Monthly Archives: January 2014

Burn Bans for Three Texoma Counties

Commissioners in three Texoma counties have enacted burn bans this week. Young, Montague and Clay County are all now under burn bans. This means that outdoor burning is prohibited with the exception of a few certain exemptions. With the proper precautions and notifications, prescribed burns, welding, firefighter training and agricultural burns may still be allowed.… Read More

Rollover Crash on Taft Sends Man to Hospital

On Tuesday morning, a rollover crash sent one man to the hospital. This one-vehicle wreck happened just south of Midwestern Parkway on Taft at about 8:30 a.m. According to KFDX News Channel Three, a Ford F-150 truck struck a curb and then hit the support cables of a utility pole. Law enforcement officials report that… Read More

Pedestrian Struck and Killed on North Scott Street

Last week, a pedestrian was struck and killed on North Scott Street. The collision happened on the 100 block of North Scott Street around 6:20 p.m. According to KFDX News Channel Three, the pedestrian was struck by a white pickup truck. The Wichita Falls Police Department’s crash unit was on the scene swiftly. KFDX News… Read More

Fatal Crash on Kell West

A multi-vehicle wreck took the lives of two teenagers last Friday. The crash, which happened around 5:00 p.m. on Kell West on the Harrison Overpass, also sent at least two other people to the hospital with injuries. Dalton Schwartz, 18-years old, and 17-year-old Shon Blair were pronounced dead at the hospital. They were both in… Read More

Christmas Day Crash in Lawton, Oklahoma

A Christmas-day crash sent one woman to the hospital in Lawton, Oklahoma. This collision, which involved a car and a sport utility vehicle (SUV), trapped a woman behind the wheel, as her family looked on. The wreck happened at the intersection of northwest Euclid and 8th Street at about 3:30 p.m. on Christmas day. According… Read More