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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
Body 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.

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Knox notes

News Staff
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Body 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.

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Honoring the Stars and Stripes

With Memorial Day
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Body The following information was submitted by News-Courier reader Marilyn Coffman, in advance of Memorial Day, May 25, 2026, and Flag Day, June 14, 2026.
WAIT FOR IT … A new 3-phase siren was installed and connected by AEP, through a joint effort of Knox City officials and community members. The initial test has not been set, according to the Knox City Police Department. | COURTESY PHOTO

WAIT FOR IT … A new 3-phase siren was installed and connected by AEP, through a joint effort of Knox City officials and community members. The initial test has not been set, according to the Knox City Police Department. | COURTESY PHOTO

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Installation of warning siren underway in Knox City

Troy Parton |
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Body Knox City did not take long to install a refurbished alert siren after receiving the funds needed to complete the project.
WAGONS HO A 2026 water bottle in a cupholder is the only nonauthentic feature of an 1880s U. S. Cavalry ambulance driven in a cross-country wagon train expedition and parked lastThursday at the Circle Bar horse barn at Truscott. Owned by Cliff Teinert, Albany rancher, the wagon was driven by Teinert and pulled by two big Cleveland Bays, an endangered breed. The horse in the background belongs to Circle Bar rancher Jerry Bob Daniel. | PHOTO BY HANABA MUNN WELCH

WAGONS HO A 2026 water bottle in a cupholder is the only nonauthentic feature of an 1880s U. S. Cavalry ambulance driven in a cross-country wagon train expedition and parked lastThursday at the Circle Bar horse barn at Truscott. Owned by Cliff Teinert, Albany rancher, the wagon was driven by Teinert and pulled by two big Cleveland Bays, an endangered breed. The horse in the background belongs to Circle Bar rancher Jerry Bob Daniel. | PHOTO BY HANABA MUNN WELCH

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Ranchers head to roundup the old-fashioned way—by wagon

Story And Photos By Hanaba Munn Welch
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Body When a country like the USA reaches a 250th anniversary, things happen— like wagon trains.Except wagon trains don’t just happen. They require organization and participants.
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