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Area food bank to construct new facility

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Thursday, April 30, 2026
Body The Wichita Falls Area Food Bank is launching a capital campaign to construct a new facility. The new facility will be transformative in addressing hunger in Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Haskell, Jack, Knox, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger and Young County.
BIONIC ISTHEWATCHWORD Bluebonnet Detention Center laundry workerTristan Boles has made a name for himself through hard work and professionalism, his supervisors say. | COURTESY PHOTO

BIONIC ISTHEWATCHWORD Bluebonnet Detention Center laundry workerTristan Boles has made a name for himself through hard work and professionalism, his supervisors say. | COURTESY PHOTO

Bluebonnet staff, residents praise staffer for exceptional service

Staff Reports
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Body “I see him being able to eventually grow as far as he wants to go,” says Marcello Villegas, facility administrator of the Bluebonnet Detention Center in Anson, Texas.He’s speaking of Tristan Boles, who is a laundry worker at the center. At least he is now, as of this writing.

CORRECTION/AMPLIFICATION

News Staff
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Body KNOX CITY ADVANCES FOUR TO REGIONAL At the area track meet in Chillicothe in April, the Greyhounds advanced four girls to regional competition, not three as the photograph cutline indicated in our April 24 issue, according to reader Katie Carr.

Knox notes

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Thursday, April 30, 2026
Body KNOXCITYAA GROUP MEETINGS The Big Empty ofTexas AA Group meets at 8 p.m. Saturday andWednesday at the Methodist Church fellowship hall located at 406 SE 2nd St. Knox City. All whose lives are affected by alcohol are welcome to attend on Saturday night (open meeting).
GREEN JACKET Longtime Tascosa girls wrestling coach Donna “Coach Welch” Daniel (front row, center), a science teacher and a 1968 graduate of Munday High School and the daughter of Lloyd Don Welch and Jaquita Welch, was inducted into the Texas chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame recently at the Embassy Suites in Grapevine. | NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME, TEXAS CHAPTER

GREEN JACKET Longtime Tascosa girls wrestling coach Donna “Coach Welch” Daniel (front row, center), a science teacher and a 1968 graduate of Munday High School and the daughter of Lloyd Don Welch and Jaquita Welch, was inducted into the Texas chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame recently at the Embassy Suites in Grapevine. | NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME, TEXAS CHAPTER

MUNDAY HIGH ALUM HONORED

Tyler Anderson, Press Pass Sports
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Body By now, it’s easy to presume that longtime girls wrestling coach Donna “Coach Welch” Daniel has gotten used to trailblazing.The first woman wrestling coach in the state of Texas. The first woman coach to guide a girls wrestling team to a State championship.
TACKLING THE TOUGH QUESTIONS Fourteen-year Texas House veteran James Frank (Dist. 69) discussed his background in the legislature with Knox County constituents gathered to discuss multiple topics. | TROY PARTON

TACKLING THE TOUGH QUESTIONS Fourteen-year Texas House veteran James Frank (Dist. 69) discussed his background in the legislature with Knox County constituents gathered to discuss multiple topics. | TROY PARTON

Frank visits Knox County, fields questions regarding solar, data centers

Troy Parton |
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Body James Frank, House District 69 representative, met with constituents April 20 in Munday at the Perry Patton Community Center.
BI-DISTRICT CHAMPS Congratulations go to the Munday Mogulettes softball team ,who defeated Perrin-Whitt in two games last week to advance to the area playoff game. They were to face the Ector Lady Eagles Wednesday, April 29, at Bowie in the area playoff game (results not available at press time). | COURTESY PHOTO

BI-DISTRICT CHAMPS Congratulations go to the Munday Mogulettes softball team ,who defeated Perrin-Whitt in two games last week to advance to the area playoff game. They were to face the Ector Lady Eagles Wednesday, April 29, at Bowie in the area playoff game (results not available at press time). | COURTESY PHOTO

Bi-district softball banner for Mogulettes

Sue Jane Sullivan |
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Body Just as they did last year, the Munday Mogulettes took care of Perrin-Whitt in two games to bring another softball playoff banner to Knox County.Game one was closer than the Mogulettes wanted, but Munday relied on pitching and defense to take the 9-7 win.
WINDY DAY BESIDE THE WIND FARM At a ceremony to raise the U.S. flag on the newly dedicated flagpole at the Gilliland Cemetery April 25, four veterans (from left) Bill Baty of Horseshoe Bay,Texas; Steve King of Haskell,Texas; Gary Baty of Horseshoe Bay and Frank Sanders of Horseshoe Bay, high winds lofted the colors skyward. A scheduled honor guard was canceled. | CHANCE BATY

WINDY DAY BESIDE THE WIND FARM At a ceremony to raise the U.S. flag on the newly dedicated flagpole at the Gilliland Cemetery April 25, four veterans (from left) Bill Baty of Horseshoe Bay,Texas; Steve King of Haskell,Texas; Gary Baty of Horseshoe Bay and Frank Sanders of Horseshoe Bay, high winds lofted the colors skyward. A scheduled honor guard was canceled. | CHANCE BATY

WINDY DAY BESIDE THE WIND FARM

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Thursday, April 30, 2026
Body WINDY DAY BESIDE THE WIND FARM
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