Electra News

Two Wichita County residents are being charged with injury to a child. The charges stem from an incident which occurred last year in Electra.

Otems faces five felony counts, including attempted capital murder. A Wichita County grand jury has indicted a 27-year-old man on five felony counts stemming from an incident in the Wichita County Jail Annex early in the morning of Sept.

Man charged with endangering child A 2-year-old child dressed only in a diaper was alone on a sidewalk waving at cars Tuesday, and police found the child's father asleep in a bedroom of an apartment, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Tom Hipps, the longtime host of the "Daybusters" morning show on WJHG News Channel 7, was remembered Monday as a man who enjoyed life and "didn't have an enemy in the world." Hipps, 80, who died Thursday, was more than just a television personality, said WJHG anchor Joe Moore, who knew Hipps for 35 years.

One man died when the truck he was riding in went off the road, over-corrected, and rolled in Electra late Monday morning, Electra police said.

The Electra Police Department is investigating a deadly accident that happened on Highway 287 at County Line Road.

James and Tehama Storey of Navasota, Texas are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Bryan Storey, to Mandi Bateman, daughter of Tammy Scheffe and Mark Bateman of Electra, Texas.

The following was taken from Wichita County court records: -- Eric Shaye Wages, aka Chris Manasko, 26, address listed in the 200 block of East Walnut in Archer City, was charged with burglary of a habitation in connection with an incident April 8. Wages' bond was set at $20,000. -- Heraclio Vargas Villegas, 27, address listed in the 2400 block of ...

Smith will have no chance for parole. A 26-year-old Electra man has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison without chance of parole on drugs and weapons charges.

Claire Whelan/Times Record News A rider takes a break Saturday at the top of a hill about 12 miles from Burkburnett.

The following was taken from Wichita County court records: - Tracy Redon Newlon, 44, address listed in the 1200 block of Bandera, was charged with possession of a controlled substance less than 1 gram in connection with an incident April 11.

Vehicles of every size, shape and model began lining the streets of Vernon in preparation for Summer's Last Blast.

A local volunteer fire department is receiving a big check. The Wichita County Courthouse will present the Electra VFD with more than eight-thousand dollars.

Wichita County is reaching out to the city in an advanced preparation effort for any major disaster or emergency.

The Electra Volunteer Fire Department hosted a water polo tournament today... well, in a sense.

A discarded cigarette is the suspected cause of a fire that ignited a pile of timber byproduct at the old Interfor site on the south side of the Mamquam Blind Channel Saturday morning .

Despite a national recession, property values in Wichita County remained relatively healthy, according to annual figures released Wednesday by the Wichita Appraisal District.

Two people were arrested on on suspicion of trying to sell copper wire in Wichita Falls that they stole in Electra, Wichita County court records show.

The search for a local 17-year-old runaway is over. The Wichita County sheriff's office announced on July 18th that Jordan Miser has been located safely in Electra.

Joyce Gail Bechard, 73, of Dutton, Montana, a homemaker, died at her home Friday, July 3, 2009, of natural causes.