NEWS

DA Casey Hall resigns, Boggeman to fill out the term

Published

2 years ago

11/16/2024

The ceremonial swearing in of Katie Boggeman as 97th District Attorney will be at noon on Nov. 18 in the 97th District Courtroom.
While she has been serving as Interim DA since Aug. 9, Boggeman said she was contacted by the governor’s office on Nov. 11. A staff member asked if she wanted to be considered for the appointment after DA Casey Hall submitted her resignation on Nov. 1 for a term expiring on Dec. 31.
Boggeman said this was a surprise to her and she told that person she was already serving in the interim after Hall was suspended, and that she was the incoming DA following the Nov. 5 election.

Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.

Pictured above: Katie Boggeman when she took the oath of office after being named interim district attorney when Casey Hall was suspended. (Photo by Barbara Green)

COUNTY LIFE

Montague County sees 56.1% voter turnout in midterms

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14 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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21 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.