Montague County News

Students from Bowie Junior High will host a special Book Fair from Scholastic 7: 30 a.m. - 4 p.m. through Friday.

Bowie rancher Rick Geeslin talks with LeMarti Loyenpan of Kenya, who visited Wolf River Ranch to see the Myotonic Goats, also known as Fainting Goats.

Anita Esparza, 18, was a front seat passenger killed in Monday's accident. An 18-year-old Forestburg woman died and four others were injured in a head-on collision Monday on FM 455 in Montague County.

A Montague County teen is dead and three others are in the hospital, following a crash on FM 455.

A second ex-Montague County jailer indicted in the county's jail scandal has entered a guilty plea in 97th District Court.

Defense attorneys in the capital murder cases against Wallace Bowman Jr. have filed for a change of venue in all the indictments against him.

Denis and Susan Moody prepare Italian-style pizza at Ancient Ovens, a wood-fired, outdoor stone oven near their Montague County home.

Share + Oct 1, 2009 1:27 pm US/Central AUSTIN The Texas Rangers are investigating the shooting death of a cousin of Governor Rick Perry in a mysterious exchange of gunfire with Montague County sheriff's deputies.

Reported plane crash an aerobatics practice. Texas Rangers have been called in to investigate how a shooting in Nocona Hills led to the death of a 74-year-old man and the wounding of a sheriff's deputy over the weekend.

Paul Braswell talks about his pasture-raised longhorn beef cattle he produces in Montague County.

A sizable crowd turned out Saturday for the dedication of a historical marker at Red River Station on Montague County.

Girl missing: Police ask for public's help. Camp fire needs volunteers Camp Fire USA North Texas Council is in need of more volunteer leaders for both existing and new clubs it is working to form in the Wichita Falls area.

A former Montague County deputy is accused of soliciting sexual favors from a 16-year-old girl during a traffic stop.

A former Montague County deputy has been indicted for allegedly soliciting sexual favors from a 16-year-old girl during a traffic stop.

Share + Sep 11, 2009 10:00 pm US/Central Reporting Joel Thomas MONTAGUE COUNTY They're the animals no one wanted, no one loved, no one cared for and they now have a happy home.

Montague County Commissioners will present the 2009-2010 proposed budget and 2009 tax rate in public hearings scheduled for 9 a.m. today and Sept.

The summer of 2009 has been one for the record books in South Central Texas, according to the National Weather Service .

Each year the Montague County Historical Commission honors individuals who have made a significant contribution to the preservation of Montague County history.

By Libby Cluett lcluett@mineralwellsindex.com On July 2, while most Americans were gearing up to celebrate independence, the Montague County Sheriff's Department and the Humane Society of North Texas liberated more than 450 dogs from a puppy mill.

When it comes to animals in the Texas courts of law, the most frustrating thing may be that decisions are largely based on a precedent set in 1891.