NEWS
Montague County Youth Fair sales tops $185,200
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The Montague County Youth Fair wrapped up a successful four-day run with a packed house for the premium sale Saturday night where receipts topped last year by a little more than $20,000.
There were 314 students entered in the fair with 919 entries across the full spectrum of fair contests. It was the second year for Leadership Day which took place at Bowie High School on the opening day of the fair. There were 56 entries.
This also was the second year for the All Together Show that allows youngsters with special needs the opportunity to walk in the ring with an animal. A dozen young people participated assisted by fair competitors.
Fair Board Treasurer Kenton Holloway said the sale went very well, adding the buyer’s groups and their hard work have been a boost to the sale.
This year’s sale estimate is $185,200 with 126 sale slots compared to last year which was $165,100 with 135 sale slots.
Read the full story with all the results in the mid-week Bowie News.
Top photo – Maddax McCollum with her grand champion steer. She also took grand in heifers. (Courtesy photo)
On Friday city officials reported the intersection at Rock and Pillar was closed due to a sinkhole in the street. This area has been experiencing major drainage problems for many years damaging culverts and the street asphalt and concrete, with a portion of the street collapsing earlier in the spring. Drivers should avoid this area.
The Nocona City Council approved a trio of Nocona Economic Development Corporation requests and considered infrastructure work questioned by a city council.
Councilors met on June 10. Two of the NEDC requests had already been presented with the timeclock for comment started. With that time limit over, the requests were finalized.
The Type A and B Boards will spend $19,225 at the Indian Oaks Golf Club for equipment, aerifying and top dressing the greens and batteries for rental carts. It also will expend $20,000 to the Nocona Chisholm Trail Rodeo Arena Committee to build new concrete bleachers, railings, fence and platform.
The third NEDC request is a new one related to a Type B board loan of $200,000 to Amy and Chris Nunneley for a new apartment and office construction project.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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