NEWS

BMH sets final sale deadline for Feb. 15

Published

11 years ago

01/23/2016

Things continue to change at a fast pace for the former Bowie Memorial Hospital as the board found it did not qualify for a government program as previously hoped and set a Feb. 15 deadline for a sales contract.

One week ago the board proposed a contract with an investment broker to pursue the New Market Tax Credit program that could assist with the sale of the hospital. Jose Marques of the Colmar Group, LLC, made the pitch to find investors, however, the board learned Thursday that plan is not possible.

Chief Executive Officer Heller explained the hospital does not initially qualify for that program based on its designation. BMH was designated as medically underserved, however, to qualify an area must be “distressed medically underserved” community. It is unclear if the city could qualify for that designation or how long it would take, so the plan was scrapped.

After spending several months trying to get the hospital sold and on a prospect that failed to meet the financial requirements, the board voted to set a final deadline for a sales contract on Feb. 15. Heller said they are running out of resources and time. Read the full story in the weekend News.

COUNTY LIFE

Montague County sees 56.1% voter turnout in midterms

Published

36 minutes ago

11/05/2026

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Montague County voters joined the rest of the state with a tremendous turnout in Tuesday’s elections.
The elections administration office reported with all 10 precincts counted a turnout of 56.01% or 8,732 casting ballots. There are 15,591 registered voters in the county.
While there were no county contested races, there were two city council and two school board elections.
The Bowie City Council has three places on the ballot. Laura Sproles, incumbent, was not challenged for her place two.
Levi Bailey won the precinct one seat with 925 votes. Valerie Thomerson received 328 votes.
In precinct three, Terry Gunter won with 1,027 votes and Glenda Durham was second with 383

Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.

NEWS

Nocona teen dies after apolice chase

Published

43 minutes ago

11/05/2026

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A 15-year-old Nocona boy was killed in a crash following a law enforcement pursuit just after midnight on Nov. 1.
Sgt. Aaron Brandle, public information officer with the Montague County Sheriff’s office, said the crash occurred on Nov. 1 at around 12:21 a.m.
The vehicle in the pursuit crashed in the 3600 block of Cardwell Road in Montague County. The juvenile was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was ejected as a result of the crash.
The release states responding law enforcement personnel immediately initiated life-saving measures at the scene. The juvenile was subsequently transported to Nocona General Hospital, where despite continued life-saving efforts, he was pronounced deceased.

While the authorities have not publicly identified the deceased, several community efforts have been launched to assist the family of AR “Mando” Alcantar, a sophomore at Nocona High School. Students and staff also have taken steps to remember the popular young man.

A Gofundme account also has been sent up under the name Small Town, Big Hearts – Help support the Alcantar Family. It was organized by Kelsey Cabrera.

(Top photo – AR “Mando” Alcantar)

Read the full report in the Thursday Bowie News.

The Bowie News staff apologizes for the error in spelling of the the young man’ s name in the print edition. It stated “Mondo” and that was incorrect. We did not find the error until after press time.