Montague County 4-H banquet this Sunday

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11 years ago

08/12/2015

The Montague County 4-H Youth will host the annual awards banquet at 2 p.m. Aug. 16 in the courthouse annex at Montague.

4-H youth and families are invited to attend as the youth conduct the banquet, as well as receive awards for their accomplishments over the last year.

Justin Hansard and Elsie Lacey, both county AgriLife Extension agents, help coordinate 4-H activities along with other adult volunteers.

They report $47,000 in 4-H scholarships were awarded to six deserving youth from the county back in June.

A meal will be served with no charge to 4-H youth and their parents, but there will be a $10 charge for others who would like to attend.

Any former Gold Star winner is invited to attend and be recognized. Call the extension office at 894-2831 to reserve a place.

Awards will include the Bronze, Silver and Gold Star honors along with citizenship, Danforth ‘I Dare You’, helping hand, plus record book awards. To reserve a place for the banquet call 940-894-2831.

Chisholm Trail Rodeo coming to Nocona

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11 hours ago

04/30/2026

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Nocona is preparing for the 74th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo May 8 and 9 at the Chisholm Trail Arena.
The rodeo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nightly with the Ryan Ready Band playing for the rodeo dance afterward on Saturday night. Tickets in advance are $12 and $15 at the gate.
All the traditional rodeo events are planned along with non-sanctioned events of junior barrels for 16 and under. There is $250 added each night, a jackpot nightly and contestants have a $50 entry fee. Entries open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4-5.
The new Chisholm Trail Rodeo Queen and Princess will be crowned during Saturday night’s performance. Read about these young ladies in your Thursday Bowie New.

Clara Anderson

COUNTY LIFE

TxDOT plans virtual meeting on rural road projects

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11 hours ago

04/30/2026

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TxDOT is hosting a virtual meeting to review projects included in the 2027-2030 Rural TIP.
The program is at 4 p.m. on May 6 and 11:59 p.m. on May 19, all online at https://bit.ly/4uhDwMG
The Rural TIP is a list of local projects to be funded during the next four years in the Wichita Falls District of the Texas Department of Transportation.
The counties included are Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young. Transportation projects cannot receive federal funding unless they are included in the Rural TIP. This includes projects for private vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, public transport, and commercial vehicles.

COUNTY LIFE

Sewer line replacement moving forward

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11 hours ago

04/30/2026

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A section of Roach Street has been closed for the last few weeks as a new sewer line was installed replacing old clay tile line. It is phase two of multi-phase sewer line project across the city funded through a Texas Water Development Board loan of more than $9.7 million. The project will replace nearly10 miles of aging lines. (News photo by Barbara Green)