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Wichita Falls
Friday, August 22nd, 2025
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Good morning, Wichita Falls. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 22nd of August.
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ Britany Schmidt, Wichita Raceway Park’s general manager, was injured in a moped accident at Texas Motorplex in Ennis on Aug. 16 (she sustained a torn quad muscle, knee injuries, road rash and burns on her left side). News Channel 6
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ A Clay County woman said she is still searching for justice after a burglary stripped her home of about $100,000 in belongings—authorities are investigating while she demands a corrected report, seizure of resold items and new police procedures. News Channel 6
- ➤ Olney residents continue to honor beloved teacher and mother Manuela Allen six years after her 2019 murder—local investigators solved this rare homicide when Julius Mullins, a school running back and her daughter's ex-boyfriend, confessed to the crime. News Channel 6
- ➤ A 67-year-old Wichita Falls man was hit by a truck tractor on US 87 near Dumas at 12:04 a.m. on Thursday and was pronounced dead on scene—officials say the driver did not stop. News Channel 6
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ AAA Texas reported the statewide average for regular unleaded is $2.74 per gallon—five cents lower than last week and 27 cents lower than this time last year. If crude oil stays subdued and no major disruptions hit the Gulf Coast, prices are expected to remain low as the summer driving season winds down. News Channel 6
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ The Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health District released a new trails website just in time for this year’s Hotter’N Hell Hundred—showing local trails, parks on the Circle Trail system, bicycle repair stations and frisbee golf spots to help both newcomers and longtime residents enjoy outdoor recreation. News Channel 6
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