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Ector County District Attorney Bobby Bland said he's not sure if the state will seek the death penalty in the cases against Derek 21, Willie DEREK ELMS SUSPECT WILLIE HURST SUSPECT HEATHER MITCHELL SUSPECT KATHLEEN NEWBURY SUSPECT 18, Heather 19, and Kathleen 20. Bland said the four originally faced murder charges but that the course of ration for grand jury and reviewing recently developed I determined that this murder took place during the course of a Bland See INDICTED Page 7A ONLINE POLL What is the proper punishment if these four are found guilty of capital Death without Life with possibility of Vote online at Weather forecast turns foul for fair ON THE NET West Texas Weather V MARK AMERICAN George Ramirez of Odessa holds a stick in his mouth while a blindfolded Dan Mink uses a bullwhip to snap off pieces of the stick during a Rhinestone Ropers performance Monday at the Permian Basin Fair and Expo. Family ropes the country and the fair Members of self-taught act say they enjoy entertaining ONLINE POLL Lucky Joe the horse likes What would you like to see him Roll Count to 10. Shake Stand on hind Jump through Vote online at ON THE NET Rhinestone www BY JOCELYN FOSTER The Mink family - better known as the Rhinestone Ropers - have an unorthodox family When not at home in southern Kimberly and their rope their way through the 48 continental states performing trick shows with knife gun spinning acts and roping Dan Mink is the 2007World Champion Gun Both Kimberly and her son are record holders in the 2008 Guinness Book of World Records for In mother and son share their fame on the same Before Guinness picked him Cody was named Promising Young by the International Wild West Arts Competition when he was 8 years old in 2003. Kimberly Mink has broken her MARK AMERICAN Dan Mink of demonstrates some six-shooter handling skills during the Rhinestone Ropers show Monday at the Permian Basin Fair and Expo. The show provides demonstrations in trick knife gun handling and a little horsing own roping records three but the cowgirl didn't even pick up a rope until she met her husband 10 years Before dabbled in theater ' Dan Mink grew up in southern Idaho where he practiced law for seven years is until he woke up one day and realized he didn't want to do it With that Mink gave up his practice and started doing western But don't be fooled by the tall cowboy's rough exterior - he also had a knack for theater See ROPERS Page 7A Officials say they will adjust with conditions BY JOCELYN FOSTER Rain's in forecast for much of the but as they say in the theater show must go will go on as Milton fair board it gets too then we'll bring everyone inside of Monday the skies opened dumping more than 0.27 inches at Schlemeyer Field in 0.53 inches at Midland International 0.63 inches at the CBS studios at the mall and up to an inch in some places around meteorologist Greg Morgan Morgan said many people See WEATHER Page 7A WHAT TO DO ABOUT LIGHTNING When a thunderstorm threatens the fair people should get inside a large building or an all-metal If they're outside and don't have time to reach a safe building or an then follow these Do not stand underneath a natural lightning rod such as a isolated Avoid things projecting above the surrounding landscape avoid the tall Stay away from wire metal rails and other metallic which could carry lightning from some distance r Avoid standing isolated sheds or other small structures in open performers and ride operators will determine i what to do when the weather gets rubber wheels so the fair hasn't experienced lightning problems in the Permian 3; Fair Board and of weather WEATHER of and Wind northeast at ' 5 to 10 ATI CLOSING PRICES Natural - Oil prices seesaw as Hurricane Ike i the Gulf's oil STOCKS 5D INDEX LOCAL & STATE 1B CHECK IT OUT Glass on display The House's exhibit of Depression glass from 10 a.m. to 3 Wednesday and Thursday E. 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