NEWS
Diabetes series begins Oct. 16
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Montague County will offer the “Do Well, Be Well With Diabetes” course beginning Oct. 16 at the Bowie Senior Center, Pelham Park in Bowie.
The five-part class will be at 1 p.m. each Tuesday from Oct. 16 to Nov. 13 and is free to the public.
This program is designed to help individuals and family members of people who have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
“We are trying to help you learn how you can live your life as well as manage your Type 2 diabetes,” explains Melanie Potter, AgriLife Extension Family and Community Health Agent.
By attending the course, participants will be able to:
• Get the facts from diabetes experts and professional educators.
• Meet other who have the same concerns as you.
• Ask the questions you want answered.
• Get the encouragement you need to make positive changes.
• Take home recipes and references you can share with friends and family.
For more information or to RSVP email Melanie Potter at montague-tx@tamu.edu or call 940-894-2831.
A 42-year-old woman from Henrietta was killed in a pedestrian vs. vehicle accident at 3:30 p.m. on June 6 on U.S. Highway 287 near N. Butler Road.
The Department of Public Safety report states Car Dianne Chitwood was driving a 2015 Honda Accord northwest on U.S. 82. She was having mechanical issues and had stopped the vehicle on the left shoulder, partially in the left lane.
Chitwood had exited the vehicle and stood in the left lane to inspect the Honda. A second vehicle, a 2014 Dodge Ram 2500 driven by Kymberly Michelle Riddle, 61, Laramie, WY was also traveling northwest on U.S. 82 and struck the pedestrian and vehicle one.
The DPS report states Chitwood was pronounced dead at the scene due to injuries sustained during the crash. Riddle was uninjured. The crash remains under investigation.
Texoma’s Homepage reported former 97th District Attorney Casey Hall was arrested in Sulphur Springs after her appeal bond was revoked. Click on the above link to read the story.
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on June 10 in the council chambers.
The meeting opens with the city manager’s report on meetings with the engineers on the Rock and Pillar Street repairs, budget preparation and substation transformer work.
In new business there will be resolution for allocating funds for a park enhancement project from 4B funds to build pickleball courts in Pelham Park. A pair of planning and zoning recommendations for a replat will be reviewed. Public comments conclude the agenda.
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