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Memphis Lions Club’s Billy David Ballew serves as DJ during the 36th Annual Radio Day. The Red River Sun/Elizabeth Tanner

Memphis Lions Club’s Billy David Ballew serves as DJ during the 36th Annual Radio Day. The Red River Sun/Elizabeth Tanner

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Tune into Memphis Lions Club’s 41st Annual Radio Day

Elizabeth Tanner
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
MEMPHIS — Once again,the Memphis Lions Club will take the air during the 41st Annual Radio Day, which will be hosted Saturday, March 28 on KLSR 103.5 FM.“It will prove to be a very enjoyable day for radio programming,” Memphis Lions Club’s Billy David Ballew said.
First United Bank Vice President and Banking Center Manager Alabama Bohannon, a Ray M. and Barbara Bain Award recipient, makes a $1,000 donation to the charity of his choice, Childress Meals on Wheels. Courtesy Photo

First United Bank Vice President and Banking Center Manager Alabama Bohannon, a Ray M. and Barbara Bain Award recipient, makes a $1,000 donation to the charity of his choice, Childress Meals on Wheels. Courtesy Photo

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First United Bank’s Alabama Bohannon receives Ray and Barbara Bain Award

Elizabeth Tanner
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
CHILDRESS —First United Bank Vice President and Banking Center Manager Alabama Bohannon was recently presented the Ray M.
Collingsworth County Sheriff’s Office dispatchers received 911 call at 3:08 p.m. Thursday, March 19 for a house fire in the 1100 block of Haskell St. As temperatures hovered around 100 degrees, the Wellington Volunteer Fire Department responded with 13 firefighters and seven units, along with Constable Ronnie Ward, Wellington Emergency Medical Services and the Texas Department of Transportation. Flames flared up from the metal roof as firemen battled the blaze. The Red River Sun/Bev Odom

Collingsworth County Sheriff’s Office dispatchers received 911 call at 3:08 p.m. Thursday, March 19 for a house fire in the 1100 block of Haskell St. As temperatures hovered around 100 degrees, the Wellington Volunteer Fire Department responded with 13 firefighters and seven units, along with Constable Ronnie Ward, Wellington Emergency Medical Services and the Texas Department of Transportation. Flames flared up from the metal roof as firemen battled the blaze. The Red River Sun/Bev Odom

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Fire wreaks havoc on Wellington home

Bev Odom
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
WELLINGTON – A fire occurred at a home in the 1100 block of Haskell St. last Thursday afternoon, March 19, sparking from an electrical shortage in the attic, which was caused by a tree branch which fell on a powerline, pulling the home’s meter box from an exterior wall.
Families are invited to join local Childress County 4-H members for the annual Communitywide Easter Egg Hunt, set for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2 at Fair Park’s Rotary Bowl. The Red River Sun/Elizabeth Tanner

Families are invited to join local Childress County 4-H members for the annual Communitywide Easter Egg Hunt, set for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2 at Fair Park’s Rotary Bowl. The Red River Sun/Elizabeth Tanner

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Children invited to participate in Easter egg hunts across area

Elizabeth Tanner
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
CHILDRESS/MEMPHIS/ WELLINGTON — Spring is officially in the air, and that means it’s time to dust off the wicker baskets.
Gone to pot: A new review

Gone to pot: A new review

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Gone to pot: A new review

Fred Hardwicke
Thursday, March 19, 2026
I think that smoking “pot” (marijuana) is a bad idea for young people, and especially for those under 40. Marijuana was recently moved from a Schedule-I to a Schedule- III drug, with the president saying, “This redesignation does not federally legalize marijuana as a recreational drug.
Childress FFA takes on Dining Duets

Childress FFA takes on Dining Duets

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Childress FFA takes on Dining Duets

News Staff
Thursday, March 19, 2026
The Childress High School (CHS) Future Farmers of America (FFA) team of Keely Mock and Amelia Valadez take a fourth-place finish at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s Horticulture Dining Duets Competition Sunday, March 15.
Wellington High School junior Maggie Tillman spends her spring break at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR), placing fifth with her middleweight Hampshire barrow on Tuesday, March 17 and earning a coveted spot in the HLSR sale later this week. Wellington High School

Wellington High School junior Maggie Tillman spends her spring break at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR), placing fifth with her middleweight Hampshire barrow on Tuesday, March 17 and earning a coveted spot in the HLSR sale later this week. Wellington High School

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Tillman makes a hand at Houston

News Staff
Thursday, March 19, 2026

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At the Childress Municipal Airport

Tiffany Tully
Thursday, March 19, 2026
CHILDRESS — Wednesday, March 11, a Beechcraft King Air flew in from Dallas to drop off passengers, and the single engine airtankers (SEATs) flew on a fire northwest of Amarillo.
Wellington High School’s “Little Women” crew accepts the Best Overall Crew Award following the Wednesday, March 11 District 2-2A One Act Play Competition. From left: Rylyn Colson, Kobee Lewis, Autumn Shatswell, Ingrid Granadoz, Anna Granadoz. Wellington High School

Wellington High School’s “Little Women” crew accepts the Best Overall Crew Award following the Wednesday, March 11 District 2-2A One Act Play Competition. From left: Rylyn Colson, Kobee Lewis, Autumn Shatswell, Ingrid Granadoz, Anna Granadoz. Wellington High School

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WHS One Act cast, crew earn accolades

Bev Odom
Thursday, March 19, 2026
WELLINGTON – While judges selected Wellington High School’s (WHS) “Little Women” as the alternate advancing play at the District 2-2A One Act Play Competition Wednesday, March 11 at the WHS auditorium, the cast and crew received an array of awards.
The Childress High School One Act Play cast and crew advance to the bi-district round with their performance of “Cicada,” which earned them a second-place finish at the district competition Thursday, March 5 in Bushland. Courtesy Photo

The Childress High School One Act Play cast and crew advance to the bi-district round with their performance of “Cicada,” which earned them a second-place finish at the district competition Thursday, March 5 in Bushland. Courtesy Photo

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Childress OAP advances to bi-district with ‘Cicada’

Elizabeth Tanner
Thursday, March 19, 2026
CHILDRESS — The Childress High School (CHS) One Act Play (OAP) cast and crew advanced to the bi-district round with their performance of “Cicada” by Jerre Dye, which earned them a second-place finish at the District 1-3A competition Thursday, March 5 in Bushland.
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