COUNTY LIFE
Saint Jo Council votes to investigate possible mayoral misconduct
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
After attempting to “hash out” its problems across more than two hours Wednesday night, the Saint Jo City Council in the end voted to go forward with an investigation of possible “misconduct” by Mayor Tom Weger and will meet at 6 p.m. March 30 to consider hiring an investigator.
It was an uncomfortable night for all concerned as the council replayed the March 9 meeting where Weger resigned as mayor and left the meeting. The confrontation that night stemmed from several topics including questions raised about the 4B Economic Development Board, which included five of its members resigning that night; social media “misinformation;” questions about a Coppell Construction (Weger’s firm) lease of city property on U.S. Highway 82 and record retention for both EDC boards and the Saint Jo Fire Department.
Weger previously stated he let his anger and frustration get the best of him, and he resigned leaving that meeting; however, the next day he rescinded that resignation.
What ensued across the next few days were meetings posted and then rescheduled, and council members wondering what was the next move.
About 60 people attended the meeting, which was moved to the Texas Theater to allow for the larger crowd. Eight people participated in public comments with the majority in support of Weger, and the others supporting the council’s right to ask questions.
Read the full story along with the story on public comments at the meeting in your weekend Bowie News.
Give blood to save lives and at the time help the Nocona Volunteer Fire Department on March 24.
The blood drive will be from 1-6 p.m. in the H.J. Justin Building in downtown Nocona. First time donors generate $100 in funding and returning donors generate $15 per blood donation.
Go to the Nocona Firefighters Facebook page to scan the QR code to pick a time.
Gold-Burg High
Gold-Burg High School’s one-act play “Lady Precious Stream,” by S.I. Husung will be presented at district competition on March 19 in the Graham Auditorium.
The performance order will be Saint Jo, Prairie Valley, Universal Irving, Forestburg, Universal-Flower Mound, Gold-Burg and Bellevue. Plays begin at 10 a.m.
Nocona High
Nocona High School will be competing in the district one-act play competition on March 27 at Seymour High School.
Chrissy Shubert, theater arts teacher, said they will perform “Antigone in Munich: The Sophie Scholl Story,” by Claudia Haas produced by Stage Partners.
There will be a public performance of the play at 6 p.m. March 13 in the Nocona School Auditorium.
The plays will begin at 10 a.m. and Nocona is the sixth play of the day.
Prairie Valley High
Prairie Valley High School will present “Wild Strawberries” by Jerry Ayers for its University Interscholastic League one-act play contest on March 19 in Graham Memorial Auditorium.
PV will compete in 1A-District 18. The play is directed by Jesse Kincy. It is a comedic farce set in Italy during the Renaissance.
Read the full stories on these productions in the Thursday Bowie News.
Two marble panels collapsed and shattered at the Montague County Veteran’ Memorial on the courthouse square March 4 due to high winds.
This is the second time the monument has been damaged by high winds.
On Nov. 10, 2021 a panel fell over breaking into pieces and another panel shifted. It was a long process to get the slab replaced as the black marble came from India.
County Judge Kevin Benton recalls in 2021 there were delays first in finding the specific marble that was needed and then the first panel broke as it was being worked on and the artists had to start again.
Then the panel had to be shipped to its new home. It was an expensive proposition costing about $16,000. The panels are very large with the small ones weighing in at one ton.
Benton and Commissioner Bob Langford said Monday the wind deductible for the insurance is very high at $50,000. When that first panel was replaced county officials opted to have dowels placed in the panel that went into holes in the base to create a more secure attachment.
Langford said at that time they looked at possibly resetting the whole monument with dowels, but it was cost prohibitive at more than $30,000. He added the installers also indicated they really didn’t want to tackle something like that due to the possible liability if the panel is damaged.
Benton said they are talking to a company to see what is the best way forward with the repairs and what the costs could be to replace them.
Pictured: A precinct crew was removing the broken marble panels on Monday. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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