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DON’T FORGET YOUR VALENTINE

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DON’T FORGET YOUR VALENTINE - Karen Skasick , owner of Iowa Park Florist prepares for Valentine’s Day. Karen said each year several friends and family members volunteer to help with preparing for one of the busiest days of the year. Her husband, Tony takes time off from his job to help. She said there is no romance on Valentine’s Day for florist. She and Tony grab a pizza on their way home at the end of the day. SHERRIE WILLIAMS/IOWA PARK LEADER

Lengthy agenda for council meeting

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The Iowa Park City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the city hall council chambers, 103 E. Cash St.

School trustees meeting tonight

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The Iowa Park CISD School Board will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. today in the school administration building, 328 E. Highway.

Is the latest COVID-19 variant coming to an end?

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If numbers of new Covid-19 cases reported in Wichita County last week are any indication, we are seeing the end of the latest hard wave of the virus to hit the area.

Iowa Park EDC holds meeting

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Iowa Park Economic Development Corporation board members met Tuesday, Feb. 1, in executive session to discuss a financial or other incentive to a prospective business.

Sheriff Duke’s Dynamite Chili Fest this Saturday

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Wichita County Sheriff’s Citizens Alumni Association will host Sheriff Duke’s fifth annual Dynamite Chili Fest from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, at the Elks Lodge, 4205 Seymour Hwy., in Wichita Falls.

COVID-19 cases remain steady amid latest surge

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During the month of January, Wichita County residents saw 401 people hospitalized due to Covid-19 and also reported the highest number of new cases in one month - 8,676 - since the first case was reported here in March of 2020.

ROTARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

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IPHS seniors Rilely Stanford and Gracyn Fields have been named January’s Rotary Students of the Month.

Blind Date with a Book!

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Blind Date with a Book! Library Director Amie Schultz and Kathey Gray pose with a few of the books available in their lind Dat ewith a Book series, in front of the selfie wall at the porch of Tom Burnett Memorial Library. Photo courtesy

POLICE ACTIVITY

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James Michael King, 45, was taken into custody for possession of a controlled substance over one gram/under four grams, at 1:51 p.m. Saturday.