NEWS
10-year-old fatally injured at Rednecks with Paychecks
The Montague County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 10-year-old Fort Worth boy who was injured and later died from injuries he received while at Rednecks with Paychecks mudding event near Saint Jo.
Sheriff Paul Cunningham said Nicholas Octavian Torres was injured as he drove a four-wheeler on the grounds of the event. Torres and a passenger are reported to have driven the ATV from between two travel trailers and ran into the side of a pickup that was driving by. Neither child was wearing a helmet. The incident occurred at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
Torres was camping with his father said the sheriff.
Medics on the scene responded said the sheriff and the boy was airlifted to Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth, where he died form his injuries. The passenger was not injured.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s office reports the boy sustained multiple traumatic injures from an ATV/off road vehicle collision.
Due to a water line repair a boil order is in effect. Boil water before use in the 500-700 block of W Pecan St. Stay tuned for updates. If you need bottled water, please call 940-872-1114.
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WATER ALERT – Message from the City of Bowie – Water is off in the 500-700 block of West Pecan until approximately 1:30 p.m. Repairs are in progress.
As the days tick away to the November elections, Montague County commissioners gave approval to the slate of election judges, alternates and clerks for the 2026-27 election year.
The court approval the slate of officials on Monday, along with the purchase of a NeuraScanner for the longer ballot sheets. County Judge Kevin Benton, who spoke in the absence of Elections Administrator Ginger Wall who was out sick, said the scanner has been needed for a while and will be paid for through a line-item budget adjustment moving $6,650 from election judges to election supplies. The court also approved the list judges, alternate judges and clerks.
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