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Police and Other Legal Activity Since Feb. 14

Police and Other Legal Activity Since Feb. 14

| February 27, 2024 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town.  Note:  An indictment is not proof of guilt, but is a formal charge. Law enforcement activity in recent days has resulted in arrests, an indictment, and searches for information to help the officers complete their investigation. Indictment The most recent setting of the […]

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Four people sign up for City Council seats

Four people sign up for City Council seats

| February 19, 2024 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town Friday (February 16) was the final day for anyone to sign up for Van Alstyne’s City Council and for ISD Board of Directors. City Hall’s Jennifer Gould reported that all three incumbents and one challenger are vying for the three vacating City Council […]

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Criminal Contact Offenses Land People in Jail

Criminal Contact Offenses Land People in Jail

| February 19, 2024 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer, for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town Thursday and Saturday (Feb. 15 and Feb. 17), Van Alstyne Police responded to two calls (separate incidents)  and made arrests of three local residents. In neither report did police give the locations of the arrests. Thursday’s arrest was of a female on a […]

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Van Alstyne Police Awards

Van Alstyne Police Awards

| February 17, 2024 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer for The Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town.  Courtesy photos. Van Alstyne Police Chief Tim Barnes and the City honored many of the department’s police officers at the recent (Tuesday, Feb. 13) Van Alstyne City Council meeting. Mayor Jim Atchison swore in two officers, and there were also awards given to […]

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Who’s Oscar Riddle?  (Part 1 of 2)

Who’s Oscar Riddle? (Part 1 of 2)

| February 11, 2024 | Reply

By Dusty Williams. Reposted with permission. When thinking about the beginnings of our quaint little town, Van Alstyne, we are reminded of the railroad and the migration of residents from the nearby town of Mantua. When the iron giant came through in 1873, it bypassed the flourishing town of Mantua, bought land from an orphan […]

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