Memphis Fire Department responds to plane crash in Hall County
Lion Lindsay Hill, left, is joined by a group of women who have designed a plan for a community garden, including Jaci Roberson, Lion Noemi Pena, Lion Kassidy Barlow and Katy Sorenson. The Rockets, Roots and Riot PowerPoint presentation described the components of the project during the Monday, Aug. 18 meeting of the Wellington Lions Club. The Red River Sun/Bev Odom
The Childress County Heritage Museum’s 7th Annual Photography Contest is open for entry. Entries can be submitted for $10 per photo through Friday, Sept. 26 at the Childress County Heritage Museum. Childress County Heritage Museum
Sterling Bruce receives the Gold Star Award — the highest achievement award a Texas 4-H member can receive — at the 2025 Childress County 4-H Year End Banquet Monday, Aug. 25 at Fair Park City Auditorium. The Red River Sun/ElizabethTanner
Representing Region 16 Education Service Center, Wellington Independent School District’s (ISD) Kurt Ashmore is among the five finalists for 2025 Superintendent of the Year. Others include Eddie Hesseltine, Orange Grove ISD; Roosevelt Nivens, Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (CISD); Colin Howeth, Knox City-O’Brien CISD; and Lori Rapp, Lewisville ISD. Texas Association of School Boards
Citizens of Wellington converged on the shared space of the Senior Community Café and Wellington Senior Citizens Center for the Collingsworth County Home Delivered Meals (HDM) chicken fried steak fundraiser luncheon from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24. The Red River Sun/Bev Odom
