NEWS
Energy Service Company sale finalized with Ranger
By BARBARA GREEN
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Darron Anderson, chief executive officer of Ranger Energy Services, came to Bowie Monday to introduce himself to his new employees formerly of Energy Service Company Bowie and to celebrate the closing of the sale along with the initial public offering of shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
Rumors of a sale have been circulating around Bowie for many months, and Energy Service owner Tim Hall confirmed the sale on Aug. 11, the same day Ranger Energy Service went public.
Todd Brown, chief operating officer for Energy and now vice president of the mid-continent region of Ranger, was on hand in New York as Anderson rang the opening bell.
Ranger Energy Service has committed to retain all present employees for a minimum of one year, which was part of the deal negotiated since this sale negotiation began in March.
Tim Hall, longtime owner of Energy Service, said the finality of the sale has not set in, but he feels very good about the people coming in and that they will be successful.
Read the full news story in the mid-week News.
A search is planned Tuesday for Bryce Dingler, missing for almost one week.
The Clay County Sheriff’s office has organized the search where law enforcement will be using search dogs, a plane and drones to search specific areas in Clay County, along with deputies and paramedics walking the area in hopes of finding Bryce. The group will be small as to not throw off the search dogs. The focus will be in the area where Dingler’s truck was found last Wednesday.
The Nocona News Facebook page stated Monday evening: “At the request of Dr. Len Dingler, while everyone’s desires to help find their missing son Bryce are appreciated, the family asks you limit your support tomorrow to prayers and allow the professionals do their jobs, unhindered with extra untrained bodies and false footprints which could divert their efforts.” Bryce is Len’s son.
By BARBARA GREEN
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A petition was filed mid-week with the 97th District Clerk seeking the removal of 97th District Attorney Casey Hall for “incompetency or official misconduct.”
The document was filed by Tim Cole, former DA and longtime area attorney, on July 17. Texas law allows any resident of the county where the allegations occurred to file such a petition on any elected official.
As of Friday noon, no judge had been assigned and Hall had not been served notice of the filing per the district court.
A recent example of this type of petition occurred in Clay County in January 2023 after Sheriff Jeff Lyde was arrested on charges of official oppression. Former District Judge Frank Douthitt filed that petition and the state was represented by Hall and the Clay County attorney Seth Slagle.
Casey Hall, DA for the three-county 97th District since 2016, was arrested on July 8 on a grand jury indictment for theft of property $2,500 to $30,000, a state jail felony. She was released on a $5,000 bond. The allegations stem from misappropriation of state grant funds with the investigation conducted by the Texas Attorney General’s staff.
Removal action
The removal action is directed to David Evans, judge of the 8th administrative judicial region, which has jurisdiction in this case. It seeks to have the officer removed for incompetency or official misconduct, acts or omissions while in the performance of her duties as the district attorney.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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