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The Clifton Record
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Friday, Jan. 29,1999
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Bosque County7
Fire Report — 1998
Bosque County volunteer firefighters had another busy year during 1998,
as evidenced by the report recently submitted to Bosque County Commis-
sioners ' Court by Bradley Fletcher of the Bosque County Rural Firefighters
Association 1995 Figures are also shown for comparison purposes.
Department
Location
Type of Fire
Non-Fire Calls
Miscellaneous
City
Rural
Assist
Res
Bam
indust
vehicle
Grass
Ra.l-
Control
Search,
Wrecu
Hazard
No Of
No Of
Equip
Miles
Medical
Storm * 1
Shed
Brush
Road
Bum
Rescue
Men
Man/Hrs
Used
Calls
Watches |
Clifton 98
36
57
1
17
24
2
5
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6
3
875
1,221
254
1.928
1
95
25
36
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2
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3
541
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DISMEMBERED VEHICLE — Although Agustin Banuelos showed no vital signs when found at the teens
a wreck Monday afternoon, Clifton Police Chief Rex Childress was one of several who continued CPR until I
Valley Mills Ambulance arrived on the scene to transport him to Goodall-Witcher Healthcare Facility. Ope of I
first on the scene, Melissa Spider, of Cranfills Gap, said that one man (Octavio Chavez) was fltst spotted ont
ground near the road, a distance from the truck, while Banuelos was found close to the truck.
Staff Photo By Carol Moulton
HILCO Co-op Joins Rural Crime j
Watch Program In Hill County
ITASCA - Area HILCO Electric
Cooperative employees have teamed
up with law enforcement officials to
establish a Rural Crime Watch Pro
gram
Because of their daily visibility
throughout the community, co op per
sonnel can serve as “eyes and ears,"
noting and reporting suspicious activi
ties as a deterrent to crime
“Additional eyes and ears' for law
enforcement have reduced crimes in
areas having neighborhood watches,"
said Darin Plummer, service/market
ing manager of HILCO. “Reporting
suspicious activities or a crime through
the Rural Crime Watch Program will
increase law enforcement's effective-
ness while reducing the number of
crime victims in our area.”
Training sessions led by the Hill
County Sheriff ’s Department will teach
co-op employees how to spot and re-
spond to suspicious behavior A “sus-
pect sheet” is used to sharpen
observation skills and as a guide to re
cording details that might be useful in
an investigation
HILCO vehicles will be marked with
“Rural Crime Watch" decals and
equipped with two wav radios Any sus
pected criminal activity will be re-
ported to law enforcement authorities
to handle
“Crime is on the rise in rural Texas,"
said Plummer “Illegal drugs, theft of
cattle and farming equipment, and bur-
glaries are becoming more common
In addition, local law enforcement of
ficers will receive training about
crimes < ‘xperienced by electric utilities,
such as the theft of wire and meter
1999 Youth Tour Essay Contest Slated
HILCO SUPPORTS LAW ENFORCEMENT - Hill County Sheriff Brett
Button (left) is joining forces with HILCO Electric Cooperative's Darin
Plummer (right) to set up a Rural Crime Watch Program In Hill County
tampering.”
HILCO Sponsors 1999 Youth
Tour Essay Contest
Area youths, between the ages of 14-
19, in the service area of HILCO co-op
are invited to enter an essay contest
which will award two winners with an
all-expense-paid trip to Washington,
DC.
the cooperative's office, according to
contest director Kim Finch.
Essays will be judged on the basis
of knowledge of the subject, original
ity, composition, neatness, and gram
mar. '• , j
Deadline for submitting essays will
be 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 21.
This is the 12th year that HILCO has
trie cooperatives ana tne Kestrui
ing of the Electric Utility Industry.” of Itasca
Resource materials that may be help- For more information, contact Deoutv Sadler ar
ful to contestants are available form HILCO at 1-800-338-6425
• COURT
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trol policy at a previous meeting, and
court members agreed to look into the
matter County Attorney Patricia
Ffcrguson researched the state's re
quirements and brought the results
to the court.
To adopt the state’s health and
safety codes subchapter related to
animal control, the issue must be put
to a county election. If approved by
voters, every dog in the county would
be required to be registered with the
county treasurer's office at a $1 fee
t The county would also have to initiate
an animal control procedure, con
struct an animal shelter, and devel
ope an animal disposal procedure,
among other requirements. Judge
Conrad characterized the situation as
a "major undertaking” for the county
If the court opts not to pursue ani
mal control at this time, citizens can
petition the court to call for the elec
tion. State law requires at least 100
‘“qualified, voting, and property tax
j'paying owners" to sign the petition to
.-call for the election.
“t’s coming. It’s coming,” Pet. 3
Commissioner Gary Arnold warned.
