Burkburnett News

A man who was working at a men's clothing store in Wichita Falls was recording false returns and crediting the refunds to gift cards, and then using the money on the cards to buy things for himself and possibly others, an officer wrote in an arrest warrant affidavit.

Beth Beggs didn't start life as the class clown. The Graham Leader's humorist knew how far to go with humor as a child.

Billie Dan Sims, 73, retired United States Navy, lost his 6-year battle with leukemia Saturday, June 27, 2009.

Police are looking for information on a pawn shop burglary early Wednesday. Officers went to the Cash 'n More Pawn at 3910 Jacksboro Highway at 2 a.m. to check on a burglar alarm.

Gerald Keith 'Jerry' Adamson, 80, Burkburnett, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2009, after a courageous battle with lung cancer and congestive heart failure.

Cindy Kahler Thomas/For the Times Record News Patricia and Armando Dominguez stand in front of their business, the Burk Boot Shop.

Heather Greenwood and Drew Gholson were married May 23 at First Baptist Church in Iowa Park.

Hundreds of residents in Wichita County have added their numbers to a list that allows messages to reach them by phone when an emergency could affect them.

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Edna Louise Renick, 82, of Wichita Falls, died Friday, June 12, 2009. The funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday, June 15, 2009, at Victory Baptist Church with the Rev.

Two women were charged with misdemeanor counts after police found a fetal corpse in a shoebox in a garage, Wichita County court records show.

Two men were arrested after they were linked to several Burkburnett burglaries, Wichita County court records show.

Billie Jean Burnett, 78, of Burkburnett passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2009. Funeral services will be Friday, June 5, 2009, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Burkburnett.

Steven Schaffner / For the Times Record News -- Hirschi's Richard Ross stretches over the bar in the boys UIL 3A high jump competition in Austin on Saturday.

Jerry Thomas Green was born November 13, 1936, to Grady and Anna Lou Green, near Frederick, Okla.

Imgard F. Kemp, 88, of Wichita Falls died Saturday, May 30, 2009. Graveside services at Burkburnett Cemetery will be held Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at 2 p.m., Rev.

Several shell casings were recovered Wednesday morning from in front of a house on Harris as police investigated an overnight drive-by shooting, said Officer Melvin Joyner, with the Wichita Falls Police Department.

The following people were processed through the Palo Pinto County Jail. Information in this column is gathered from the Palo Pinto County Sheriff's Office incident reports and any related public documents.

Deborah Kirstin Horton of Gainesville, Virginia, reacts after she correctly spelled a word during the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition May 27, 2009 in Washington, DC.

Stacy Lindenborn and Jaron Hopkins were married May 2 at First United Methodist Church in Burkburnett.