NEWS

Bowie woman injured in crash

Published

2 years ago

08/16/2024

An Oklahoma man faces multiple charges following a July 29 accident where he reportedly ran a stop sign and struck a Bowie woman vehicle injuring her.
The accident report recently was completed after the wreck that happened at 10:25 on July 29 at U.S. Highway 287 and Farm-to-Market 174.
Bailey Polk, 32, was driving an Infiniti east on FM 174 and James Nealey, 26, Davidson, OK, was traveling northwest on U.S. 287 in a Ford Focus. The report states Nealey ran the stop sign at the intersection of 287 exit ramp and FM 174.
The front door of the Polk car collided with the left front quarter of the Focus and came to rest facing north. The Focus came to rest facing southeast.
DPS report during the vehicle inventory a a lock-style bag containing a green substance that smelled like marijuana and a cold opened alcoholic beverage were in the passenger floorboard of the Focus. It states multiple tested were performed by Healey at the hospital with negative results for intoxication.
Both drivers were transported to the Bowie emergency room by Bowie EMS. Healey was charged with complaints of disregarding a stop sign, open container in a vehicle and possession of marijuana under two ounces. Polk’s mother reported her daughter is recovering well from her injuries.

COUNTY LIFE

Montague County sees 56.1% voter turnout in midterms

Published

28 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

35 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.