NEWS
Water leaks explored in Nocona tower
City of Nocona staff used a drone to try and get a close-up look at the leak in the water tower that was discovered last week.
City Manager Lynn Henley said it looks to be about the size of a pencil located in a seam. The repair divers have been contacted, but apparently the ice storm caused problems in many places and that company said they had about 50 emergency calls.
The leak in the tower is not causing any issues for water service in Nocona. The tower was built in the mid-1970s and holds 410,000 gallons.
“They told us we are on the list, but ours does not appear to be an emergency now. Sounds like the extreme cold may have caused problems elsewhere as some of the leaks were causing towers to low pressure, which we have not seen. We are down the list for now,” explained Henley.
A drone gets up close with the small leak in the City of Nocona water tower. (Courtesy photo Tommy Yowell)
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By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The Bowie City Council was told the city is in “solid financial shape with no irregularities,” when the 2024-25 outside audit was presented Tuesday night.
Valerie Halverson of MWH Group of Wichita Falls presented the annual audit report.
During the year the city’s total net position increased by $3,015,149. The fund balance was $5,882,361, which is a decrease of $376,670 from the prior year. Of this amount, $4,898,701 is available for spending at the government’s discretion (unassigned fund balance) and $766,945 is restricted by outside agencies for specific purposes.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Cody House has picked up his petitions and began gathering names to request an election that could allow for the sale of alcoholic beverages without food service requirements.
Bowie may have been “wet” since hotly contested elections in 2011, those sales came with restrictions based on the type of food or beverage license an owner maintains and local code. House explained one license requires a 51/49% split, requiring 51% of sales must come from something other than alcohol sales such as food or other items sold in the business.
House wants to create an entertainment venue in Bowie without food requirements and says he is “not interested in a venue that has to compete with a full restaurant.”
House picked up the petitions Monday and by lunch gathered more than 100 signatures.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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