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Fatalities from COVID-19 climb to five in county
A fifth Montague County resident has died from COVID-19 as the county’s total number of cases goes to 175 with eight confirmed as active.
Dr. Delbert McCaig, county health authority, confirmed the death listed on the Sept. 18 report. The patient was an 84-year-old male from Nocona.
Since the pandemic began the virus has been listed as the cause of death for two Bowie male residents, ages 68 and 76, a 72-year-old man from Sunset and a 91-year-old man from Nocona.
Read more on this story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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Hail of various sizes strikes Thursday
Dangerous spring weather continued to plaque North Texas Thursday as hail of various sizes fell across the county. (Top) This one shared on our Facebook page was on State Highway 59 near the Bowie Airport.
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Postal workers conducting food drive on May 11
Members of the United States Postal Service will conduct their annual food drive on May 11.
It is a food drive as close as your mailbox, all you have to do is place your non-perishable food items near your mailbox. The letter carrier will do the rest.
This is the annual event that takes place the second Saturday in May. Donations stay in your community. Help stomp out hunger, spread the word.
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Rain runoff still helping lakes fill
Runoff from the ongoing spring rains are bringing great benefits for Montague County lakes as they continue to slowly rise.
Lake levels
Amon G. Carter
May 7 – 100% full,
920.86 msl
April 30 – 100% full,
920.68 msl
Lake is full at 920 msl
Lake Nocona
May 7 – 83.7% full,
824.79 msl
April 30 – 73.1% full,
822.91 msl
Lake full at 827.5 msl
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