Junior quarterback Ty Bates scored six touchdowns and the Wildcats defense forced seven turnovers in a 60-7 rout of Haskell in Archer City’s season-opener on Friday, Sept. 4, at Wildcat Stadium.

Windthorst (2-0) was near perfect in its homecoming rout of DeLeon (0-2). The Trojans rolled up 502 yards of offense in a 55-7 blowout of the Bearcats.

Archer City was unable to hold on to an early twoset lead in a five-set loss to Iowa Park on Saturday, Sept. 5, falling 3-2 (29-27, 29-27, 19-25, 16-25, 9-15).

The Windthorst Trojanettes (2-10) ended an eightmatch losing streak on Saturday, Sept. 5, topping City View 3-0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-17). On Tuesday, Sept. 1, the Trojanettes suffered a 0-3 (25-10, 4-25, 23-25) loss to Henrietta.

The Archer City City Council set a date for final action on the proposed budget and tax rate during its meeting Thursday, Sept. 3.

A Brown Ford Expedition crashed and rolled on U.S. 82 near E. Ferguson Road Thursday, Sept. 3, afternoon. The male driver was transported to a Wichita Falls Hospital after he complained of back pain. Photo/Jerry Phillips

Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers were attempting to locate a reported reckless driver headed west on U.S. 82 Saturday, Sept. 5, when a trooper found the vehicle driving west in the eastbound lanes. He attempted to stop the vehicle when it crashed into the DPS vehicle approximatelty one mile west of Hwy. 25. The driver was suspected to be intocxicated and claimed to have COVID-19. She was transported to a Wichita Falls hospital. Photo/Jerry Phillips

The city of Scotland is hosting a Mark on the Park fundraiser to add engraved bricks in the sidewalk at Scotland City Park. According to a press release, the city will be placing an order for the bricks by Friday, September 18.

Kathy Bailes is the new County Executive Director in the Wichita (Iowa Park) and Archer County FSA Offices. Bailes, formerly Kathy Pechacek, was born and raised in Archer County, attended Megargel schools, then earned her Bachelor in Science degree in Agricultural Education from Texas A&M University.

Four Archer County nonprofit organizations are participating in the 24-county area fundraising program Texoma Gives, which kicks off at 6 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, with donations able to be given before the event.