Childress News

William Horace Henson, 70, passed away Friday, June 12, 2009, in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Expectations of area athletes at the state track and field meet that begins today in Austin: Girls Should medal CLASS 4A Katie Grimes, Canyon: It's her final trip to the state meet, and she will try to add to her already impressive total as she competes in the 100-meter hurdles and triple jump.

Authorities say a woman charged in the robbery and killing of an Altus man was arrested in Childress, Texas, and returned to Oklahoma today.

The Texas Department of Transportation recently hosted a pre-construction meeting to discuss the upcoming project for a 5.980 mile overlay project on SH 70 in Donley County.

The storm chasers finally chased storms today. Two pretty good storms, at that. Both exhibited some supercell characteristics at times, but upper-level winds were insufficient to maintain the storms for more than about an hour or two.

Childress County investigators are trying to identify a man found dead near railroad tracks.

Crime Stoppers announced Thursday that a subject listed Saturday in the Texoma's Most Wanted has been arrested.

A Childress man was placed on deferred adjudication this week after accepting a plea agreement for charges related to a kidnapping last summer.

No matter where you live, you shouldn't have to pay too much for health insurance.

No big surprise - pump prices have been inching upward for several days and are expected to continue as the Memorial Day holiday weekend approaches.

Thousands of little league ballparks all over the nation entered Kellogg's Plant-a-Seed program, and 100 semi-finalists have been chosen.

Bowie Independent School District is launching a new initiative this spring called "Saturday TAKS Sessions," which offer students additional time to work on academic learning objectives.

Photography and video are gaining popularity in traditional outdoor sports like fishing and hunting.

Another storm system will approach the area late tonight increasing precipitation chances.

Bess Callaway, age 92, died March 8. 2009, in Childress. Callaway Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2009, in Hillside Memorial Garden, Synder, Texas.

The White House today announced an $812,611 law enforcement grant to be split equally between the Amarillo Police Department and Potter County Sheriffa s Office.

Cody Chisum was named Childress High School's third football coach since 1967 at a Friday meeting of the Childress Independent School District's board of trustees.

An estimated $29 million in federal stimulus funds could begin churning through the Amarillo-area economy in coming months, supporting more than 820 jobs, according to one calculation.

Man dies from injuries in one-vehicle wreck 10:42 a.m. A man died on Sunday from injuries suffered in a one-vehicle rollover wreck that occurred Feb.

On July 14, 1944, Army Air Corps Lt. Mike Spiller, a B-17 navigator, experienced one of the more memorable flights of his 35-mission 1944 combat tour.