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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
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.Students from the high...
COMMITTING TO A SECOND TERM Jane Ann Bosworth was sworn in for her second term as Knox City council member by Deborah Berryman, during the May regular meeting secretary. | COURTESY PHOTO

COMMITTING TO A SECOND TERM Jane Ann Bosworth was sworn in for her second term as Knox City council member by Deborah Berryman, during the May regular meeting secretary. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Knox City solidifies zoning commitment; council members sworn in for new terms

Troy Parton |
Thursday, May 28, 2026
At the May 19, 2026, meeting of the Knox City council, Kaitlin Higgins from Public Management, Inc., was in attendance to answer questions the council members had regarding a master service agreement and contract for them to start the process of zoning and putting ordinances in place to regulate...
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
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
CHILDRESS – The Childress District of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) presented service awards to 10 district employees on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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

News Staff
Thursday, May 21, 2026
HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR ROUTE 66 HISTORY?

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KNOX AGING CENTER LUNCH MENUS Week of May 25–29, 2026

News Staff
Thursday, May 21, 2026
MONDAY, MAY 25CLOSED • Happy Memorial Day!TUESDAY, MAY 26Hamburger Steak w/Brown Gravy, Scalloped Potatoes Zucchini w/Tomatoes, Bread, CookieWEDNESDAY, MAY 27 Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes Carrots, Hot Roll, PeachesTHURSDAY, MAY 21Fried Catfish, Pinto Beans Coleslaw, Hushpuppies, CobblerFRIDAY, MAY...
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
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 century earlier.Kay...
HEAVY SMOKE Thick smoke from hundreds of smoldering rubber tires filled the air and shut down a portion of highway 222 in Knox County Thursday afternoon. There were no buildings involved, and the fire was covered to the south side of the highway.

HEAVY SMOKE Thick smoke from hundreds of smoldering rubber tires filled the air and shut down a portion of highway 222 in Knox County Thursday afternoon. There were no buildings involved, and the fire was covered to the south side of the highway.

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County and fire departments join forces to keep fire under control

Story And Photos By Troy Parton
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Willdfires—many sparked by lightning strikes during hot, dry weather— have ignited in numerous locales across the U.S. in recent weeks, among them dozens in the Texas panhandle and plains alone.In Munday, on Thursday, May 14, Munday and Benjamin volunteer fire departments joined forces to prevent a...

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Knox notes

News Staff
Thursday, May 21, 2026
GRADUATION EXERCISES, CLASS OF 2026 BENJAMIN HIGH SCHOOL FRIDAY, MAY 22, 7 p.m., Don Haskins Gym KNOXCITYHIGHSCHOOLSATURDAY,MAY16,7p.m.,BakerAuditorium MUNDAY HIGH SCHOOL FRIDAY, MAY 15, 7 p.m. STATE RUNOFF ELECTION MAY 26, 2026 Early voting in the Republican and Democratic runoff elections runs...
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