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WSB awards Strickland scholarship

News Staff
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Wellington State BankWellington High School Class of 2025 graduate Caleb Strickland accepts a $2,000 scholarship, presented by Wellington State Bank President Richard Sims. A natural born leader, Strickland served as president of multiple organizations during his high school career.
Texas Tech Alumni-Wellington Chapter celebrates its three scholarship recipients for the 2025 year. Caleb Strickland, left, and Anthony Ortiz will be heading to Lubbock in a few short weeks, while Madison Waters will begin her first year of Texas Tech Veterinary School of Medicine in Amarillo.

Texas Tech Alumni-Wellington Chapter celebrates its three scholarship recipients for the 2025 year. Caleb Strickland, left, and Anthony Ortiz will be heading to Lubbock in a few short weeks, while Madison Waters will begin her first year of Texas Tech Veterinary School of Medicine in Amarillo.

Texas Tech Rockets to Raiders Wellington Alumni Chapter spotlights 2025 scholarship recipients

Bev Odom
Thursday, August 7, 2025
WELLINGTON – Texas Tech University (TTU)-bound Wellington High School (WHS) Class of 2025 graduates Anthony Oritz and Caleb Strickland and TTU School of Veterinary Medicine-bound WHS Class of 2022 graduate Madison Waters received recognition during the special dinner Sunday evening, Aug.

Collingsworth County Home Delivered meals plans family fundraiser

News Staff
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Collingsworth County Home Delivered Meals The Collingsworth County Home Delivered Meals (HDM) Board of Directors and staff invites supporters to a chicken fried steak luncheon fundraiser from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24 at the remodeled Bura Handley Community Center, 906 Amarillo St.

Collingsworth Police Blotter

News Staff
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Jail book in: 0Jail book out: 0Jail population: 7Deputy civil papers served: 0Constable civil papers served: 0 NOTICE: The Collingsworth County Commissioners Court lifted the burn ban at its Monday, April 14 meeting.
The 2025 inductees to the Rocket House Hall of Fame, inducted by Wellington Ex-Students, include Kyle Kane, left, and Jason Mathis, with his mother Renee Mathis accepting his award on his behalf. Announced at the Wellington Ex-Student Reunion on Saturday, Aug. 2, the crowd celebrated two of the most decorated runners to ever wear the red and white.

The 2025 inductees to the Rocket House Hall of Fame, inducted by Wellington Ex-Students, include Kyle Kane, left, and Jason Mathis, with his mother Renee Mathis accepting his award on his behalf. Announced at the Wellington Ex-Student Reunion on Saturday, Aug. 2, the crowd celebrated two of the most decorated runners to ever wear the red and white.

Kane, Mathis inducted into Rocket House Hall of Fame at Wellington Ex-Students 74th annual reunion

Bev Odom
Thursday, August 7, 2025
WELLINGTON – To open the 11:30 a.m. business meeting of the Wellington Ex-Student Association on Saturday, Aug. 2, President Renee Mitchell Hanna, Wellington High School (WHS) Class of 1975, welcomed visitors in the Club Room of the Bura Handley Community Center.
Memphis Middle School English Language Arts (ELA) teacher Haley Ollinger is selected as the 2026 Region 16 Secondary Teacher of the Year, awarded by Region 16 Education Service Center Executive Director Tanya Larkin.

Memphis Middle School English Language Arts (ELA) teacher Haley Ollinger is selected as the 2026 Region 16 Secondary Teacher of the Year, awarded by Region 16 Education Service Center Executive Director Tanya Larkin.

Memphis ISD’s Haley Ollinger selected as Region 16 Secondary Teacher of the Year

Elizabeth Tanner
Thursday, August 7, 2025
AMARILLO — Region 16 Education Service Center (ESC) recently selected its 2026 Teachers of the Year, including Elementary Teacher of the Year Tiffany Brown, of Booker Independent School District (ISD), and Secondary Teacher of the Year Haley Ollinger, of Memphis ISD.
Comedian Jon Reep brings the Popsicle Tour, a homage to the father-son dynamic, to the Palace Theater Friday, Aug. 1.

Comedian Jon Reep brings the Popsicle Tour, a homage to the father-son dynamic, to the Palace Theater Friday, Aug. 1.

Comedian Jon Reep brings Popsicle Tour to Palace Theater

Elizabeth Tanner
Thursday, August 7, 2025
CHILDRESS — Comedian Jon Reep brought the Popsicle Tour, a homage to the father-son dynamic, to the Palace Theater Friday, Aug. 1. A national touring comedian known for his cotemporary, country, clean point-of-view, Reep, originally from Hickory, N.C.
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