NEWS
Weekend accidents injure one pedestrian, one motorcycle rider
Bowie emergency personnel responded to a pair of accidents across two different days where two people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
The first accident was a pedestrian/vehicle incident at 5:44 p.m. on Oct. 16 at Tarrant and Mason. The police report states Sylvia Raw Quance, 65, Chico was driving a Ford F350 pickup turning left from East Tarrant onto North Mason.
A pedestrian, Terry Lynn Mitchell, 70, Bowie, stepped out into the traffic lane approximately 20 feet south of the crosswalk, walking east. Police report the driver said she did not see Mitchell until she was about to strike him.
Mitchell was transported by Bowie EMS to Wise Regional Hospital with minor injuries.
The second accident was at 10:04 a.m. on Oct. 17 in the 100 block of Cowan Street. James Clifford Morris, 48, was riding a Suzuki motorcycle west on West Clay Street. Police report the driver ran across the yellow lane diver, applied the brakes, but lost control laying his motorcycle on its side. Morris injured his left ankle and hand. He was transported to Wise Regional.
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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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