Veterans: Special luncheon at Middle School on Veterans Day
Iowa Park area Veterans, Active Military Service Men and Women and First Responders are invited to a special Thanksgiving luncheon, Monday, Nov. 11th, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at W.F. George Middle School, 412 E. Cash St. Local heroes will be served a complimentary Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings. Non-Veterans or individuals who…
Read MoreIowa Park sees slight population decline
Wichita County saw an estimated 0.7 percent increase in population from 129,350 recorded in the 2020 census to 130,200 estimated at the beginning of 2024, according to statistics released this past Monday by the Texas Demographic Center at the University of Texas San Antonio. Wichita County’s population is 51.9 percent male, 62.9 percent white, 10.3…
Read MorePlayoff info: Lady Hawks win bi-district; face Llano Thursday
The Iowa Park Lady Hawks defeated Comanche, 25-20, 25-17, 26-24 in the Class 3A Division I Bi-District game played at Weatherford on Tuesday. Standouts for Iowa Park include Bethany Blackwell 16 kills; Micah Coombes 6 kills, 5 blocks; Cate McAlister 10 kills, 8 digs; Campbell Brown 7 kills, 5 digs; Mikayla Miller 24 assists, 8…
Read MoreMahler wins reelection to county commission; Frank returned to state House
There was only one contested countywide race was on the ballot for Iowa Park voters during Tuesday’s election. Incumbent Republican Precinct 3 County Commissioner Barry Mahler faced a challenge from Democratic nominee Deandra Chenault, a former Wichita Falls city councilor. Mahler won with 70.6 percent of the vote. — Mahler: 6,094 — Chenault: 2,537 Wichita…
Read MoreBi-district volleyball schedule: Lady Hawks play Comanche
Class 3A Division I Bi-District Iowa Park vs. Comanche, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Weatherford, at the Ninth Grade Center Here is the link to buy tickets: https://www.weatherfordisdkangaroos.com/HTtickets Vernon vs. Peaster, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Windthorst Class 3A Division II Bi-District Henrietta vs. Tolar, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Graham Holliday vs. Millsap, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Graham Iowa Park…
Read MoreDistrict 6-4A team tennis honors announced
The District 6-4A Fall Tennis all district selections have been announced with Iowa Park’s Noah Busby and Harper Gillen earning superlatives respectively as the Freshmen Boy and Girl of the Year. In addition Iowa Park’s Chase Smith, Riley Kent, Cole Vietenheimer, Bret Wellman, Noah Busby,Justin Nicholson, Bailey Wells, Savannah Jackson, Kayla Maloney, Sam Ferguson, Emma…
Read MoreHanaba: Lotsa journals, one pink fiddle
If you want to be different, walk around making notes in a journal, preferably in cursive, with a pen or pencil. I’m looking back over a week at a Cajun music camp. I went to learn Cajun fiddle and didn’t. But there’s hope. Things traditional prevailed. It wouldn’t have surprised me to see a fountain…
Read MoreTime to “Fall back”
The twice-annual time change is set to end on Sunday, Nov. 3 as the clocks will “fall back” an hour in order to allow for more daylight in the mornings. The time change won’t return until March 2025, when daylight saving time will begin again. Next year, it will begin again on Sunday, March 9,…
Read MoreUp to seven inches of rain possible this weekend
Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected from Saturday through Monday with widespread rainfall totals of 3 to 7 inches likely with locally higher amounts possible. The National Weather Service forecast discussion reports: “By Saturday night, the consensus among High Resolution Ensemble Forecast (HREF) members is a corridor of training showers and thunderstorms somewhere…
Read MoreIowa Park library Fall book sale begins Saturday
IOWA PARK LIBRARY BOOK SALE BEGINS THIS SATURDAY! Friends of The Tom Burnett Library Fall Book Sale At the Little House of Big Stories, 407 W Magnolia, begins Saturday. The sale runs Saturday, Nov. 2 through Friday, Nov. 8 TIMES Mon. – Thurs. 9 a.m. – 7 p.m Fri. – 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.…
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