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Bowie Police update: Missing person title lifted, man is safe
Update: Aug. 7, Bowie Police Chief Guy Green reports Daniel Dirickson has confirmed he is safe and his missing person designation has been lifted. Green said the man’s family has been contacted about the update that came late Tuesday evening.
Bowie Police are investigating a missing person’s report filed by the mother of a 26-year-old man living in Bowie, whom she says they have been unable to contact for about one month.
Danene Dirickson, Forestburg, filed the missing person’s report on her son Daniel Dirickson the afternoon of July 20 at the Bowie Police Department. She said he was living in Bowie at 408 Campbell with Sarah Cambre.
According to the police report Cambre said Dirickson has left with her aunt who possibly gave him a ride to Littlefield to his father’s residence. Sgt. Josh Wolfe said Cambre told him Dirickson was refusing to talk with her as well and was upset with her. She was going to attempt to contact through social media and let the police know if she heard from him.
Wolfe attempted to follow multiple leads by contacting friends and relatives he saw through Dirickson’s Facebook page, but he had been unable to establish any form of contact with him or get a phone number for him.
Information and a description of the man were entered into the state system noting him as a missing person due to the extended time that has passed since his family or friends had heard from him.
Lt. Randy Hanson said at 6:53 p.m. on July 21 the police department received a phone call from a male who identified himself as Daniel Dirickson. He reportedly gave police his date of birth and driver’s license number. Police instructed him to make contact in person with any law enforcement agency to confirm his identity because he was listed as a missing person.
Hanson said the male did not do this and remains listed as missing.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
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County subdivision regulations getting updates
Updating Montague County’s subdivision regulations will be a major topic of discussion at the 9 a.m. commissioner’s court meeting on April 22.
As 2023 wound down the court named a committee to work with legal counsel to see what updates or clarifications were needed to the rules. The agenda list scheduling a public hearing on adoption of the revised rules, along with taking an impact assessment on the draft of the regulations.
An executive session is posted for discussion on the appointment of a development officer in conjunction with subdivision rules. This could be a new position or a present employee, there was no information available on Friday.
The court will consider appointing a local health authority for the county. Dr. Chance Dingler has been serving in that capacity.
The Montague County Historical Commission will ask to place a historical marker at the site of the old agriculture extension farm site outside of Montague.
In other topics they will consider a finance contract with Government Capital to finance the remaining balance of a 2022 Mac Truck for precinct four; allow precinct one to enter the Tyler Stark property on Lake Valley Road to address drainage issues on a proposed driveway entrance and tinhorn installation; precinct two going out for sealed bids to sell excess dirt; precinct three trading a loader; replat for two lots in Silver Lakes Ranch, phase seven in precinct two and a final plat for various lots in the Robb Addition.
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School bond early voting to open
Early voting for the Bowie and Forestburg Independent School District bond elections begins April 22 at one central location at the Bowie Senior Citizens Center.
Early voting will be April 22-26, and April 29-30, all from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is only one location for early voting for both elections.
On the May 4 election day the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at these locations: Bowie Senior Citizen Center, Forestburg ISD library and Sunset City Hall.
Voters can cast ballots at any of these locations due to countywide voting.
Bowie ISD is asking voters to reconsider a $65.8 million bond issue, that was defeated in November 1,079 to 855, a shortfall of 224 voters.
There will be two town hall meetings this week where the superintendent will discuss the bond proposal on April 24 from noon to 1 p.m at the administration office, 404 E. Williams, and 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the junior high school.
Read more on the upcoming elections and the proposed bonds in the weekend Bowie News.
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Traffic stop may have been part of human trafficking
More than a dozen men, believed to be illegal aliens who were being trafficked, fled from a traffic stop at the edge of the Montague and Clay County line early Wednesday morning.
As of Friday seven of the men who ran away from the van had been captured. The search for the men began at 1:05 a.m. April 17 when a Clay County Deputy made a traffic stop in the Bellevue area at U.S. 287 north of Tyson Road. The sheriff’s office announced approximately 11 to 14 suspected illegal aliens immediately fled out of the vehicle on foot into the surrounding countryside when the stop was made.
After a day long search seven were apprehended and the investigation indicates the men may have been taken for human trafficking. They had no ID, no money, no personal items and a couple had no shows.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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