NEWS
City of Nocona only one to have contested race
The deadline to file for one of the open seats on the Nocona City Council, Nocona Hospital District Board, North Montague County Water Supply District Board and Nocona School Board ended last Friday.
Nocona City Council had three open seats available. Incumbents Tracy O’Neal, Bob Ferguson and Steve Tettleton all filed for re-election. Lynn Roberts also joined the race. The city will have the only contested race and will have to conduct an election.
The hospital board also has three seats with all three incumbents Tracy O’Neal, Bob Ferguson and Steve Tettleton filing for the election.
Two seats on the water board presently filled by Matt Hackley and Bill Crowe are up for election. Tony Owen filed for one of the seats and Crowe filed for re-election.
The Nocona School Board had two open seats. Pat Keck, secretary, filed for re-election for place three seat and Greg Fuller filed for re-election in place four.
Nocona is the only city in the county where elections have not been moved to November.
Bowie and Saint Jo, as well as their school districts have moved to the November races.
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on April 22 in the council chambers.
City Manager Bert Cunningham in his report will discuss the comprehensive planning grant and the substation transformer.
In old business there will be second readings for the water rate ordinance tabled from the last meeting, plus the new ordinances related to the operation of food trucks in the city.
In new business the council will discuss section 3 policy updates for the community development grant for Smythe Street sidewalks and hear a request from public works to use $9,763 out of the tap account to purchase 64 meters.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Bowie received an unqualified audit for 2023-24 presented by its outside auditor during its April 8 meeting.
Valerie Halverson of the Mathis, West, Huffines Group, Wichita Falls, reviewed the extensive report on the city’s funds.
She noted it was a busy year dealing with several major capital projects along with tracking grant funds, but the city met all the general accounting standards.
Read the full story on the outside audit in the Thursday Bowie News.
(Top photo) Volunteers Janet Morgan, Pattye Graham, Jo Lee and Carolyn Cantwell were busy at the registration table during “Sight for All” event sponsored by Bowie and Graham Lions Clubs on April 5 at Bowie First Methodist Church. There were nine stations for screenings for eye diseases and about 50 people went through.
About 50 people attended the Bowie Lions and Graham Lions Club program for eye screening hosted in Bowie recently. There were nine stations through which people were screened or things like glaucoma and other eye diseases. If any concerns were raised information was available about referrals and related assistance. (Courtesy photos)
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