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DPS investigating two accidents in Montague County

Officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety are investigating a pair of weekend accidents in Montague County reported Sgt. Dan Buesing, public information officers for the DPS Wichita Falls office.
On July 2, mid-afternoon on U.S. 82 near Three Bars Ranch west of Nocona a motorcycle driven by Anthony Dyers, 33, Nocona, crashed. Buesing said a specific time was not available. Dyer was air lifted to a Fort Worth hospital with serious injuries. A 2000 Ford Ranger pickup driven by Jeff McKay, Gainesville, was involved, but McKay was not injured. Buesing said he has no further updates on the incident or Dyer’s condition. Traffic was stopped along the highway during the accident scene investigation at 3:45 p.m..
On July 4, about 10:20 a.m. on U.S. Highway 82 and Farm-to-Market 1816 there was a single vehicle crash with no injuries, but some property damage. Buesing said Abraham Enns, 48, Paris, TX was westbound on Hwy. 82 when the accident occurred. Enns was towing a trailer when he failed to drive in single lane entered the right barrow ditch which caused the units to roll over damaging a fence. There were no injuries.
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Fire starts in transfer station building

Bowie fire and police emergency personnel responded to this structure fire call around 10:30 a.m. Friday morning. No details were available at this time on a possible cause, possibly from trash inside the station or inside a vehicle. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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Bell receives life in murder of Tia Hutson

Gregory Bell, 58, Saint Jo, was found guilty of the murder of Tia Hutson, 50, also of Saint Jo after less than an hour of jury deliberation Thursday afternoon.
She was found beaten and raped in her home in August 2022 and six days later never regaining consciousness. The jury also deliberated Bell’s sentence giving him the maximum life in prison and a $10,000 find. It took them less than half an hour to make the decision. A deadly finding also determined a large flashlight was used as a deadly weapon.

As the jury left the courtroom some members were seen hugging Trevor Riley, Tia Hutson’s who had given a powerful victim’s statement to the court.
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Illegal dumping continues at Bowie Mission

Staff and volunteers at the Bowie Mission continue to be plagued by people who dump their unwanted furniture and other items at their gates and doors. Despite having signs stating this is illegal and that there are surveillance cameras on scene, dumpers don’t seem to be phased.
This past week several large pieces of furniture were dumped right in front of the gate where the trailer used to go pick up food bank items is stored. Cynthia Brewer, director said most of the volunteers are older and it is difficult to get these large items moved out of the way. She is at her wit’s end trying to get people to stop dumping and while she hesitates to file police charges the situation is getting untenable as people continue to violate the policy.
Anyone who observes illegal dumping at the mission is urged to call the police 872-2251.
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