At 9:21 this morning, we said goodbye to summer and hello to fall. With fall upon us, many of us are going to be decorating for the new season. One of the most common fall decorations is a pumpkin. “The most typical pumpkin is the Jack-O-Lantern or Jack pumpkin. Those are the big orange ones that come…… MORE
Car Theft On The Rise In Wichita Falls
The Wichita Falls Police Department wants residents to be aware of what they are calling a rash increase in car burglaries. According to WFPD Public Information Officer Brandi Young, the majority of these car thefts are taking place in residential driveways and apartment complex parking lots. “We’re looking at about close to thirty burglaries in September of…… MORE
Blue Bell Issues Voluntary Recall On Select Products
Blue Bell Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling select products produced in its Sylacauga, Alabama, plant because they were made with a chocolate chip cookie dough ingredient supplied by a third party supplier Aspen Hills, Inc., due to the potential for it to contain Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young…… MORE
Evenflo Recalls Evolve Car Seats For Harness Button Issue
Evenflo recalled its Evolve 3-in-1 Combination Booster Seats for a button that can be reached by a child, allowing them to loosen the harness without a caregiver’s knowledge. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the voluntary recall with the company Wednesday. If the child is able to loosen the harness, they may not be…… MORE
Watch AC/DC’s Salute To Cliff Williams At Final Tour Show
Hours after AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams announced his retirement, he took the stage with the band for one last time as they wrapped their Rock or Bust tour in Philadelphia. Knowing the gravity of the performance, both guitarist Angus Young and fill-in singer Axl Rose gave Williams a moment in the spotlight during the show’s final song,…… MORE
Total Funds Raised For Texoma Gives
During last week’s first-ever Texoma Gives over $750,000 was raised for local, non-profit charities operating in 12 area counties. The Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation helped set up and sponsor the event with six other area foundations. “The community foundation was not alone we were working with the Perkins-Prothro Foundation, Fain Foundation, The Priddy Foundation, Bryant…… MORE
Pneumonia Prevention
Earlier this month Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton revealed she was battling pneumonia, an infection of the lung that typically impacts those who, like Clinton, are 65 year of age or older. United Regional Hospital Director of Respiratory Services Therapist Darrin French said he sees many patients come in with typical pneumonia symptoms; such as…… MORE
Museum’s Solid-Gold Toilet Now Open To The Public
The business of America is business. And you can do your business in a solid gold toilet entitled “America” at New York’s Guggenheim Museum. The fully functional, 18-karat solid gold toilet was designed by Italian artist Mauirizio Cattelan, a satirical sculptor who is also known for a 1999 room-sized work consisting of a hyper-realistic, full-size wax sculpture of Pope John Paul II in…… MORE
2017 Budget: Wichita County Property Taxes To Increase By 8%
Wichita County commissioners finalized the 2017 budget and it will include a property tax increase. The tax rate increased from 55 cents to 60 cents. It’s a $30 dollar yearly increase on a 100 thousand dollar home. Commissioners say unfortunately the monetary burden of things like inmate housing and indigent defense are costing the taxpayer to…… MORE
3 Percent Of US Adults Own Half Of All American Guns, Study Says
Half of all guns owned in America are possessed by 3 percent of adults, according to a study by Harvard and Northeastern universities. The survey was provided in advance of publication to The Trace and The Guardian. These individuals, termed “super-owners,” own on average 17 guns a piece. The survey bucked traditional questionnaires by asking “how many guns do…… MORE
