Archer County News

The folks in the Texas oil industry may not be raising a glass of bubbly over the slight uptick in the state's rig count this month, but one petroleum economist is encouraged by the numbers.

Though cooler weather slowed down the advance of armyworms, the pest is still eating up pastures and small grain fields in many parts of the state, report Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel.

Sidney Brian Crowley, age 90, of Schertz, Texas, passed away Thursday evening, October 22, 2009, at the Silver Tree Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Schertz, Texas .

Defense attorneys in the capital murder cases against Wallace Bowman Jr. have filed for a change of venue in all the indictments against him.

An aerobatics expert fooled eyewitnesses this afternoon, and sent county law enforcement and other emergency personnel in search of a possible plane crash near the Kamay Y. At about 4:40 p.m. today, Wichita and Archer county law enforcement and other emergency personnel began investigating a reported plane crash near Seymour Highway and FM 258.

No one who lived through the '79 tornado could ever forget it. For all the trauma and devastation, however, many agree the strongest memories are of a community coming together to rebuild a city.

With a House divided nearly evenly between Republicans and Democrats, we can expect any seat in danger of turning over to be not only closely watched, but also rapidly descended upon by party operatives and campaign workers.

Wichita Falls Mayor Lanham Lyne announces his candidacy for District 69 Texas State Representative on Thursday afternoon at Midwestern State University.

A 53-year-old woman told officers she was sleeping when she heard something about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, and police urge anyone with information about the person who broke into her home, assaulted her and stole her purse to call Crime Stoppers.

Three people are behind bars in Archer County after deputies confiscated over eight grams of meth and various items used to make the drug.

Archer County was under a burn ban. The ban was enacted Tuesday, September 8. Under it, no outdoor burning is allowed, but welders can still do their job as long as they have 55 to 100 gallons of water available.

An Archer County man is charged with failing to register as a sex offender after moving to Wichita Falls.

Ayala was sentenced in 1978 for assaulting an 18-year-old woman in Wichita Falls.

Interviews done after a May traffic stop led law enforcement to a large bust of methamphetamine and materials used in its production, Wichita County court records show.

Wichita County Commissioners will get down to business this week on approving a new annual operating budget.

Nearly 500 acres of land burned in separate fires Wednesday in Archer County, according to County Judge Gary Beesinger.

Officials with the Lone Star State Incident Management Team report that at 1:21 p.m. Wednesday, Texas Forest Service resources were requested to assist local fire departments with a fire on Dugan Road in Archer County.

Lakeside City volunteer firefighters work near the scene of a grass fire in Archer County on Wednesday afternoon.

Zachary Paul Page was arrested on a narcotics charge. Brandon Lee Morrison held on an evidence-tampering charge.

Lakeside City volunteer firefighters work near the scene of a grass fire in Archer County on Wednesday afternoon.