NEWS

Saint Jo City to consider selling 2.77 acres by bid

Published

3 years ago

04/10/2024

Members of the Saint Jo City Council will discuss the possible sale of 2.775 acres of land on U.S. Highway 82 through sealed bid when they meet at 6 p.m. on April 10 in Saint Jo City Hall.
This acreage is part of a nearly 50-acre tract of land owned by the city east of town that includes land occupied by the wastewater plant, Easy Street Shelter and a property facing the highway that was formerly leased to a construction company.
During the past six months there has been a lot of discussion in the council and community about a Dollar General store possibly locating in Saint Jo. This land was debated in a council session three months ago.
An executive session is set to consider the appointment of a new police officer, Roxanne Lindberg, to the city’s force.
Other items on Wednesday’s agenda include: Request by Trey Wilkins to host a Trade Days Event at Gilbert Freight Outlet on May 11; discuss a request by Richard and Hollis Notgrass on the division of 2.5 acres into separate properties; approve emergency medical service mutual aid agreement for the Saint Jo Volunteer EMS Department; consider adding two additional bank accounts for Saint Jo Municipal court for local truancy and prevention diversion fund and municipal jury fund; review bringing in a certified public accountant to aid in financial audits and approval of monthly bills, minutes and reports.

COUNTY LIFE

Montague County sees 56.1% voter turnout in midterms

Published

41 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

Published

48 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.