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Summer readers ‘unearth’ prizes

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Collingsworth Public Library’s “Unearth a Story” Summer Reading Program students claim prizes. Additionally, youth that completed their reading log got a blue bag containing a book. Logs can be turned in through Friday, July 31, Collingsworth Public Library Director Debbie George said.
Twister T Beef’s Thompson family salutes the ranchers, farmers and communities that continue to shape the American story every single day with its entry in Wellington’s “Red, White and Boots” Fourth of July parade. BEV ODOM/THE GREENBELT INTREPID

Twister T Beef’s Thompson family salutes the ranchers, farmers and communities that continue to shape the American story every single day with its entry in Wellington’s “Red, White and Boots” Fourth of July parade. BEV ODOM/THE GREENBELT INTREPID

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At the Childress Municipal Airport

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Tuesday, June 30, a Cessna Citation flew in from Fort Worth and another from Arkansas. A Bell 206 helicopter dropped in for fuel, and a Citation, out of Houston, dropped off passengers.
Community members organized a peaceful protest due to the recent evictions of residents at the 75-unit Madison Chase apartment complex Friday, July 10. ELIZABETH TANNER/THE GREENBELT INTREPID

Community members organized a peaceful protest due to the recent evictions of residents at the 75-unit Madison Chase apartment complex Friday, July 10. ELIZABETH TANNER/THE GREENBELT INTREPID

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Memphis mayor, police chief clash at meeting

Roger Estlack
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
MEMPHIS — Mayor Joe Davis was given 30 days to clean up his commercial property and come into compliance with municipal codes when the Memphis City Council met Monday night.

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Ex-Students Association plans 75th reunion event

Bev Odom
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
WELLINGTON – Officers of the Wellington Ex-Students Association report that the letters have been sent out – all 1,100 of them – to Wellington High School (WHS) out-of-town alumni for the Saturday, Aug. 1 reunion.

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Community protests Madison Chase evictions

Elizabeth Tanner
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
CHILDRESS — Community members recently protested the evictions of residents at the 75-unit Madison Chase apartment complex Friday, July 10.“It’s frustrating,” Brayden Melton, whose mother lives at Madison Chase, said. “She’s been crying every single night about it.
Jace Darrow, of Wellington, and Kate Shaw, of Clarendon, pause for a moment on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol during their recent weeklong Government-in-Action Youth Tour of the nation’s memorials, museums and Capitol in Washington, D.C. COURTESY PHOTO

Jace Darrow, of Wellington, and Kate Shaw, of Clarendon, pause for a moment on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol during their recent weeklong Government-in-Action Youth Tour of the nation’s memorials, museums and Capitol in Washington, D.C. COURTESY PHOTO

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Youth experience electric-co-op-sponsored Washington, DC, tour

Bev Odom
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Youth from across Texas, including Wellington’s Jace Darrow and Clarendon’s Kate Shaw, convened on Sunday, June 15 in Austin for a welcome and orientation dinner prior to flying from Austin to Washington Dulles International Airport early the next morning.

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on upcoming events

Community Blood Drives Upcoming
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Coffee Memorial Blood Center’s Boots and Badges Blood Drives are coming to Childress and Wellington.The Wellington Community Blood Drive will take place from 4-7 p.m. Monday, July 20 at the Ambulance Barn, followed by the Childress Community Blood Drive from 12:30-4:30 p.m.

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Childress Spark to host summer concerts

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Childress Spark’s summer Concert Series will begin Saturday, July 18 at the Fair Park Amphitheater, welcoming Landon Fisher, who will perform traditional country favorites and dancehall classics, as well as a few original songs.Sponsored by First United Bank, the event will begin at 6:30 p.m.
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