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Volkonski wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 7:27 am Younger daughter and SIL have arranged for a rental van and moving service to move stuff into their new condo before we will get back to Texas.

They will get a very nice condo warming gift from us.

Volkonski wrote: ↑Wed Aug 23, 2023 11:30 am No, younger daughter and family have been living in Dallas for some time.

We share a house in Wichita Falls with our older daughter and her husband.

Volkonski wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 3:28 pm Adoption of son of our younger daughter and her husband became official yesterday. No more hoops to jump through.

Volkonski wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 8:06 am In Chambersburg PA heading to Knoxville TN this evening which is halfway.

Volkonski wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 8:06 am In Chambersburg PA heading to Knoxville TN this evening which is halfway.

A cold front is expected on October 28 could bring us down to the 30s, so now is the time to prepare.

Local experts share the steps you can take over the next few days can save your plants, pipes, and property.

While October might seem a bit early, we’re at the mercy of Mother Nature.

This weekend, she’s calling for much colder weather.

“That’s what we need to be cautious about and we need to plan for it because when it hits around Wichita Falls it hits overnight.” President of Brian’s Plumbing Brian Walser said.

Temperatures will drop 20 degrees from the average this time of year.

“We’re not prepared for it, we don’t even think about it even though we know it’s coming. Just be prepared, it seems like we’re starting early because it has been so hot lately, but it’s not. You know November and December are right here and were not ready.” Walser said.

You want to make sure to grab insulated barriers for faucets, spigots, and sprinklers.

The impact that drugs have across the community of Wichita County is huge and the effort to prevent them from entering is non-stop.

US highways 287, 281, 82, and I-44 all run through North Texas which makes it a central hotspot for drug traffickers.

“Wichita Falls has four major highways that come through here. There is US-287, US-281, US-82, and I-44. Everywhere in North Texas from the Dallas metroplex and Fort Worth metroplex back to the panhandle can merge back up to this area and hit any main artery going in any direction across America,” Wichita County Sheriff, David Duke said.

The Wichita County Sheriff has made several large busts this year including four in just the past month with one being 55 pounds of methamphetamine valued at 2.5 million dollars.

“For different vehicles, what type of vehicles, different states or countries that they come from there are a lot of different variables in there that they can use to actually look and pick up information of the car itself,” Sheriff Duke said.

Fentanyl has seen a major influx in Wichita Falls. In 2022 alone, it was responsible for more than 20 deaths.

This year in Wichita County, the first-ever trial was held for someone who was connected to a fentanyl-related crime.

“My son was Kaysen Villarreal the 13-teen-year-old that passed away from fentanyl poisoning last September,” Assistant Director of Sober Living Inc. Brandi Melow said.