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CHILDRESS

CHILDRESS CHAMBER BANQUET Join Childress Chamber of Commerce for its annual 2022 Awards Banquet, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Fair Park City Auditorium.

MEMPHIS

MVFD VARMIT HUNT The Memphis Volunteer Fire Department Third Annual Varmint Hunt is set for Saturday, Feb. 4 and Sunday, Feb 5.

WELLINGTON

PUBLIC MEETINGS Wellington City Council will convene at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6 at Wellington City Hall. Collingsworth County Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13 upstairs in the Childress County Courthouse. CANDIDATE FILING The application period opened Wednesday, Jan.

Childress students advance to Texas BPA State Leadership Conference

CHILDRESS — Eight Childress High School (CHS) Business Professionals of America (BPA), including Corbin Daniel, Ethan Herbstritt, Emmett Holton, Kara Palomo, Darren Pratt, Dylan Pratt, Meg Ridens and Abigail Williams, advanced to the 2023 Texas BPA State Leadership Conference, following qualifying...

Childress STUCO makes donation to Childress Theatre Company

CHILDRESS — The 2022-2023 Childress High School Student Council (STUCO) recently made a donation to the Childress Theatre Company and Palace Theater. The donation was made following STUCO’s canned food drive contest, in which nonperishable items were collected for Childress Meals on Wheels.

Fifth-grade Sparklers compete for chance to design yearbook cover

Fifth-grader Priscilla Marentes is the first-place winner of the yearbook cover art competition. Marentes’ art will be featured on the 2022-2023 Wellington Elementary School yearbook cover.

Snowmen spotted in Childress

Snowmen, including 13-year-old Kaylie Perez’s frosty friend, complete with a carrot nose and scarf, popped up throughout Childress Tuesday, Jan. 24, thanks to an estimated three to five inches of snow across the county

Snow day brings birthday fun

Eleven-year-old Chloe Peters convinces her furry friend, Fred, to join her in a building a snowman for her birthday Tuesday, Jan. 24.

Modern Home Club meets at Bobcat Nutrition

CHILDRESS — Modern Home Club held their monthly meeting at Bobcat Nutrition. Soundra Christy called the meeting to order with a welcome to those present. Reading of the minutes by Raenell Smith were approved. The treasure’s report was given by Mary Ann Hickman.