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MUENTER – To protect the health and well-being of our members, employees and community PenTex Energy is following the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is postponing the cooperative’s annual meeting due to the Covid-19 pandemic. PenTex, formerly Cooke County Electric Cooperative, released its annual report which was distributed to members…

As a staff member walks a week’s worth of breakfasts and lunches to a car, Nocona Elementary School Principal Rod Bailey calls for more. Every Monday, as long as Nocona Schools are closed for the Covid-19 epidemic, educators will be distributing a week’s worth of breakfasts and lunches every Monday morning, as well as lesson…

Montague County’s first confirmed case of novel Coronavirus-19 received the “all clear” Monday and was cleared by physicians in Wichita Falls, where he had been tested, to return to his normal routine Montague County Health Officer Dr. Delbert McCaig informed County Judge Rick Lewis of the patient’s release on Monday. Meanwhile Nocona General Hospital has…

Sunrise at Lake Nocona It may closer to the heat of summer than the breezes of spring before the city of Nocona fully implements the new boat and dock regulations at Lake Nocona, but whenever it is, “we’ll pro-rate the fees,” assured City Manager Lynn Henley Monday. Like many other projects and programs, the city…

MONTAGUE – The Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet in special, called session Thursday morning, April 2, at 10 a.m. to ratify County Judge Rick Lewis’ second Executive Order regarding the Covid-19 pandemic. Ratification of Judge Lewis’ order, issued on Thursday, March 26, is the only item on the agenda. In compliance with an order…

A Hand Up will be open Thursday for its every-other-week distribution of food. “We’re getting more and more (requests) each day,” said Barbara Leonard, who heads up the charity which provides food, clothes and others to the area’s disadvantaged. “From what they said today, we’re going to get more,” she forecast. The distribution would be…

  Montague County Health Officer Dr. Delbert McCaig informed County Judge Rick Lewis early Wednesday evening that a Nocona man tested positive in Wichita Falls to the novel Coronavirus. Asked who would investigate where the man had been during the past two weeks, Judge Lewis replied, “Like I told you earlier, I don’t know. It’s…

LEWISVILLE – Spring thunderstorm season has started to make itself known, which means power companies and power customers need to prepare for power outages. Lightning, wind and trees combine to cause outages throughout the year, but typically peak from April-June. Texas-New Mexico Power urges customers to review their power outage plans, which can accompany their tornado…

  The Nocona School Board will hold its March meeting on Friday at 5 p.m., announced Supt. Dr. David Waters. The administrator is finalizing plans on how to conduct a video-conference meeting. As soon as the agenda is set, he would post links to connect to the meeting on the district’s website www.noconaisd.net. Gov. Greg…