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The Texas Organization for Nursing Leadership (TONL) presented Dr. Paula Webb, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAONL, the TONL Excellence in Leadership Award. Paula is currently an Associate Professor at Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Nursing in Lubbock. Prior to her transition to academia, she served as Chief Nursing Officer of Cook Children’s Medical Center…

  By Tracy R. Mesler A strong showing in Archer County allowed incumbent 97th District Attorney Casey Polhemus to overcome a 501-vote deficit in Clay County Tuesday and win the Republican Party nomination Tuesday. Only two local races were contested as former Clay County/District Attorney William “Bill” Knowlton mounted a strong challenge to the incumbent’s…

FORT WORTH – Thursday the fourteenth of eighth individuals charged with conspirying to distribute methamphetamine in Wise and Montague Counties was sentenced in federal court. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Conner sentenced Shane Deardeuff to 144 months federal prison. Part of the sentencing statements noted he had previous served 12 months in prison for possession of…

MONTAGUE – While sentenced to jail time upon having their felony probations revoked last week, neither of the two defendants who appeared in 97th District Court will serve any more time in jail. Lace Kelli Burr was sentenced to time served on revocation of probation for possession of a controlled substance Penalty Group 1 less…

Informed that “whatever you are doing, it isn’t working” as far as helping to keep Nocona clean, neat and inviting, the Nocona City Council and a group of more than 20 concerned citizens spent over an hour reviewing what the city has do in terms of code enforcement, and exploring possibilities of what it can…

The Annual Nocona Lions Club Fourth of July Fireworks Show will get underway about 9 p.m. Thursday, July 4, at Weldon Robb (Jaycee) Park on the west shores of Lake Nocona. “Weather permitting,” stressed long-time Nocona Lion Phil Staley. “Our backup weather day will be Friday,” Staley said explaining the Lions’ fireworks insurance calls for…