NEWS
Drought, wind fueling grass fires
By BARBARA GREEN
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More than half a dozen fires kept Montague County firefighters busy Saturday and forced a small section of homes along State Highway 59 to be evacuated; however, in the end, no structures were damaged and there were no injuries.
There were two mid-morning fires Saturday, but things blew up shortly after noon with multiple fires along State Highway 59 just outside the Bowie city limits and running all the way to the Jack County line.
Bowie Rural Fire Department Chief Randall Preuninger said there were three fires between Shady Oaks and the Jack County line, and then closer to Highway 287 where a large home was threatened as high winds pushed the fire and created heavy smoke. Fire departments from across the area responded.
“We evacuated two homes on the Shady Oaks fire with at least three people connected to two homes.
Two other fires later in the afternoon were caused by someone burning debris and violating the burn ban. One incident resulted in an arrest after a confrontation with a firefighter and a deputy.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
One person went to the Bowie emergency room following this accident on U.S. Highway 81 and Applegate Road at 2:52 p.m. Wednesday. Department of Public Safety officers report a truck tractor tanker was north bound on Hwy 81 driven by Michael Logan, 57, Duncan, OK. A passenger car moved into the left lane to pass the truck and Logan reportedly tapped his brakes, that locked up causing him to jack-knife across the highway. As the tanker crossed into oncoming traffic a southbound Dodge Ram 2500 pickup driven by Bradley Werner, 49, Lavaca, AZ struck the tanker. Werner was transported by Bowie EMS to the ER with undisclosed injuries. Texas Department of Transportation crews arrived on the scene to assist while debris and vehicles were removed from the highway. (Photo by Barbara Green)
The Montague County Grand Jury issued nine indictments during this week’s April session.
The 97th District Attorney said there also were four no-bills and five sealed cases awaiting the arrest of a suspect.
Read the full list of cases in the weekend Bowie News.
The City of Nocona received a clean audit as its council addressed a variety of topics in its April 9 meeting.
Accountant David Parkman presented the financial report ending Sept. 20, 2023 prepared by Edgin, Parkman, Parkman and Fleming PC. City Secretary Revell Hardison said there were no issues and the year ended strongly.
A pair of requests from the Nocona Economic Development Corporation were approved. The second reading to expend $13,025 from the NEDC A and B boards to purchase a mower and maintenance vehicles and to top dress greens at Indian Oaks Golf Course was finalized.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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