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Collingsworth Police Blotter

News Staff
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Jail book in: 0Jail book out: 0Jail population: 9Deputy civil papers served: 0Constable civil papers served: 0 NOTICE: The Collingsworth County Commissioners Court lifted the burn ban at its Monday, April 14 meeting.
Fourth on East Ave. 2024 parade participants wave at Wellington Care Center residents as they head north on Childress St. Become part of Wellington’s 2025 Wild & Free on 83 Fourth of July parade, set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 5. With Natasha Mixon serving as parade chairman, businesses and individuals should contact her at 940-732-0756. Mixon and her mom, Tammy Sawyer, of Lubbock, hosted their first bi-annual Fourth on East Ave. parade in 2016.

Fourth on East Ave. 2024 parade participants wave at Wellington Care Center residents as they head north on Childress St. Become part of Wellington’s 2025 Wild & Free on 83 Fourth of July parade, set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 5. With Natasha Mixon serving as parade chairman, businesses and individuals should contact her at 940-732-0756. Mixon and her mom, Tammy Sawyer, of Lubbock, hosted their first bi-annual Fourth on East Ave. parade in 2016.

Wellington plans all-embracing weekend Independence Day celebration

Bev Odom
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
WELLINGTON – An array of Thursday night happenings opens Wellington’s Fourth of July weekend celebration.
The Fourth of July Party in the Park, including vendors, live music, a kids’ parade, fireworks and more, will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, July 4 at Fair Park in Childress.

The Fourth of July Party in the Park, including vendors, live music, a kids’ parade, fireworks and more, will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, July 4 at Fair Park in Childress.

Fourth of July Party in the Park gearing up for ‘spark’-tacular weekend

Elizaebth Tanner
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
CHILDRESS — The day commemorating independence for the United States of America “ought to be solemnized with pop and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations for one end of this continent to the other from this time forward and forever more,” former President John...
In observance of Arnie Ingram’s 45.5 years of service to the City of Wellington, his family gathers with him at the reception in his honor from noon-2 p.m. Friday, June 20 in the Club Room of the Bura Handley Community Center. From left: Kyla, Kaesyn, Presley, Taytum, Lance and Deidre Kane, Perrie and Quaid Reyna, Arnie and Janee Ingram, Shari and Matthew Reyna.

In observance of Arnie Ingram’s 45.5 years of service to the City of Wellington, his family gathers with him at the reception in his honor from noon-2 p.m. Friday, June 20 in the Club Room of the Bura Handley Community Center. From left: Kyla, Kaesyn, Presley, Taytum, Lance and Deidre Kane, Perrie and Quaid Reyna, Arnie and Janee Ingram, Shari and Matthew Reyna.

Ingram makes City of Wellington his 45.5-year career

Bev Odom
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
WELLINGTON – How does one encapsulate almost half a century of service to the City of Wellington into one narrative?
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

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

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

Special To The Sun
Thursday, June 19, 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
Thursday, June 19, 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.
The City of Childress reminds the public that swimming or jumping in Fair Park Lake — or any body of water on city property — is prohibited. The city issued the reminder Friday, June 13, after it was reported that several children were seen swimming in Fair Park Lake, as well as jumping off Timber Bridge. For more information regarding park regulations, contact Childress City Hall at 940-937-3683. The Red River Sun

The City of Childress reminds the public that swimming or jumping in Fair Park Lake — or any body of water on city property — is prohibited. The city issued the reminder Friday, June 13, after it was reported that several children were seen swimming in Fair Park Lake, as well as jumping off Timber Bridge. For more information regarding park regulations, contact Childress City Hall at 940-937-3683. The Red River Sun

Swimming prohibited at Fair Park Lake

News Staff
Thursday, June 19, 2025
The City of Childress reminds the public that swimming or jumping in Fair Park Lake — or any body of water on city property — is prohibited.
WOCI jumps into summer session

WOCI jumps into summer session

WOCI jumps into summer session

News Staff
Thursday, June 19, 2025
In its 30th year of operation, students in Wellington Opportunity Center, Inc.’s (WOCI) free six-week summer session head to the Ritz Theatre’s Monday matinee on June 16, the second week of the summer session. Youth entering first-sixth grade are invited to participate from 9 a.m.-2:45 p.m.
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