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Nocona City Council meets to consider budget items

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9 months ago

09/05/2025

Members of the Nocona City Council will meet at 5 p.m. on Sept. 9 in the council chambers.
The meeting opens with the presentation of a proclamation to Brenda Murray in honor of her heroic actions on Aug. 3, 2025. Public comments follow.
The workshop agenda contains the following items:
Discuss the negotiated settlement with Atmos Energy regarding the 2025 rate review mechanism filing.
Annual review of the city’s public funds investment policy.
Discuss dispersing the hotel/motel tax collected for fiscal 2024-2025.
Discuss Nocona Economic Development Corporation (A and B) Boards to expend grant funds for signage at Sewell Uselton Insurance of $2,500.
Discuss Nocona Chamber of Commerce requests for road closures for Farm-to-Market Road 103 (Clay Street) and side streets for the Mardi Gras celebration on Feb. 13-14.
Consider settling polling places, appointing election judges and a joint election agreement for the Nov. 4 general election.
Annual review and changes to the emergency action plan for Lake Nocona Dam.
Nominate candidates for the Montague County Tax Appraisal District Board of Directors.
Public hearing for the 2025-26 proposed budget.
In the regular agenda, all the above mentioned items will be up for action.
The council also will consider an ordinance adopting the 2025-26 budget that includes $3,094,034 for the general fund; $322,016 for the golf fund; utility fund of $2,566,323 and budgets for the NEDC A and B of $477,401.
That budget ordinance also will ratify the property tax increase reflected in that budget which will generate 8.45% ($54,615) more in tax revenue than the prior year.
In a special council meeting at 8 a.m. on Sept. 10 there will be a public hearing on the 2025 proposed tax increase, followed by action on levying the rate of .3287 cents per $100 in taxable property. This is a 1.9% decrease from the 2024 rate of .3351 cents.

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Saint Jo City Council to meet June 17

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5 days ago

06/12/2026

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Members of the Saint Jo City Council will meet in regular session beginning at 6 p.m. on June 17 in the Saint Jo Civic Center.
Items on the agenda include the following: Public comments, discuss and approve the proposed 2026-2027 budget of the Montague County Tax Appraisal District; call the 2026 municipal election; consider resolution to apply for grants for water infrastructure through Corlett, Probst, Boyd; review minutes and monthly financials and reports from committee and department heads.

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STEM club builds, launches rockets

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6 days ago

06/11/2026

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Members of the Montague 4-H STEM Club shot off basic rockets as they were sent skyward on May 30. Each youngster had packed their own rocket, went through safety meetings and then set up their rocket for lift-off. Club Coordinators Tammie and Pete Rohde made sure all the safety protocols were followed by all the youngsters saw their rocket fly skyward before they ran to retrieve them to pack for a second go. See more photos in Thursday’s Bowie News. (News photo by Barbara Green)

Elliot Woodworth, Pete Rohde and August Woodworth repack the basic rockets for a second launch. The rocket program was initiated by Izzabella Rohde, the couple’s grandaughter and president of the STEM Club. She has attended space camp in Huntsville, AL and shared her interest in rocketry with her fellow STEM Club members. They will move on to more complex rockets where they cut and install fins, along with bigger engines to go highers and possibly carry a payload.
(News photo by Barbara Green)

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Bellevue Ex-Student’s annual reunion on June 13

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6 days ago

06/11/2026

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The Bellevue Ex-Student’s annual reunion will be on June 13 at the high school gym.
Events will begin at 9:30 a.m. with coffee and donuts after registration. Visitation will continued until the scheduled events of the day.
Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. by the FFA Alumni at a cost of $15, The reunion is the school gym which is currently receiving a make-over.
The Wall of Honor ceremonies will introduce and place this year’s new inductees on the wall. Other activities including door prizes, drawings and auction of several items including two baseball gloves and other memorabilia, adding to a fun-filled day.
Association members will conduct a short business meeting and recipients of the Ex-Student scholarships for 2026 will be recognized. Empty desks and class roll attendees also will be acknowledged.
All persons who have ever attended Bellevue high School and their families are invited to attend. All funds raised will go to the scholarship awarded in 2027 for Bellevue seniors.