restaurant will serve customers Tuesday-Saturday.
Texas 4-H Water Ambassadors, including, from left, Yolanda Escovedo, Jacy Lampe, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Program Specialist II and Program Director David Smith, Anna Granadoz and Westin Wiebe, partake in the Friday, June 13 event as instructive program panelists.

Texas 4-H Water Ambassadors, including, from left, Yolanda Escovedo, Jacy Lampe, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Program Specialist II and Program Director David Smith, Anna Granadoz and Westin Wiebe, partake in the Friday, June 13 event as instructive program panelists.

Mesquite Groundwater Conservation District welcomes 4-H Water Ambassadors to Wellington

Special To The Sun
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
WELLINGTON – The Mesquite Groundwater Conservation District (GCD) recently welcomed the next generation of water stewards, proudly hosting the Texas 4-H Water Ambassadors-Tier I program on Friday, June 13 at the historic Wellington Ritz Theater.

At the Childress Municipal Airport

Tiffany Tully
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
CHILDRESS — Tuesday, June 10, a Bell 407 medevac helicopter dropped in for fuel, and a Cessna 182 flew in from Hereford.Wednesday, June 11, a Cirrus diverted due to weather on its way to Amarillo, and two military Blackhawks landed for fuel.

Bobcat Nutrition celebrates five years

News Staff
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Through the Lens of LizBobcat Nutrition, with the help of CTX Run Club, celebrates five years of business during Bobcat’s Birthday Bash Saturday, May 31. At the birthday bash, vendors, including Bocanegra BBQ, Get Zapped, Ink by Bri, Texas Sno and more, set up from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
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