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By Jerry Morgan, Reporter

VAN DYKE -- At last Tuesday's, January 29, meeting, the hospital's Board of Directors received their first annual audit report with a profit, a major achievement for the county's recently-consolidated hospital district.

Waco CPA Michael Oatman, of Parrish, Moody & Fikes CPAs, presented the audit report for the hospital's fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.  >>Full Story<<

By Jerry Morgan, Reporter

A large wildfire that resulted from cold front driven high winds on Tuesday, January 29, burned one residence and caused extensive additional damage. The flames burned through the ghost town of Jakehammon, once a railhead serving the nearby Desdemona oil boom.

No longer commonly listed on road maps, Jakehammon was located about a mile east of Highway 16 near the northeastern corner of Comanche County.

Investigators believe the fire resulted from sparks generated by wind-whipped electrical wires serving an irrigation well near the northwestern head of the inferno.  >>Full Story<<

By Laura Kestner, Editor

DeLeon Volunteer Fireman Heath Matteson was honored as Fireman of the Year Monday night, February 4, during the annual Fireman’s Appreciation Banquet, hosted by the Womens’ Division DeLeon Chamber of Commerce at the Reunion Center.

Ruby Parks, on behalf of the Womens’ Division, presented Chief Doyle Rone a $500 donation for the department during the evenings festivities.  >>Full Story & Pictures<<

A total of 18 indictments were returned by the Comanche County Grand Jury on January 31, 2008. The indictments that can be released at this time are:

Jonna Denae Patterson, DeLeon, Fraud Use or Possession of Identifying Information; Allen Ray Lee, DeLeon, Retaliation; Robert Hugh Duncan, San Saba, Possession of Methamphetamine; Leroy Jose Aguilar, Hamilton, Driving While Intoxicated, 3rd or more; Lacey Patterson, Comanche, Injury to a child; Jerrall Dean Fleming, Brownwood, Forgery; Cecil Hinds, Bossier, LA., Possession of Methamphetamine; Innocecio Lara Lopez, Comanche, Aggravated Assault, second degree; Leopoldo Vasquez Loredo, Dublin, Possession of Methamphetamine; William Joey Ellis, Comanche, Manufacture or Delivery of Methamphetamine; Gregory Paul Connally, Seagraves, Possession of Methamphetamine; James Leonard Phegley, Dublin, Possession of Methamphetamine; Luther Paul Byrd, Comanche, Indecency with a Child (x2); Justin Brent Shelton, Comanche, Burglary of a Habitation; Charles Dewayne Spivey, Comanche, Evading Arrest or Detention; and Jason Wade Clark, Hamilton, Take Wildlife without Landowner Consent.

The DeLeon Police Department will host a “Citizens’ Police Academy” that has been set for May 8, -June 17, 2008.

The class will meet two times a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. and learn police and court proceeding techniques. There will be one or two classes on Saturdays. This is a great opportunity for citizens of DeLeon and Comanche County to learn how a police investigation is conducted, learn about patrol procedures, and build rapport between citizens and local law enforcement. This class will offer training in various law enforcement issues.

Citizens must be 21 years of age or older to attend, as well as sign a release for a background investigation to be conducted. Citizens who have been convicted of a felony and/or some misdemeanors, will not be accepted into the academy.

Space for the class is limited so please contact the DeLeon Police Department or DeLeon City Hall for your application as soon as possible. Applications must be returned by February 29, 2008, and there is no charge for the class.

Any city resident who wishes to file as a candidate for Place 1 or Place 2 on the DeLeon City Council, or for mayor, may pick up a packet from City Secretary Karen Wilkerson beginning Monday, February 11, 2008, until the close of business Monday, March 10, 2008.

For further information, call 893-2065, or visit the city’s website at www.cityofdeleon.com and select the “Election” tab.

You must be 18 years of age or older, and a registered voter to apply for candidacy.

Election day is scheduled for Saturday, May 10, 2008.

An account has been established at both Farmers and Merchants and First National banks of DeLeon for Terry and Sonja Scott to offset medical expenses and everyday needs.

A benefit account has been established at First National Bank for Harold and Betty Lewis of Desdemona.

The Lewis’ lost their home, Tuesday, January 29, in the area wildfires.

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