NEWS

Saint Jo City Council meets March 13

Published

3 years ago

03/13/2024

The Saint Jo City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on March 13 at Saint Jo City Hall with consideration of a four-day work week and requests from the 4B Economic Development Board listed as discussion topics.
Public Works Director Marty Hilton will make a request to change the work week of the City of Saint Jo employees to a four-day week effective April 1.
Hilton said the city operates with approximately three full-time staff members, plus two part-time employees. He feels it could be a way to boost employee morale as an additional benefit. He has received input from his staff, as well as seen what other communities are doing with going to a four-day work week.
Hilton was planning to meet with the city secretary Tuesday to discuss her ideas on the schedule, but said he would have his crew working four, 10-hour days.
The police would operate on their same schedule and respond to emergencies, as would public works staff when there is a water line break or other problem.
The 4B EDC requests include approving Colton Shelton as the new secretary-treasurer, Deborah Thomas as the new vice president and Patty Hale to fill an empty seat on the board. Colton Shelton also would be added as a signator on the 4B checking account.
Police Chief Harvey Johnson will offer the annual racial profiling report. It is a federally mandated report.
Mark and Connie Wagner have asked for an exemption on their two-acre property from having two dwellings.
Minutes, monthly bills and written reports fill out the agenda.

COUNTY LIFE

Montague County sees 56.1% voter turnout in midterms

Published

48 minutes ago

11/05/2026

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Montague County voters joined the rest of the state with a tremendous turnout in Tuesday’s elections.
The elections administration office reported with all 10 precincts counted a turnout of 56.01% or 8,732 casting ballots. There are 15,591 registered voters in the county.
While there were no county contested races, there were two city council and two school board elections.
The Bowie City Council has three places on the ballot. Laura Sproles, incumbent, was not challenged for her place two.
Levi Bailey won the precinct one seat with 925 votes. Valerie Thomerson received 328 votes.
In precinct three, Terry Gunter won with 1,027 votes and Glenda Durham was second with 383

Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.

NEWS

Nocona teen dies after apolice chase

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55 minutes ago

11/05/2026

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A 15-year-old Nocona boy was killed in a crash following a law enforcement pursuit just after midnight on Nov. 1.
Sgt. Aaron Brandle, public information officer with the Montague County Sheriff’s office, said the crash occurred on Nov. 1 at around 12:21 a.m.
The vehicle in the pursuit crashed in the 3600 block of Cardwell Road in Montague County. The juvenile was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was ejected as a result of the crash.
The release states responding law enforcement personnel immediately initiated life-saving measures at the scene. The juvenile was subsequently transported to Nocona General Hospital, where despite continued life-saving efforts, he was pronounced deceased.

While the authorities have not publicly identified the deceased, several community efforts have been launched to assist the family of AR “Mando” Alcantar, a sophomore at Nocona High School. Students and staff also have taken steps to remember the popular young man.

A Gofundme account also has been sent up under the name Small Town, Big Hearts – Help support the Alcantar Family. It was organized by Kelsey Cabrera.

(Top photo – AR “Mando” Alcantar)

Read the full report in the Thursday Bowie News.

The Bowie News staff apologizes for the error in spelling of the the young man’ s name in the print edition. It stated “Mondo” and that was incorrect. We did not find the error until after press time.