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RODEO: Benefit youth rodeo for Nocona’s Womack set

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9 years ago

07/23/2015

The third annual Montague County Cowboy Church youth rodeo is set for 10 a.m. on Aug. 1 at the Covered Dave Wiley Memorial Arena.
The area is located at 1600 Farm-to-Market Road in Montague.
The rodeo this year will be a benefit for Easton Womack who continues to recover from injuries sustained in an accident back during spring.
A saddle certificate will be given to the all-around boy and girl in each age group except the 8-under age division.
Age divisions will be as follows: 5-under, 8-under, 9-12, 13-16 and 17-21 years old. Team roping divisions will be 14-under and 15-21 years old.
Buckles will be awarded to the first-place winners in each age group per event, and fifty percent of the entry fees will be returned to the contestants in a jackpot.
The secretary will receive call-ins on July 27 from 5-10 p.m. A late fee of $10 will be added to all call-in entries.
A current Negative Coggins test is required on all horses, and no lead-ins are allowed. All riders must be in full western attire. Contestants are urged to wear orange for Easton Womack.
Various entry fees are dependant on event and age category, ranging from $20-$45. Team ropers may enter twice, once as a header and once as a healer.
In the 5-under division, the following events will be contested: Stick horse race, barrels, poles, flags and goat ribbons. The 8-under division has goat tying, breakaway and calf riding.
In the other age divisions, poles, barrels, a flag race, goat tying, breakaway roping, tie-down roping, steer roping and team roping will be contested.
There also will be a silent auction.
Mail entries to: Tamra Pittman, MCCC Youth Rodeo, 15840 FM 1816, Nocona, Texas 76255. Competitors must have parental consent to participate.
For information and call-ins, call 1-940-389-7499. Entry forms may be found at: www.montaguecountycowboychurch.org.

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Oct. 7 final day to register to vote

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3 months ago

10/02/2024

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Oct. 7 is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 5 general election.
Voters also should double check their voter registration to make sure all the information is up-to-date. Go to votetexas.gov on the Texas Secretary of State’s website to make any address changes.
Registering to vote in Texas is easy, simply complete a voter registration application on the SOS website and return it to your county election office at least 30 days before the upcoming election date.
Fill in the required information, print and sign the complete application. At this late date it may be best to deliver the registration form in person to the election office in the courthouse annex at Montague.
Any additional information on voter registration can be seen on the county website at co.montague.tx.us, click on elections. Direct any questions to the office at 894-2540.

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Saint Jo crew works all night to repair 8-inch water main

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3 months ago

09/14/2024

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Marty Hilton and his crew with City of Saint Jo Public Works pulled an all nighter repairing an eight-inch water main break along U.S. 82 and Boggess Street. The break was reported around noon on Wednesday. City officials said one of the hardest parts was digging on U.S. 82 and when large trucks would go by the vibrations kept making the walls fall down causing them to be dug out again. The repair was completed at 10:30 a.m. Thursday and the water turned back on. The city is under a boil order until the water tests are complete, which can’t happen until Monday when the lab reopens. (Courtesy photo)

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Local businesswoman arrested in Hood County on TABC warrant

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5 months ago

07/17/2024

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Tawni Jones Ledbetter was arrested on July 10 by law officers in Hood County on a warrant for making a false statement to the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission.
Ledbetter was released from jail on $10,000 bond. While the former owner of The Rack lists Bowie as where she lives, she also remarried earlier this year to a man who resides in Granbury.
The TABC complaint could be handled as a misdemeanor according to the public information office, but additional details were unavailable as of presstime. The PIO indicated it depends on the specific type of case and he did not have the warrant information at the time of the call.

Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.

CORRECTION – In the Wednesday Bowie News this article in the print edition stated Ledbetter was the owner of The Rack, this is incorrect. She is no longer owner of this business. We apologize for this error.