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This Day In History

1931 Capone goes to prison

On this day in 1931, gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion and fined $80,000, signaling the downfall of one of the most notorious criminals of the 1920s and 1930s. Alphonse [...]
NEWS

Howard receives additional indictments

District Attorney Casey Polhemus reports that Defendant Ricky Dale Howard was indicted on Oct. 16, 2018 for one count of first degree felony indecency with a child sexual contact, two counts of second degree felony [...]
SPORTS

MSU football wins big following first loss

Special teams push started No. 12 Midwestern State University before the electric Juwan Johnson pushed the Mustangs into overdrive catching four touchdown passes in a 69-14 win over Texas A&M-Kingsville Saturday night at Javelina Stadium. [...]
SPORTS

Montague Sports Roundup

The Montague Lady Eagles traveled to Wichita Christian Thursday to beat the Mustangs 21-25, 25-20, 15-13 in a very tough match up. Outstanding stats include Kate Sherwin getting six digs and four kills. Skyler Smith [...]
SPORTS

Bowie Junior Varsity teams race at district

In the final meet of the 2018 season, the Bowie High School junior varsity cross country teams saw three girls and nine boys finish in the top 10 at the Oct. 11 District 8-3A meet [...]
SPORTS

Bowie Junior High sweeps City View

The Bowie Junior High seventh and eighth grade volleyball teams made a clean sweep at home against City View on Oct. 11. The 8A team dominated against the Lady Mustangs with a two-set win of [...]
SPORTS

Volleyball Roundup

Nocona The Nocona Lady Indians were outlasted by Henrietta in the second round of district in a tight five-set match on Saturday by 25-27, 25-16, 25-14, 26-28 and 13-15. Averee Kleinhans led the Lady Indians [...]
SPORTS

Football Roundup

Nocona It was a game the Nocona Indians needed to win after coming off a triple overtime heartbreak against Henrietta the previous week. It took two overtimes, but the Indians won at Callisburg 17-14 in [...]
SPORTS

Lady Rabbits win on road at Childress

The Bowie Lady Rabbits won their second straight game on the road Saturday at Childress. Coming off a brilliantly played four set win against fourth place Henrietta, the Lady Cats were no match for the [...]
COUNTY LIFE

Bowie, Nocona bands go to marching contest Saturday

The Mighty Marching Maroon and The Pride of the Tribe marching bands from Bowie and Nocona High Schools will compete in University Interscholastic League marching contest on Oct. 20. Recent rains have made practice for [...]
SCHOOL NEWS

Bowie ISD reviews superior FIRST rating in hearing

By BARBARA GREEN editor@bowienewsonline.com For the 15th year in a row Bowie Independent School District has received a superior rating in the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas. The board of trustees conducted the required [...]
COUNTY LIFE

Saint Jo Panthers crown homecoming queen

Saint Jo High School had homecoming last Friday night. Senior Hallie Hinds was crowned queen and was escorted by by her father, Randy Hinds, as the pair stands with other senior candidates and their escorts. [...]
NEWS

Voting machines ready to go for Nov. 6 races

By BARBARA GREEN editor@bowienewsonline.com With less than a week before early voting begins for the mid-term national, state and local elections, Montague County Elections Administrator Ginger Wall said she’s ready for voting to begin as [...]
SPORTS

Jackrabbits lose at Whitesboro

A bad first quarter gave the Bowie Jackrabbits no chance at Whitesboro on Friday. The Jackrabbits (1-5, 0-2 in district) lost 43-0 on a muddy field that did not slow down Whitesboro’s (5-2, 2-1) explosive [...]
NEWS

Fire takes out AT&T U-Verse service across North Texas

The Bowie area was once again without internet service provided by AT&T U-Verse all day Monday and late into the evening. This outage that began shortly before 10 a.m. Monday and lasted until 10:30 p.m. [...]
NEWS

Trial defendant challenges laws requiring DL, auto registration

On. Oct. 10, a judge of Montague County residents found Colby Dan Nunley, guilty of three misdemeanor offenses in county court reported County Attorney Clay Riddle. County Judge Rick Lewis presided at the trial as [...]
NEWS

Three more jailed from warrant roundup

Three additional names have been added to the 27 arrested by Bowie and Nocona Police, Montague County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Public Safety in a county-wide warrant roundup on Oct. 11. The day [...]
COUNTY LIFE

Fall Festival planned at local church Saturday

St. Peter Lutheran Church, 906 State Highway 59 North will have its Fall Festival from 4 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 20. There will be games, prizes, a cookie walk, photo booth, chili and pie [...]
COUNTY LIFE

Trunk & Treat event Saturday

North Central Texas College Bowie campus will have a “Trunk & Treat” event from 4 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 20. There will be prize drawings for the parents and treats for the children. Visit [...]