Wellington Man Wounded In Park Shooting
Rand Johnson, a Wellington resident, was shot in the head at Booker T. Washington Park shortly after midnight Christmas morning. He was treated at Collingsworth General Hospital and released. A suspect was arrested in Hollis, Oklahoma, charged with attempted murder, held on $150,000 bond.
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Wellington
Rand Johnson
Collingsworth General Hospital
Booker T. Washington Park
Johnson
Hollis
Collingsworth County
Manhunt Continues After Shamrock Robbery at Pucketts Food Store
A lone gunman armed with a sawed off shotgun robbed Pucketts Food Store in Shamrock Texas at 8 10 am Monday forcing three employees into a storage room and binding them with duct tape before fleeing in the manager's car. The Collingsworth County Sheriff’s Dept responded at 8 37 am and the gunman remains at large. He is described as a dark complected male about 5 3 to 5 5 in height, in his early 20s, roughly 150 pounds, wearing a light jacket or shirt.
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Pucketts Food
Shamrock
Collingsworth Co. Sheriff's Dept
Amarillo VA launches telephone triage and information program
Amarillo VA Medical Center offers a nurse staffed telephone triage service to answer veterans health questions. Call 806-354-7837 or 1-800-OUR VMED (687-8633) weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. For life threatening emergencies, call 911 or go to the nearest ER.
Harvest nears completion in Collingsworth County cotton
Collingsworth County cotton producers report a strong harvest with 30 200 bales ginned and quality remaining high. Managers Ray Hightower and Jack Feagley note ginning progress through December with yields from three quarters to one and a half bales per acre and prices around 63 to 65 cents per pound.
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Collingsworth County
Ray Hightower
Tri-County Coop Gin
Dodson
Hightower
Jack Feagley
Farmers Coop
Wellington
Fred Alexander
Farmers Coop Gin
New Year Safety Appeal From Texas Troopers
Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper L B Snider urges extra patrols during the New Year period to reduce deadly crashes. Motorists are urged to plan ahead and designate a sober driver, avoid driving after drinking, and hosts should offer nonalcoholic options and not pressure guests to drink. Travel time should be increased, buckling seat belts is advised for all passengers.
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Department of Public Safety
L. B. Snider
Texas Department of Public Safety
Snider
Wellington chemist retires after 30 years at SPC
Jim Leggitt of Wellington retires from South Plains College Levelland after a 30 year teaching career in chemistry. The longtime instructor, father of two, built a renowned list tracking every student who took his organic chemistry course and helped many become pharmacists doctors engineers and teachers.
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Jim _Leggitt
Wellington
Jim Leggitt
Leggitt
South Plains College
Levelland
Cecil
Monk" and
Gladys Leggitt
Wellington High School
Pampa
Lubbock
Hardin Simmons University
University of Arizona
Core Laboratories
Berlin
Lubbock High School
Marvin Baker
SPC
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