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Runaway teens from Ohio damage Bowie Police car

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teens for web copyBy BARBARA GREEN

A police check on a suspicious vehicle in a Bowie motel parking lot Sunday night turned into highway chase for a stolen vehicle after the runaway teens in the vehicle backed into the cop car.

Bowie Police Chief Guy Green said Officer Scott Parker responded to a 10:35 p.m. call from officials at The Park Inn, 708 West Wise. Operators said a suspicious vehicle was on its lot, and its vehicle license plate was not from any of the registered guests.

Parker ran the license of the 2008 Ford Expedition and found it to be reported stolen out of Ohio and possibly occupied by two teens, Matthew Bateman and Kylee Taylor, both age 14.

The teens were from Belmont, Ohio and were reported missing on April 11. The Ford Expedition belonged to Bateman’s parents. Read the full story in the mid-week News.

Pictured: A Bowie police car was damaged when the teen’s threw the car they were sleeping in, into reverse and hit the car before fleeing. (Photo by Barbara Green)

 

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Commissioners to meet on Dec. 23

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Montague County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. on Dec. 23.
The court will consider obligating $276,961.84 of American Rescue Plan funds to completing the new wastewater treatment plant that will serve the courthouse complex. Commissioners have been working on this project much of the year.
Montague County will apply to the Nortex Regional Planning Commission for a solid waste disposal grant to purchase a tire cutter for use by all four precincts.
Developers for Kingdom Estates Phase 2 subdivision will offer a plant for lots 6-10, 16.06 acres located in precinct two.
A cooperative agreement between Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the county will be presented, along with a non-exclusive license and service agreement between Local Government Solutions and Justices of the Peace one and two.
Annual bonds for seven elected officials will be offered, along with the county attorney’s 2024 Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture report.

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NEWS

New storm shelter grants available

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Montague County has received a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist individuals with the purchase and installation of a residential storm shelter.
The shelter must be FEMA-approved and individuals must install and pay for the shelter. After installation and passing an inspection, the individual could be eligible for 50% reimbursement of the cost of the storm shelter up to a maximum $3,000 reimbursement.
The initial program allows for financial assistance for the installation of up to 100 storm shelters. Visit the Montague County website at co.montague.tx.us and click on “Safe Room Program,” and under quick links to see the qualifications and requirements for participation in the program.
There is no deadline to apply, but only 100 applicants will be accepted

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COUNTY LIFE

First day of winter arrives

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It’s here, the first day of winter marked by the winter solstice at 4:21 a.m. on Dec. 21.
The winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight throughout the year, making it the “shortest day” of the year. Thankfully, after the winter solstice the days begin to grow longer and longer again and until the summer solstice, the first day of summer and the longest day of the year

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