NEWS
Bowie Police searching for missing teens
UPDATE – 10 A.M., MAY 16
Bowie Police Chief Guy Green reported this morning the two teen have been found in Muenster and have been detained by the Muenster Police. Plans will be made to return them home.
Two 14-year-old boys were reported missing by their family Monday night after they did not return home from school.
Bowie Police Sergeant Randy Hanson said the missing persons report was made about 7:30 p.m. on May 14. Jeffery and Tabitha Davis reported the children, Ashton and Ethan Davis, did not come home. They had left the house shortly after 6:30 a.m.Monday for what the parents thought was school.
Hanson said they found the boys had packed some bags and had also contacted a friend on social media, afterwhich the teens blocked access to their social media.
“We believe they were going to the Wichita Falls area. We are talking with friends and relatives about possible places they may go. There is no information how they are transporting themselves,” said Hanson.
Police have been in touch with Wichita and Clay County law enforcement about the missing teens.
Anyone with information about these missing teens is urged call the police department at 872-2251.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 193
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9:05 PM CDT FRI MAY 8, 2026
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 193 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2:00 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
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The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on May 12 in the council chambers.
The agenda opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
In the city manager’s report, Bert Cunningham will discuss the Rock and Pillar Street project and the Texas Water Development Board grant application.
In new business, Brittany Barnes will be considered as an appointment to the Bowie Community Development Board.
A resolution requesting financial assistance from the TWDB authorizing the filing of an application for assistance will be reviewed.
The master parks plan also will be presented by staff from Public Management.
The consent agenda and public comments round out the meeting.
Members of the Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on May 11.
After the consent agenda and public comments, the court will discuss an interlocal agreement between precinct two and the Bowie Sports Association for the baseball complex.
Precinct three will ask for a line-time budget adjustment of $15,000 from operating expenses to part-time.
The court will open and consider accepting sealed bids for emulsified asphalt and prime oil, all on a 90-day contract.
The consent agenda of minutes, bills and reports also is slated.
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