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Duncan Donuts Coming To Wichita Falls

Duncan Donuts Coming To Wichita Falls

Dunkin Donuts fans rejoice! The coffee chain is coming to Wichita Falls. On Monday, the brand announced the signing of a multi-unit store development agreement with the new franchise group WF Donuts LLC. The franchise group will develop three Dunkin Donuts restaurants and one multi-brand unit with Baskin-Robbins. The first shop is set to open…MORE

Preview: 2016 Compassion Run For Straight Street

Preview: 2016 Compassion Run For Straight Street

The Community Motorcyclist Association will be coming together next month on April 2nd during what is called the Compassion Run. This is the 11th Annual Compassion Run. An estimated 200 riders are expected to take part in this years fund-raising efforts. Riders from clubs all over the state will be present in an effort to…MORE

Severe Weather: Safe Room Registration

Severe Weather: Safe Room Registration

Safe rooms protect you from severe weather, but what happens after a tornado hits and debris covers your storm shelter? Registering your safe room is important to ensure emergency responders are able to check on you after a storm. Officials with the Wichita Falls Fire Department said 2,264 storm shelters have already been registered in the county. The process is free…MORE

Tax Refund Racket Hits Texoma

Tax Refund Racket Hits Texoma

IRS scams have been around for a few years, but the scammers’ operation has changed recently. “This scam is working, otherwise, they would have moved on to something else by now,” said Monica Horton, President of the Better Business Bureau of North Central Texas. Newschannel 6 and the BBB both received calls this week from…MORE

Construction To Begin On Archer City’s Water Treatment Plant

Construction To Begin On Archer City’s Water Treatment Plant

Archer City officials discussed the delay of the Water Treatment Plant construction at Thursday’s city council meeting. The project was passed in 2013, and it will cost a little more than $8,000,000. The United States Department of Agriculture is picking up some of the tab with federal grants, but the city will get a loan for $5,000,000 to pay…MORE

Bumble Bee Foods, Tri-Union Seafoods Recall Canned, Chunk Light Tuna

Bumble Bee Foods, Tri-Union Seafoods Recall Canned, Chunk Light Tuna

Bumble Bee Foods and Tri-Union Seafoods are voluntarily recalling canned chunk light tuna because of possible health risks. “These deviations were part of the commercial sterilization process and could result in contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens, which could lead to life-threatening illness if consumed,” both companies said in separate statements. No illnesses have been…MORE

Car Wash Contribution

Car Wash Contribution

It’s spring break for some, which means a lot of spring time traveling. Hitting the road doesn’t only mean packing your bags, it could mean cleaning your car and if you do that on Saturday, you’ll be helping one of Texoma’s lakes. All-American Car Wash is having a special event called Friends of the Lake Day—to help restore…MORE

Bowie Memorial Hospital Sale Meeting Canceled

Bowie Memorial Hospital Sale Meeting Canceled

The sale of Bowie Memorial Hospital was set to be finalized during a meeting today, but that meeting has been cancelled. Over the last few weeks, the hospital board has been trying to iron out the final details of the purchase by Dr. Hasan Farid Hashmi. He wants to buy the main building and the auxiliary…MORE

TXDOT To Install 4-Way Stops At Intersections

TXDOT To Install 4-Way Stops At Intersections

Four-way stop intersections are being placed in Iowa Park this week. TxDOT crews will be installing new stop signs on the US 287 Frontage Roads at two locations. The first will be at FM 368 and a week later, 4-way stops will be placed on Johnson Rd. Drivers on FM 368 and Johnson Rd have…MORE

Lanes Closed On Southwest Parkway

Lanes Closed On Southwest Parkway

Barricades are up and travel lanes will be reduced on Westbound Southwest Parkway for an improvement project started this week. TxDOT has a contractor enclosing the drainage ditch that runs on the Northside of Southwest Parkway between McNeil and Hughes. The job is basically identical to the drainage ditch that was enclosed at the McNeil…MORE

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