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Mother Road ‘Test’ Drive

Mother Road ‘Test’ Drive

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Mother Road ‘Test’ Drive

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Thursday, May 28, 2026
Body IN YOUR NEWSPAPER ALL SUMMER LONGHOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR ROUTE 66 HISTORY? The famous Chicago-to-L.A.
HONORING VETERANS

HONORING VETERANS

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HONORING VETERANS

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Thursday, May 28, 2026
Body Benjamin history class students placed flags in front of the school for Memorial Day to honor the veterans who have lost their lives.
TOY STORY Andy and Jessie are ready to set sail to help Bo Peep find her sheep, in the sailing craft they designed and built form cardboard.

TOY STORY Andy and Jessie are ready to set sail to help Bo Peep find her sheep, in the sailing craft they designed and built form cardboard.

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Munday students celebrate a successful 2025–26 school year

Troy Parton |
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Body Everyone got involved celebrating the end of the school year at Munday CISD.On Thursday of the final week, elementary students ran races, played board games, colored pictures, played with Legos, played bingo, held cone flip relay and participated in a Newcomb tournament.
STATE COMPETITORS At the school board’s regular meeting of May 18, Munday CISD trustees also recognized several groups of students, including the State semifinalist boys basketball team, and silver medalist 1600m relay runners. MORE RECOGNITIONS, PAGE 6

STATE COMPETITORS At the school board’s regular meeting of May 18, Munday CISD trustees also recognized several groups of students, including the State semifinalist boys basketball team, and silver medalist 1600m relay runners. MORE RECOGNITIONS, PAGE 6

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MHS to offer more CTE classes; students recognized

Story And Photos By Troy Parton
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Body Beginning this fall, Munday Consolidated Independent School District will begin offering classes in nursing science leading to a medical assistant certification, while earning college credits.
10 YEARS SERVICE AWARD was presented last week to Knox County’s Nathan Herring (left) by TxDOT Childress District Engineer Darwin Lankford. | COURTESY PHOTO

10 YEARS SERVICE AWARD was presented last week to Knox County’s Nathan Herring (left) by TxDOT Childress District Engineer Darwin Lankford. | COURTESY PHOTO

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TxDOT Childress District presents service awards

Staff Reports
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Body CHILDRESS – The Childress District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) presented service awards to 10 district employees on Thursday, May 21, 2026. The awards were presented by Childress District Engineer Darwin Lankford.
Congratulations to our readers of last week’s installment who emailed us with the right answer: Yes, the place where you can find that notorious misspelling of the “Father of the Mother Road” as “Cyrus Acery” is on a plaque at the Donley County, Texas, I-40 Eastbound rest area.

Congratulations to our readers of last week’s installment who emailed us with the right answer: Yes, the place where you can find that notorious misspelling of the “Father of the Mother Road” as “Cyrus Acery” is on a plaque at the Donley County, Texas, I-40 Eastbound rest area.

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Mother Road ‘Test’ Drive

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Thursday, May 21, 2026
Body HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR ROUTE 66 HISTORY? The famous Chicago-to-L.A.
The Route 66 Centennial Kicks Off

The Route 66 Centennial Kicks Off

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The Route 66 Centennial Kicks Off

Text And Photos By Barbara Brannon And Kay
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Body It probably took longer for the army of NBC-TV producers and grips and camera operators to capture the Today Show’s 20-second “Third Hour Live” opener that morning than it did for Cyrus Avery and his fellow highway promoters to debate the relative merits of “66” versus “62” a...
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