Smoke rises from a grass fire on the Rhodes Ranch near Palo Pinto on Tuesday evening. Started by lightning, the fire burned about 400 acres. Chris Agee/Index
By CHRIS AGEE | cagee@mineralwellsindex.com
A fire that began Tuesday afternoon, reportedly the result of a lightning strike, was contained early Wednesday morning, according to Palo Pinto County Fire Marshal Buddy Harwell.
Crews first responded to the blaze shortly after 5 p.m. and Harwell said it was completely contained by about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday.
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Following last week’s devastating local storms, the nation’s midsection took a beating over the weekend with serious damage reported in Oklahoma and Kansas.
Know your sirens
Mineral Wells police dispatchers were inundated with calls Wednesday evening after the city’s weather sirens sounded ahead of a devastating storm.
Have storm damage?
Insurance claims continued to pour in following Wednesday evening’s devastating hailstorm and one local agent provided tips for those with damage.
Hours after receiving a stolen vehicle report, Mineral Wells police investigators arrested two individuals in connection with the crime.
Wicked weather wreaks havoc
An estimated 10 tornados touched down across North Texas Wednesday night with reports of softball-sized hail throughout Palo Pinto County.
Rodeo sent home many winners, some unsuspecting
The 76th annual Palo Pinto County Livestock Association Pro Rodeo came to a close Saturday night and left several winners with some extra cash in their hands.
GAINES BEND – An Azle man died Tuesday evening at Possum Kingdom Lake in what authorities are describing as an apparent accidental drowning.
The local observance of the 10th annual Ride of Silence takes place tonight.
Fires erupt at PK, again
Residents in a number of homes on the Peninsula at Possum Kingdom Lake were evacuated Monday after a fire erupted near Frontier Unit and Riley roads.
PALO PINTO – A Mineral Wells man is free after a Palo Pinto County jury found him not guilty of crimes stemming from an incident on Thanksgiving Day in 2010.
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