According to Wichita County Health officials, WellHealth will be administering free COVID-19 testing through at least the end of the year in the MPEC parking lot at the Ray Clymer Exhibit Hall, 1000 Fifth St., Wichita Falls.
Construction and COVID-19 kept W.F. George Middle School Principal Darla Biddy, teachers and staff on their toes throughout the summer as they figured out social distancing for returning in the fall.
After results were in for the Iowa Park CISD School Board election, Jeff Rhoades was returned to Place 7 on the board, and Keli McCord was elected to serve in Place 6.
Seven choir students from Iowa Park High School competed in virtual auditions recently for the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-Region Choir Auditions, with five of those students placing.
The Iowa Park City Council authorized the expenditure of $18,000 for Iowa Park 4B Community Development Corporation (CDC) projects, and approved solicitation of competitive bids for the Industrial Ave. extension project during Monday’s meeting.
The official first day of fall was Sept. 22, and just over a month later winter arrived bringing below average temperatures, sleet, and freezing rain, delaying and shutting down schools and some offices Tuesday.
COVID-19 continues to concern Wichita County officials and residents as the numbers of active infections, hospitalizations and deaths continue to sharply rise here over the past month.
After officers responded to a report of a disturbance in the 600 block of E. Bank where a woman was trying to retrieve her belongings, Kaitlynn Taylor Jakobetz, 19, was taken into custody on a Wichita Conty warrant for theft over $100/under $750. She was transported to Wichita County jail.
