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Kunkel found hiding inside pickup truck

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Kory Kunkel

Kory Kunkel, sought since late February on multiple warrants from area law enforcement agencies, was arrested March 22 when he was found hiding in a pickup while the driver got gas.
The 30-year-old Bowie man was arrested by officers from the Montague and Wise County Sheriff’s offices Friday afternoon at a Forestburg store.
He was jailed on warrants for evading arrest, unlawful restraint, evading arrest with a vehicle and robbery. Bonds totaled $58,500 on these warrants, and additional complaints are anticipated.
Montague Chief Deputy Jack Lawson said they received information Friday afternoon that Kunkel was at the home of Kyle Aud in Forestburg.
Lawson, Sheriff Marshall Thomas and Deputy Aaron Brandle met with Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin and two deputies at the corner of Farm-to-Market Roads 455 and 922 to discuss going to the house to apprehend Kunkel.
While discussing the plan Lawson said they received a call that Kunkel was seen lying down in the seat of a pickup that was parked at the nearby gas station getting fuel. Officers went to the location and found Kunkel lying down in the front seat of the truck. With no where to go and surrounded by officers, the suspect was arrested. Aud, 30, also was arrested for hindering apprehension of a felon, with a $15,000 bond. He was released on bond March 23.

Last month he was listed on the county’s Most Wanted list.

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Bowie Council face brief agenda Oct. 13

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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.

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Rains bring relief to parched county

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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.

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Data centers worrying citizens

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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.

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