NEWS
Montague County general election
Latest election results with 16 of 16 reporting at midnight
Nocona ISD bond election 100 percent reporting
For 768
Against 1149
Bowie City Council 100 percent reporting
North ward
Scott Davis (I) 1046
Laura Sproles – 375
East ward
Ben Wiseman (I) 294
Terry Gunter 811
Richard Lee 384
South ward
Douglas Boyd uncontested
Saint Jo City Council 100 percent reporting
Mayor
Danny Steadham – uncontested
Aldermen
Shaden Clark 98
Randall Flusche 131
Nakisha Ice 101
Chris Luttmer 45
Lucas Thompson 212
(Two council seats open)
Forestburg School Board 100 percent reporting
Rick Balthrop 78
Mike Browning (I) 93
Audiemarie Hayes 176
Shelli Martinez 59
Chad Osteen 101
Jimmy Raney (I) 202
Lacy Rich 45
Kristy Tillman 224
Toby Vann (I) 178
Shane Wiley 165
(Four positions open)
Gold-Burg School Board 100 percent reporting
Lynn Allen (I) 152
Becky Case (I) 174
Weldon Duff 135
Penny McCullar 87
Melissa Weaver 58
Danielle Whitmus 46
(Three positions open)
Latest election results with 15 of 16 reporting 11 p.m.
Nocona ISD bond election 100 percent reporting
For 590
Against 912
Bowie City Council 100 percent reporting
North ward
Scott Davis (I) 770
Laura Sproles – 274
East ward
Ben Wiseman (I) 200
Terry Gunter 606
Richard Lee 291
South ward
Douglas Boyd uncontested
Saint Jo City Council 100 percent reporting
Mayor
Danny Steadham – uncontested
Aldermen
Shaden Clark 96
Randall Flusche 125
Nakisha Ice 94
Chris Luttmer 43
Lucas Thompson 200
(Two council seats open)
Forestburg School Board 100 percent reporting
Rick Balthrop 34
Mike Browning (I) 43
Audiemarie Hayes 83
Shelli Martinez 26
Chad Osteen 31
Jimmy Raney (I) 85
Lacy Rich 20
Kristy Tillman 81
Toby Vann (I) 62
Shane Wiley 70
(Four positions open)
Gold-Burg School Board 86 percent reporting
Lynn Allen 135
Becky Case 154
Weldon Duff 117
Penny McCullar 72
Melissa Weaver 54
Danielle Whitmus 39
(Three positions open)
Latest election results with 6 of 10 precincts reporting in Montague County POSTED 9 P.M.
Nocona ISD bond election
For 591
Against 912
Bowie City
Council
North ward
Scott Davis (I) -770
Laura Sproles – 274
East ward
Ben Wiseman (I) 200
Terry Gunter 606
Richard Lee 291
South ward
Douglas Boyd uncontested
Saint Jo City Council
Mayor
Danny Steadham – uncontested
Aldermen
Shaden Clark 96
Randall Flusche 125
Nakisha Ice 94
Chris Luttmer 43
Lucas Thompson 200
(Two council seats open)
Forestburg School Board
Rick Balthrop 43
Mike Browning (I) 43
Audiemarie Hayes 83
Shelli Martinez 26
Chad Osteen 31
Jimmy Raney (I) 85
Lacy Rich 20
Kristy Tillman 81
Toby Vann (I) 62
Shane Wiley 70
(Four positions open)
Gold-Burg School Board
Lynn Allen 135
Becky Case 154
Weldon Duff 117
Penny McCullar 72
Melissa Weaver 54
Danielle Whitmus 39
(Three positions open)
Posted at 8 P.M.
EARLY VOTING RESULTS/ one precinct reporting
Nocona ISD bond election
For 559
Against 831
Bowie City
Council
North ward
Scott Davis (I) – 766
Laura Sproles – 271
East ward
Ben Wiseman (I) 199
Terry Gunter 600
Richard Lee 290
South ward
Douglas Boyd uncontested
Saint Jo City Council
Mayor
Danny Steadham – uncontested
Aldermen
Shaden Clark 72
Randall Flusche 99
Nakisha Ice 65
Chris Luttmer 34
Lucas Thompson 154
(Two council seats open)
Forestburg School Board
Rick Balthrop 33
Mike Browning (I) 42
Audiemarie Hayes 79
Shelli Martinez 25
Chad Osteen 29
Jimmy Raney (I) 80
Lacey Rich 19
Kristy Tillman 76
Toby Vann (I) 57
Shane Wiley 66
(Four positions open)
Gold-Burg School Board
Lynn Allen 68
Becky Case 97
Weldon Duff 60
Penny McCullar 58
Melissa Weaver 43
Danielle Whitmus 30
(Three positions open)
All results “unofficial” until canvassed by the Montague County Commissioner’s Court.
Members of the Bowie City Council will face a brief agenda when they meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the council chambers.
Following routine reports and consent agenda items, the council will consider a resolution authorizing submission of the city’s 2027/2028 Texas Community Development Block Grant application to the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Then council members will consider approving Bob Blackburn for appointment as a reserve police officer with the Bowie Police Department.
Following an executive session, the council will discuss and potentially take action regarding the annual employment evaluations and duties of both the City Secretary and the Municipal Court Judge.
After nearly three months of no rain, Mother Nature brought the showers this past week.
Downtown Bowie rain reports varied from 7 to 8 inches, while the Saint Jo area reported a 10-inch total. The city water plant in Bowie reported 5.55 inches on Sept. 30 with 1.6 Oct. 1-3.
Nocona saw a total of 6.31 inches of rain across Sept. 26 to Oct. 3.
On Oct. 6, Lake Amon G. Carter saw a level of 917.39 mean sea level rising to 81.31% full. Just one week earlier the lake was 73.6% full, while one year ago it was 94.01%. The lake is full at 920msl.
Lake Nocona was 73.7% full at 823.02 on Oct 6. One week earlier it was 70.41% full and one year ago it was 92.41%. The lake is full at 827.5 msl.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
One Montague County City has joined the battle against any data centers being built in this county and there is a petition drive underway to urge the commissioner’s court to keep data centers out of Montague County.
At a Sept. 28 called meeting of the Saint Jo City Council, officials unanimously approved a resolution stating its opposition to the “siting, permitting, construction or operation of data centers and similar hyperscale computing facilities within the city limits or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.”
City Secretary Debbie Dennis said several citizens approached Councilor Jack Dunn about their data center concerns and he helped prepare a resolution. The council gave unanimous support.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
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