With the rapid response of the Iowa Park Volunteer Fire Department, other fire departments in the area, and the Texas Forest Service no homes were lost to fire last Wednesday.
Going into the Christmas holidays, Wichita County is reporting 164 new COVID-19 infections for the week ending December 17, down 21 from the previous week.
Wichita County Judge Woody Gossom issued a declaration of disaster and order prohibiting outdoor burning for the unincorporated areas of Wichita County effective immediately.
First United Methodist Church, 201 E. Bank, will host the southern gospel group Mark 209 to perform their Christmas Concert at 7 p.m. Friday, in the sanctuary.
With the number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Wichita County last week remaining much the same as the week before, Wichita County health officials are leary of what the upcoming holidays will bring.
In action taken by the Iowa Park CISD School Board Thursday, Jennifer Roberts, a fifth grade teacher at Bradford Elementary, was approved as the new principal at Kidwell Elementary.
CHRISTMAS CAROLING - Kidwell Elementary second grade students sang Christmas Carols on the front porch of Tom Burnett Memorial Library at 1 p.m. Friday, despite winds gusting over 50 miles per hour at times. Each day last week classes from Kidwell performed at 1 p.m. at the library. photo by Sherrie Williams
