On top of a pandemic, we still have cold/flu season to worry about. The 2021 Old Farmer’s Almanac has identified ways to lessen the chances of getting one or both of these, plus tips on [...]

March 25, 1939 – September 26, 2020BOWIE – Faye Wanda Gresham, 81, Bowie, TX died Sept. 26, 2020.A graveside service was at 2 p.m. on Sept. 29 at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie, with Pastor Steve [...]

May 18, 1968 – September 27, 2020NOCONA – Jesus “Javier” Marrufo, 52 died Sept. 27, 2020 in Nocona, TX.There was a wake service on Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. at Jerry Woods Funeral Home Chapel [...]

October 8, 1943 – September 24, 2020MUENSTER – Ronald Klement, 77, died at Gainesville Health and Rehab on Sept. 24, 2020.The Mass of Christian Burial took place at 10 a.m. on Sept. 28 at Sacred [...]

July 14, 1930 – September 21, 2020ROWLETT Phillip Carvel Harper, 90, Rowlett, TX passed away on Sept. 21, 2020.The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Oct. 4 at Eastridge Church of Christ 670 [...]

February 23, 1938 – September 27, 2020ALVORD – Eloise Willett, 82, Alvord, TX died Sept. 27, 2020.The funeral service will take place at 2 p.m. on Oct. 1 at the Old Country Church in Bowie [...]

Montague County Emergency Management Coordinator Kelly McNabb said Tuesday at noon members of the National Guard were at Grace Care Center in Nocona helping disinfect the facility.McNabb said he was contacted by nursing home officials [...]

The Prairie Valley cross country teams competed at Poolville on Wednesday and made significant jumps in improvement.The course conditions were good and made for fast times as the Bulldogs’ team tied for second and the [...]

The Nocona cross country teams ran at a wet and messy Alvord meet on Wednesday where both teams saw continued improvement.The Lady Indians team took home another overall first place finish while the Indians team [...]

NoconaThe Nocona Lady Indians lost their first district game at Holliday on Tuesday.The undefeated Lady Eagles won in straight sets against Nocona in a match that was expected to be closer between the only two [...]

The Gold-Burg Lady Bears hosted Prairie Valley on Tuesday in an important district matchup.Despite the Lady Bears home court advantage, the Lady Bulldogs won 3-1 in a match that means almost more than district standings [...]

The popular History Channel show, “American Pickers,” is making a return to Texas this fall and invites interesting characters with interesting stuff to contact them for a possible visit.Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz and their team [...]

Voters in Texas Senate District 30 will go to the polls on Sept. 29 to select a person to fill the seat vacated by Pat Fallon as he makes a congressional run.Polls will be open [...]

A volunteer inside the Bowie Mission at 201 E. Greenwood was injured when this pickup driven by James Davis, Bowie, struck the building at 10 a.m. Thursday. The police report states Davis was about to [...]

The Bowie Lady Rabbits rode that positive feeling from their first district win into Tuesday’s win against City View at home.The Lady Rabbits did not have to work quite as hard as they did in [...]

The Montague County Sheriff’s office presents National Night Out from 6-9 p.m. Oct. 6 on the courthouse square near the sheriff’s office.National Night Out is an annual community event designed to promote a close working [...]

A sixth Montague County resident has been confirmed as a fatality in the COVID-19 pandemic as Dr. Delbert McCaig, county health authority, reported mid-week.McCaig said the death was added to the Department of Health and [...]

Members of the Montague County Commissioners Court will meet in two separate sessions this upcoming week.The regular meeting will be at 9 a.m. on Sept. 28 in the courthouse annex.Court members will consider approving dissolutions [...]

(News photo by Barbara Green)