Wichita County News

Jonah Kaplan, KAUZ News Story Created: Nov 16, 2009 at 5:40 PM CST Story Updated: Nov 16, 2009 at 5:40 PM CST Guy Traylor has invested a lot into his travel stop business - cooking, organizing, and 1.4 million dollars.

For 31 years he's served Wichita County, and now he's announcing his resignation.

New figures from the Center's for Disease Control and Prevention say 98,000 have been hospitlized in the United States due to the H1N1 virus, and that includes many people in Texoma.

A male suspect approached a female victim in an alley in the 1700 block of Elizabeth about 6:38 p.m. Nov.

A vehicle that crashed through the east side of the city's water utilities building caused significant damage, but customers should not notice any effects, a city official said.

The Wichita County Sheriff's Department captured a fugitive with a string of warrants and a lengthy criminal record.

Fugitive Kevin Gene Barnes was captured in Wichita Falls at approximately 8:05 PM last night by Wichita County Sheriff's deputies.

About 3:30 p.m. Oct. 14, someone entered a vehicle in the 2100 block of Speedway and stole several things, including personal checks.

Leaving their mark Kell Purcell reads the Texas Historical Marker for his great-grandfather, Frank Kell, after it was dedicated Saturday at Riverside Cemetery.

KAUZ News Story Created: Nov 6, 2009 at 10:44 PM CST Story Updated: Nov 6, 2009 at 10:44 PM CST The Wichita Falls Wichita County Public Health District is not taking appointments for H1N1 vaccinations anymore.

Wichita County and the Texas Commission on Jail Standards will work closely together on the county's jail over the next few months, with the county due to check in with a progress report in February, Wichita County Judge Woody Gossom said.

Anthony Lee Hardeman, 22, sat in the front of the 89th District Court as his attorney and the prosecutor talked to jurors about two different versions of what they believe his future should hold.

Amendments Wichita County results: PROPOSITION 1 Authorizes financing methods for municipalities and counties to acquire buffer zones or open spaces next to military bases.

Chrysanthemum flowers bloom from a plant originally brought to Texas by Martha Jane Barlow English, ancestors of Dr.

Sutherland faces five counts of burglary of a building. Using tools to get into closed buildings, a man made his way into five businesses and got out with stolen property, according to arrest warrant affidavits.

Perez, 23, remained in the Wichita County Jail Friday evening on $150,000 bond. Segura, 20, also was in the Wichita County Jail Friday evening on $150,000 bond.

A man wearing a white cowboy hat, blue jeans and a button-up blue shirt walked into the Eskimo Hut, demanded money, and assaulted an em ployee, and now Crime Stoppers hope someone has information that will lead investigators to the suspect.

The mother of a shooting victim is suing to claim the body of her son. Patricia Robinson filed suit in 30th District Court against the Wichita County Medical Examiner's Office and Pricilla Martinez.

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

Wichita County will try to win $75,000 in federal stimulus money to apply to energy conservation.