COUNTY LIFE
Saint Jo Council votes to investigate possible mayoral misconduct
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
After attempting to “hash out” its problems across more than two hours Wednesday night, the Saint Jo City Council in the end voted to go forward with an investigation of possible “misconduct” by Mayor Tom Weger and will meet at 6 p.m. March 30 to consider hiring an investigator.
It was an uncomfortable night for all concerned as the council replayed the March 9 meeting where Weger resigned as mayor and left the meeting. The confrontation that night stemmed from several topics including questions raised about the 4B Economic Development Board, which included five of its members resigning that night; social media “misinformation;” questions about a Coppell Construction (Weger’s firm) lease of city property on U.S. Highway 82 and record retention for both EDC boards and the Saint Jo Fire Department.
Weger previously stated he let his anger and frustration get the best of him, and he resigned leaving that meeting; however, the next day he rescinded that resignation.
What ensued across the next few days were meetings posted and then rescheduled, and council members wondering what was the next move.
About 60 people attended the meeting, which was moved to the Texas Theater to allow for the larger crowd. Eight people participated in public comments with the majority in support of Weger, and the others supporting the council’s right to ask questions.
Read the full story along with the story on public comments at the meeting in your weekend Bowie News.
Nocona is preparing for the 74th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo May 8 and 9 at the Chisholm Trail Arena.
The rodeo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nightly with the Ryan Ready Band playing for the rodeo dance afterward on Saturday night. Tickets in advance are $12 and $15 at the gate.
All the traditional rodeo events are planned along with non-sanctioned events of junior barrels for 16 and under. There is $250 added each night, a jackpot nightly and contestants have a $50 entry fee. Entries open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4-5.
The new Chisholm Trail Rodeo Queen and Princess will be crowned during Saturday night’s performance. Read about these young ladies in your Thursday Bowie New.
Clara Anderson
TxDOT is hosting a virtual meeting to review projects included in the 2027-2030 Rural TIP.
The program is at 4 p.m. on May 6 and 11:59 p.m. on May 19, all online at https://bit.ly/4uhDwMG
The Rural TIP is a list of local projects to be funded during the next four years in the Wichita Falls District of the Texas Department of Transportation.
The counties included are Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young. Transportation projects cannot receive federal funding unless they are included in the Rural TIP. This includes projects for private vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, public transport, and commercial vehicles.
A section of Roach Street has been closed for the last few weeks as a new sewer line was installed replacing old clay tile line. It is phase two of multi-phase sewer line project across the city funded through a Texas Water Development Board loan of more than $9.7 million. The project will replace nearly10 miles of aging lines. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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