Firefighters in Jackson County battled fires in the area for their fourth day straight and for some departments, their fifth day straight. Fire officials are urging residents to avoid dragging chains and throwing cigarettes out the window because that can easily spark a fire. Find the complete story here.… MORE
The online payment system for the Internal Revenue Service’s website IRS.gov is partially down, preventing last-minute filers from paying their taxes. Users who are clicking on the “Direct Pay” button on the front of the website are getting an alert that the service is currently unavailable – on the day taxes are due – hours before the midnight deadline.…… MORE
A Wichita Falls resident is $2 million richer. According to Texas Lottery, the winner claimed a second-tier Powerball prize for the drawing on March 17. Read the rest of the story here.… MORE
The company that has been Wichita Falls ISD’s food provider for just one school year will continue serving the students for another year. Board members renewed Chartwells’ contract at Monday night’s school board meeting. Superintendent Michael Kuhrt said the company had a rough start due to being short staffed and delayed shipping orders because of last…… MORE
Wichita Falls ISD is looking to hire around 100 teachers and Oklahoma educators have the chance to get the job without having to wait for a Texas certification. Superintendent Michael Kuhrt said the one-year probationary contract will give those who are certified to teach in other states one year to become Texas certified. Find details…… MORE
TxDOT crews said the Maplewood project is ahead of schedule and they hope it will be open for drivers by the end of the month. Although the culvert portion of the project will be complete, a section of Maplewood will be closed through October. Find out why here. … MORE
Officials with the City of Wichita Falls are concerned about the risk of Zebra Mussels infesting area lakes. The non-native mussel has the ability to attach to structures in a lake like boats, piping, and other things. They will then continue to grow and multiply and degrade the structure until it is no longer usable.…… MORE
A project in Iowa Park that’s been years in the making is now just weeks away from being finished. For years, Iowa Park has been working with a very small Animal Reclaim Center that had no room for stray cats. Iowa Park’s only animal control officer Matthew Ohm, who’s also a police officer said the…… MORE
Some Graham High School students went through a real-world simulator held by the Young County Texas A&M Extension Agency. It was the inaugural “Dose of Reality” simulation in the county. High school students were given jobs and had to budget their monthly salary to pay for rent, car payments, credit card payments and everything else…… MORE
One of the most significant outbreaks in Western North Texas and Southern Oklahoma history happened today. It was 39 years ago on this day, Tuesday, April 10th, 1979, the Red River Valley Outbreak produced 30 tornadoes. There were three main supercells. The first starting just south of Crowell at 3:05 p.m. This storm produced the…… MORE