Clerk File Stamp 4
County Clerk Brigitte BroAstad
asked the court for permission to pur-
chase an electronic file stamp for her
office’s use. The rapid print date
stamp she recommends sells for $691
Other versions are available that in-
clude an exterior clock, but at a higher
price, and Bronstad said the interior
clock on the less expensive model will
serve the office sufficiently. The court
approved Bronstad’s request
Resolutions
A pair of sample resolutions from
Lavaca County, one dealing with
county road funding and the other
■ with capital murder trial expenses,
were approved by the court with
modifications to make them specific
to Bosque County.
The first suggests that the Texas
Legislature “allocate a portion of the
motor fuel tax to counties for support
of the county road systems." The sec
ond asks that the Legislature ‘pro-
vide assistance to limit county liability
for capital murder trials.”
Miscellany
A presentation by Southern En
ergy, Inc., was tabled until a future
meeting as representatives from the
electric utility were unable to attend
Monday’s meeting.
The court approved payment of
wages, salaries, and claims against
county and precinct funds, and
okayed several line item transfers.
The next meeting of the court is set
for Monday, Feb. 8, at 9 a.m., in the
Bosque County Courthouse, Merid-
ian
Tuesday, Jan. 5
The department received several calls per-
taming to an illegal dump burning near
Kopperl Complainants also contacted the
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Com-
mission about the incident.
Deputy Sheriff Brent Belcher arrested a 23-
year-old Whitney male on charges of posses-
sion of drug paraphernalia and failure to
Sheriff s Report
Bosque County Sheriff’s Depart-
ment received 196 calls on the 9-1-1
system during the reporting period
of Jan 1 16 A total
of 29 persons were
arrested by vari-
ous county law en
f o r c e m e n t
agencies during
the period, with
the jail housing 25
inmates at the
Provided By Bosque County
Sheriff Tim Gage
time of this report.
Some of the recent incidents and
complaints investigated by the de-
partment, as reported by Sheriff
Tim S. Gage, include:
Friday, Jan. 1
Deputy Sheriff Cheryl Niemeier arrested a
36-year-old Cranfills Gap male on a charge
of evading arrest.
Deputy Sheriff Anthony Maloti arrested a
19-year-old Whitney male on a warrant charg-
ing minor in possession
Saturday, Jan. 2
Deputy Sheriff Andy Sadler worked a bur-
glary at Gem Dandy's in Cranfills Gap. No ■
entry was made and nothing was removed A
report was made of the incident.
Deputy Sadler worked a theft report of a
farm shredder taken near Clifton The investi
gation continues
Deputy Sheriff Adam Sowder worked a
missing person complaint in Cranfills Gap
The sub|ect was located later that day by an
other agency in Johnson County
Deputy Sadler arrested a 19-year-old Kop-
perl female on a warrant for capias pro fine
, Friday, Jan. 8
Deputy Sadler worked a missing juvenile
call in the Morgan area, found the subject and
released her to her parents.
Deputy Sheriff David Booker arrested a 31 -
year-old Waco male on a Tarrant County war-
rant
Deputy Malott arrested a 17-year-old Me-
ridian male on a charge of driving while li-
cense suspended.
Sunday, Jan. 10
Deputy Sadler worked a criminal mischief
Sunday. Jan. 3
Deputy Sadler arrested an 18-yew-old call in'the Clifton area where a residence had
Crawford male on a charge of possession of been shot with a paint-ball gun The investi-
gation continues. r ■
V • Deputy Sadier^rrested a 44-year-old Clif-
: ,-ton male dn a charge of driving while intoxi-
j'cated .
marijuana
Mc iday, Jan. 4 F .
Deputy Sheriff Rosey CrawfOrd worked a
call at a Kopperl residence whefe-the- com
plainant said he had been assaulted and h&d
to be taken to the hospital for treatment of a
broken nose
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Tuesday, Jan. 12
*. Deputy Malptt worked a theft of hay rings
from a field Wf Farm Road 706.
Deputy Shbfiff Jim Turner arrested a 23-
year old Whitney male on *. warrant from a
motion to revoke probation.
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Deputy Sadlsr wortted ■ CM at a residence
off FM1991 where a complainant s
had been assaulted by his school
The incident is still under
Friday, Jan. 15
Deputy Sadler arrested two mi
charged them with disorderly
Quick Injured In
Walnut Springs
Accident Monday
WALNUT SPRINGS - Richard
Quick. 44. of Walnut Springs, was in-
jured Monday, Jan. 25, at 6 p.m.,
when the 1997 Ranger pickup he
was driving rolled over on FM 927,
according to DPS Officer Mike
Mabry
According to Mabry, Quick was
hauling cement in the rear of the
vehicle and when going around a
curve, the load shifted causing the
vehicle to roll over once
Quick was transported by private
vehicle to the Glen Rose Hospital
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Smith, W. Leon. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, January 29, 1999, newspaper, January 29, 1999; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth790444/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.