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MJ Styles, an Iowa Park business on the grow
Lisa Dell’Amore Iowa Park Journal Choosing a name for your baby is one thing but choosing a name for your business, well, that’s another story. And so it begins. Melissa Jo Morin, owner of MJ Styles Salon in Iowa Park, will tell you that she named her business because of her mom. “My mother always…
Read MoreIowa Park travels to Boyd on Friday
The Hawks travel to Boyd to face the Boyd Yellowjackets this week on Friday. The two teams have met only one time, in 1995, a 23-13 bi-district win by Boyd. The Jackets led 17-7 in the fourth quarter before Brandon Brown ran in a TD to close the gap to 17-13. An attempted onside kick…
Read MoreHanaba Munn Welch– Cavity-fighting fluoride caveats
If you’re a bubble gum-chewing kid and you’re very scared of the dentist (with reason) and drinking water with fluoride can keep you from getting cavities, you vote for fluoride. Except kids can’t vote. Yep, from age six through adolescence. I lived in fear of getting cavities and got them anyway. Treated water was something…
Read MoreLady Hawks down Vernon in five sets
The Lady Hawks defeated Vernon on Saturday in five sets – battling back from being down 2-1 to win 22-25, 27-25, 18-25, 25-19, 16-14. Cailyn Johns led the way with 11 kills and 17 digs for the Lady Hawks in the District 7-3A win that ensures the Lady Hawks a bi-district playoff spot. Bethany Blackwell’s…
Read MoreHawks pounce on Ponder in sweet homecoming win
Daniel Walker Iowa Park Journal Iowa Park (2-5, 1-2) defeated the Ponder Lions (5-3, 2-2) 26-20 last Friday for a sweet homecoming victory. The win also keeps the Hawks in the thick of the playoff race in District 4-3A. The Hawks faced adversity early, with Ponder scoring on the second play of the game with…
Read MoreCouncilors approve $43,000 on new fire station
Lisa Dell’Amore Iowa Park Journal Iowa Park City Council members consented to a near $43,000 project change order last week submitted for the new fire station despite a protest by a single councilor. Council member Stephanie Wooten argued that the request by Anthony Inman Construction of Wichita Falls to increase project costs was growing weary.…
Read MoreWhoop-T-Do a smashing success
Lisa Dell’Amore Iowa Park Journal Every city worth its salt has a festival. Or a fair. Maybe a county fair. Or a state fair. But not many have a Whoop-T-Do. Iowa Park welcomed its 52nd Whoop-T-Do last Saturday complete with food, football tossing, face painting, and axe-throwing. That’s right, axe-throwing. Jennifer Lopez, owner of Viking…
Read MoreWichita County continues in “extreme drought”
The entire body of Wichita County remained in the “extreme drought” category, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor report for Tuesday, Oct. 15 and released Thursday, Oct. 17. The report was unchanged from the Oct. 8 report. The “extreme drought” area also included the northern half of Clay County along with portions of Wilbarger, Foard,…
Read MoreCelebrating 100 years of our library
The Wichita County Historical Commission presented a plaque commemorating 100 years of the Tom Burnett House, 400 W. Alameda, last Saturday during the library’s open house.
Read MoreIowa Park Man pleads Guilty
Bill Humphrey Iowa Park Journal An Iowa Park man has pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault charges. Jerry Tidwell plead to causing the death of Toby Hasten and injury to another passenger who went through the windshield of Tidwell’s truck. Authorities say the crash happened after a night of bar hopping. The 25-year-old…
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