Property tax statements are set to begin being mailed out in Wichita County on Friday, and paying that fee in 2018-2019 should be a lot easier. That’s because the county’s tax division has rolled out a new website and app designed to meet the needs of the citizens and offer amenities that will make it…… MORE
City To Consider $1.3M Dispatch Software System For WFPD, WFFD
Wichita Falls city councilors are set to award a bid for a new software system that will benefit first responders. The search for a new software system began two years ago when the city’s information technology department and the Wichita Falls Police Department realized their current records management system was reaching its end of life…… MORE
Discussion Continues About Wichita County Weigh Station
A Wichita County weigh station is something that has been discussed by county commissioners for a few years. However, it hasn’t come to fruition just yet. But now commissioners are revamping their efforts and hope to have a weigh station pretty soon. “When you have a project of that magnitude when you’re using taxpayer dollars,…… MORE
Scammers Posing As WFPD Detectives
Wichita Falls Police say citizens are getting calls from a scammer claiming to be a detective with the department. “The issue with that is yes our detectives may call someone looking for information, but the problem is and how we know this is a scam, the phone number that’s popping up on the caller ID,”…… MORE
Wichita Falls Force Announces New Head Coach In Wake Of Misko Antisin Resignation
The head coach of Wichita Falls’ Force Hockey club has resigned a little more than a week after practices began. Misko Antisin was announced as the head coach of the Force in July. On Saturday, he announced on his facebook page that he had resigned as head coach, effective immediately. More information about The Force…… MORE
El Fenix Mexican Restaurant Closed
A restaurant in Wichita Falls announced its abrupt closure Sunday on Facebook. More information about the the closing can be found here.… MORE
Fallstown Food Truck Challenge & Festival Takes Rain Check
Foodies will have until 2019 after the Fallstown Food Truck Challenge and Festival was canceled Thursday morning because of the weather. “When we saw the weather earlier in the week, we thought ‘okay, it’s Texas, it can always change,’” Becky Raeke, secretary for Downtown Wichita Falls Lions Club said. “But as it got closer, we…… MORE
WFPD To Host Active Shooter Seminar
The Wichita Falls Police Department is preparing to host a Crime Prevention and Active Shooter Seminar. Attendees can expect discussions on gun laws, license to carry and how to respond in an active shooter situation. Find event details here.… MORE
Wichita River Rises, But Is Expected To Stay Below Flood Stage
The Wichita River rose above the suspension bridge at Lucy Park. A picnic table across the bridge at the RV Park on Interstate 44 was completely under water. It will be a while before parts of the Circle Trail and Wee-Chi-Tah Trail are cleared. Read more about recent heavy rain and the expected rain chances…… MORE
City Of Wichita Falls Opens Bidding For New Worker’s Compensation Third Party Company
The bidding process has begun for a new worker’s compensation third party company for the City of Wichita Falls. This comes after a controversial legal battle between the city’s current worker’s compensation company and injured Wichita Falls Police Officer Tim Putney. However, city leaders says the move has nothing to do with Officer Putney’s legal…… MORE
