NEWS
DA asks one part-timer to help catch up
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Montague County Commissioners approved a request from Interim District Attorney Katie Boggeman to use Senate Bill 22 funds to pay for a part-time position to assist with filing and entering cases in the 97th DA’s office.
The court met in regular session Monday as Boggeman made her request and took the opportunity to introduce her new staff which includes Investigators Wes Wallace and Todd Lewis, Brandi Shipman, office administrator and victim assistance coordinator and Jackie Welsh, also victim assistance coordinator.
Boggeman was named interim DA on Aug. 1 after DA Casey Hall accepted a temporary suspension in an Aug. 9 removal petition hearing, which is connected to an indictment for two theft complaints on Hall connected to the use of state grant funds.
A jury trial is pending in the removal hearing civil action, while the pre-trial hearing in the criminal case will be Oct. 31. Boggeman, who defeated Hall in the March primary and is unchallenged in the general election and expected to take office Jan. 1, 2025.
The interim DA told the court they inherited quite a chore across the street, and she asked for a part-time position strictly for filing and electronic input.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
Top photo: (Left) Katie Boggeman, interim district attorney, introduced her new staff for the Montague County Commissioner’s Court Monday. They are Brandi Shipman, office administrator and victim assistance coordinator, Jackie Welsh, victim assistance coordinator, Wes Wallace and Todd Lewis, both investigators. (News photo by Barbara Green)
A boil water order was implemented Monday afternoon for the area served at U.S. Highway 81 from Parker Drive to Old Bowie Lake as water line repairs were made. The order remains in place today. If you are affected by this order and need bottled water call 940-977-4941.
City of Bowie officials report Montague County, TX will be under an ELEVATED FIRE THREAT today. Please be careful. Hear Audio Alert:https://hrpow.us/H9U9gWU
A heat advisory also continues until 8 p.m. tonight. Remember to check on pets and older neighbors. Stay safe.
Photo of a previous grass fire, Bowie News file photo.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
While the budget was the primary topics for the Montague County Commissioners on Aug. 10, there were several other topics handled by the court.
Tax Assessor Collector Kathy Phillips presented the certification of value and rates for the 2026 taxes. The certified net values are $3,017,685,102 with rolling railroad stock at $15,954,716.
The county’s total taxable value is $3,033,639,818. Total appraised is $7,930,674,437, total assessed at $3,629,932,719 and total taxable value of new property at $93,632,505.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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