Seaboard cleans up hog operations after odor controversy
Oklahoma City The Oklahoma Panhandle’s largest hog farm Seaboard Farms Inc says it is tightening procedures after state inspectors found decomposing hogs and overflowing containers at 35 sites. The Agriculture Department plans hearings and possible fines up to 10,000 per violation while Seaboard seeks to implement new standards and expand operations. Separately, eight violations against Panhandle producer Paul Hitch were dropped as officials acknowledge required lined pits won’t be mandatory until next year.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Panhandle
Oklahoma
Daily Oklahoman
Steve Lathan
Seaboard Farms Inc
Department of Agriculture
Dan Parrish
State Agriculture Department
Seaboard
Panhandle
State Board of Agriculture
Frank Keating
Parrish
Lance Swanson
Swanson
Agriculture Department
Cimarron County
Rick Frederick
Paul Hitch
Hitch
Accused teen not in school in wake of Deneke case
Dustin Michael Camp, 17, has not attended Tascosa High School this week and will not return next semester, principal says. Camp is charged in the Friday death of Brian Deneke, 19, and will not be on campus or at activities until trial. He was arraigned, released on bond, and a hearing occurred at Amarillo ISD. Officials seek long term alternative education for him for the year. district officials stress continuing education. The incident stems from a dispute after a school dance, escalating from IHOP parking lot to Western Plaza, with authorities noting a planned Friday-night fight.
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Dustin Michael Camp
Tascosa High School
Tascosa
Bob Daniel
Camp
Brian Deneke
Daniel
Potter County
Amarillo Independent School
Gary Angell
Tascosa Cluster
Deneke
International House of Pancakes
S. Wester, St
Western Plaza
Friends honor victim of fight between teen groups
Young mourners filled St Marys Catholic Church for the funeral of Brian Deneke, 19, who died after being struck by a car in a Western Plaza Parking Center altercation between youths described as punks and preps. Police reports and witnesses outline the incident as the cause.
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Henry Bargas
Globe-News
Chris Oles
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Brian Deneke
Deneke
Western Plaza
Perry urges tighter DWI standards and penalties
Perry proposes lowering the blood alcohol limit from .10 to .08 and stiffening penalties for drunken driving. A third offense would trigger 180 days in jail and a one year license loss, with vehicle seizure even if the car is not owned by the offender. He also would seize plates and bar occupational licenses during probation for first offenses.
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Austin
Rick Perry
Perry
Texas
Cording
Texas Department of Public Safety
Senate
Sen
Eddie
Lucio
Brownsville
Helping a young boy facing muscular dystrophy this Christmas
Ailing 12 year old, once able to grip and roll, now struggles to sit up in a wheelchair and awaits surgery while awaiting further breathing treatments. His family relies on donations to cover basic needs as his condition steadily worsens, with the Empty Stocking Fund soliciting contributions in Amarillo Texas.
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c/o
Amarillo Globe-News
P.O
Amarillo
Texas
Globe-News
S. Harrison St
Corrine Ewen
Parole Details Blocked for Jury in Holberg Case
Randall County jurors will decide if Brittany Holberg receives death or life in prison, with no parole eligibility details shown to the panel. Judge Patrick Pirtle denied motion 27, saying Texas law prohibits such information in capital cases though he may reconsider during jury selection. Holberg's attorney cites Supreme Court guidance that parole data can influence sentencing.
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Brittany Marlowe Holberg
Randall County
Holberg
Patrick Pirtle
Texas
Pirtle
Catherine Brown Dodson
United States Supreme Court
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