NEWS
Dingler to replace McCaig as county health authority
The Montague County Commissioners named Dr. Chance Dingler of Nocona the new Montague County Medical Health Authority and infectious disease officer during a 20-minute session on Tuesday
Commissioners removed Dr. Delbert McCaig, longtime authority as the Bowie physician after he was hospitalized with COVID-19 and unable to continue. County Judge Kevin Benton said this is a very busy time for county residents as they battle a surge in the virus and a full-time authority is vital to monitor the situation.
Dr. Dingler is a family medicine specialist with 25 years of experience in the medical field. He and his brother, Len, also a doctor are both associated with Nocona General Hospital and its medical clinic. The brothers also recently recovered from their own battle with the virus.
Dingler will serve out the term that runs through May 31, 2022.
Montague County continues to a rise in its active cases. The Dec. 8 COVID-19 state dashboard of statistics shows 93 active cases and 23 fatalities. There have been a total of 809 positive cases since the pandemic started.
Free COVID-19 testing continues in Montague County supported by the Texas Department of Emergency Management. It is offered, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at a site set set up in the Nocona General Hospital parking lot.
Results are projected for return between 48-96 hours. Symptoms are not required for testing.
Register and schedule at: gogettested.com. The caller will be asked for identification and answer some general health questions and about symptoms.
The Nocona City Council approved a trio of Nocona Economic Development Corporation requests and considered infrastructure work questioned by a city council.
Councilors met on June 10. Two of the NEDC requests had already been presented with the timeclock for comment started. With that time limit over, the requests were finalized.
The Type A and B Boards will spend $19,225 at the Indian Oaks Golf Club for equipment, aerifying and top dressing the greens and batteries for rental carts. It also will expend $20,000 to the Nocona Chisholm Trail Rodeo Arena Committee to build new concrete bleachers, railings, fence and platform.
The third NEDC request is a new one related to a Type B board loan of $200,000 to Amy and Chris Nunneley for a new apartment and office construction project.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Due to the June 19 Juneteenth federal holiday the U.S. Post Office will be closed, which moves the Thursday Bowie News to a Friday delivery date
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