NEWS
IMPACT: Bowie Memorial Hospital Much more than just an ER, loss of 100-plus employees, $5 million annual payroll is far-reaching
This story is part of an ongoing IMPACT series exploring the consequences for the possible closure of Bowie Memorial Hospital could mean for the community and county.
By BARBARA GREEN
Hospital closures can devastate rural economies.
Not only does a hospital provide medical care to its citizens, it provides jobs, growth and stability to what can often be a struggling rural economy.
While the hospital board is struggling with its finances and trying to find some answers, its board members have said there is a definite possibility the facility could close if they cannot find a solution.
Here are some economic facts about health care from Healthland Fighting for Rural Hospital testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee.
•It is estimated that every health care dollar spent locally recycles through the community one and a half times.
•The presence of one physician accounts for 8.4 jobs in the local economy.
•Health care accounts for 15 to 20 percent of all jobs in rural communities (both primary and second employment).
Read the full news feature on the impact of Bowie Memorial Hospital in the greater Bowie area in your weekend Bowie News.
NEWS
Bowie Council meets June 23
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on June 23.
The agenda includes both old and new business items.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will make his report on the 2026-27 budget process, bid opening for the Glenn Hills lift station on July 16 and the bid for Rock and Pillar repairs.
In new business a pair of planning and zoning committee recommendations for replats at 107 E. Nelson and 412 Green will be reviewed. An ordinance adopting an office of emergency management amending a present ordinance will be offered.
Old business will see the second reading of the pickleball court reservation fee ordinance and the ordinance prohibiting drilling and mining or the reopening of an abandoned well or mine in any public park in the city limits.
NEWS
City of Bowie reports heat advisory today
A HEAT ADVISORY will be in effect from noon until 9 p.m. today (Thursday). Please plan accordingly.
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Sheriff confirms human remains found in Sunset area
Montague County Sheriff Marshall Thomas has confirmed human skeletal remains were recovered on June 13 in the Sunset area, and they could possibly be those of a flight attendant believed to have been murdered almost a year ago in the Fort Worth.
The murder suspect, Dennis William Day, 66, admitted in June 2025 to strangling Rana Soluri, 47, an Envoy flight attendant who lived with Day during that last year. She was reported missing by a co-worker on June 11 and had not been seen or heard from since March 2025.
Day initially denied any involvement, but later admitted to the murder and indicated he dumped her body somewhere in the Montague County area. Lawmen have scoured the areas in questions in both Montague and Wise County, but found nothing.
Sheriff Thomas said on June 13 the SO received a call of possible skeletal remains in the Brushy Creek area north of Poss Dyer Lane on Farm-to-Market 1749. A deputy went to the scene and confirmed it was human remains.
Investigators responded and kept the scene secure overnight until staff from the University of North Texas Forensic Anthropology Center could arrive and made the recovery on June 14. A Texas Ranger and staff from the Fort Worth Police Department also were on scene.
“There is no determination made yet on how long it has been there,” said Thomas. “The anthropologist was pleased to recover most of the skeleton in these conditions. Heavy rains previously made the past searches difficult. We are working jointly with Fort Worth to make an identification and if it is the victim in their homicide.”
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