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Fenton for showing you that letter." Fenton now lives in Muenster but is seen in Howe from time to time. He At a council meeting, Kirby denied helped initiate the format of the the statements, stood up and Save the Church auction back in removed his jacket and had to be 2015 that raised over $25,000. It calmed by councilmembers. He was modeled after a fundraiser held then told Nicholas, "What could annually by the Fire Department of interest you in a job that pays $5.00 Muenster. and you have to drive 20 miles for? It's been 35 years since this After several members of the interesting era of Howe politics took community spoke favorably for place. Today, Howe's current Nicholas, Kirby said he would mayor, Jeff Stanley has been in retract the order to fire him. office for nearly ten years, Howe's City Administrator Joe Shephard "If we do have a personality has been here for eight years, and conflict or whatever. Never have I the city council works together for questioned his work...I will yield to the best interest of the city. The the witnesses of this man and current administration financially retract that order," said Kirby. saved the city and its credit rating through the Great Recession2018 is After calming words from the a good time to live in Howe, Texas. council, Mayor Kirby apologized When history ganders back at and the two men shook hands. today's era of city politics, it will be an example of how to move forward In February of 1984, Kirby again without the drama that can became upset with Fenton over an sometimes hamper a city. The only electrical inspection issue and thing that will never change is that within two weeks, Fenton left the streets will constantly need Howe for a better opportunity with repair so long as Howe continues to Whitesboro. Cannon George was have a small town budget. hired to replace him in March, but after only two months, he turned in This story was only made possible his resignation citing pressures by the outstanding journalism of contributing to health problems. He Lana Rideout who captured the was replaced with Ray Houston in entire era flawlessly with deep July of 1984 who resigned in passion, accuracy, and concern. October of the same year. He was Her accounts now forever capture replaced the same month by Dick and give reflection to the history of Britton. Howe. In July of 1986, Kirby resigned as mayor for "personal business reasons" and it was reported that the council reluctantly voted to accept the resignation. Mayor Pro Tem Marion Allison took over until Ray Bledsoe eventually was eventually elected as Mayor of Howe for the next 13 years during which Howe was sued by the City of Sherman for breach of sewer contract. During those years, Ray Houston returned as city administrator and "The Two Rays" were credited and blamed for much of the collapsing local economy. Kirby still resides in Howe and can be found at Quick Check frequently. He is the brother of Howe's legendary Purple Heart recipient L.B. Kirby.
Trash
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Volunteers of all ages picked up trash by the Dollar General and Sonic for a couple of hours on Saturday morning. Keep Howe awarded prizes to those who helped to pick up trash in Howe.
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