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Breaking news: Ricky Howard pleads guilty, sentenced to five years in prison.
Ricky Howard, Nocona, entered guilty pleas on three separate unlawful possession of a firearms charges in a hearing today receiving five years on each case, which will run concurrent.
A hearing was scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday for one of the unlawful possession cases, however, the hearing never opened as Howard’s attorney Robert Estrada asked to meet with District Attorney Paige Williams and then met with his attorney. At 11 a.m. the bench trial opened before 97th District Court Judge Jack McGaughey.
Due to his conviction on federal bank fraud charges back in 2007 where Howard was sentenced to 46 months in prison, he cannot legally possess any firearms. He was arrested in May 2015 on three separate instances where he allegedly had firearms in his possession. Howard has been a person of interest in the Caleb Diehl disappearance. It was during the midst of questioning and executing search warrants in connection with the missing 18-year-old that officers discovered the guns and an instance of him shooting on a friend’s gun range.
In December 2015 the Nocona man was arrested on two complaints of aggravated sexual assault of a child stemming from incidents alleged from 1996 through 2000 to a male child who was 13 years old when they started. A second arrested was made on Jan. 12, 2016 by a second male victim who was 12 at the time of the allegations that went back to 1994.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
The Wichita Falls Area Food Bank continues to fight hunger in Bowie and across the 12-county area in North Texas where more than 39,000 individuals including 1 in 4 children struggle with hunger. In Montague County, 3,490 neighbors struggle to put food on their tables.
The WFAFB operates a network of 92 partner organizations. A Partnership with the Bowie Mission helps alleviate hunger and creates a safety net for families and seniors.
Every contribution, no matter how big or small, plays a significant role in feeding hungry neighbors.You are invited to get involved whether by volunteering, donating, or simply spreading the word.
Visit wfafb.org or call 940-766-2322 to learn more.
The Bowie News will have an early deadline for the Dec. 25 edition of The Bowie News. All news and advertising items need to be turned in by 4 p.m. on Dec. 20, due to an early print deadline.
The Bowie News office will be closed Dec. 24 and Dec. 25 for the holiday, but reopen on Dec. 26.
The city offices of Bowie, Nocona and Saint Jo will be closed Dec. 24 and Dec. 25, along with the county courthouse.
By BARBARA GREEN
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Bowie School Trustees received an update Monday night on local and maintenance efforts to implement state safety mandates and also received the district’s second intruder detection audit.
Superintendent Blake Enlow reported the Texas School Safety Center recently conducted the intruder audit at one or more of the BISD campuses. There was one finding and corrective actions have already been implemented. This report was discussed in closed session and there was no action after that session
Maintenance Director John Meeks provided an extensive report on the district’s participation in the Safety and Facility Enhancement Grant to implement state safety standards. The 88th Texas Legislative Session appropriated $1.1 billion to support school systems in meeting the standards.
Bowie ISD received $1,850,000 across two cycles and has focused on doors, fencing and locks. Cycle one sent $1.7 million and cycle two had $150,000.
Meeks said all the projects have required a lot of planning and examination. There are 237 doors and 198 are being replaced.
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