Fireworks ban debates heat up as counties curb outdoor burning
In heat and drought Moore County Judge Billie Faye Schumacher enforces a burn ban and outdoor fireworks restrictions. She notes a monthlong rule until measurable rain arrives and cites a safe, controlled approach with sheriff and police. Other counties blend bans with prosecutions for arson tied to fireworks.
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Dumas
Moore County
Billie Faye Schumacher
Schumacher
Danlas
Sunray
Moore
Gray
Gray Count
Richard Peet
Peet
Amarillo Heat Ties All Time Record At 108 Degrees
Amarillo tied its all time high with 108 degrees on Saturday after a scorching spell. An NWS official cautioned Sunday would likely be cooler with a forecast of 105. power outages affected about 1,000 SPS customers due to transformer overloads in several areas including Tan glewood while police reported no major heat related incidents.
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Amarillo
National Weather Service
NWS
Xen Vaughn
Southwestern Public Service
Tanglewood
SPS
West Texas Outlook
Pantex eyed for plutonium pit conversion mission
DOE will hold hearings this summer on a proposed plutonium processing mission for Pantex or Savannah River Site. The aim is to convert dismantled weapons pits into oxide powder for fuel rod assemblies, with the pit conversion facility likely at either site and Pantex already storing about 10,000 pits. Local officials argue cost and policy benefits favor Pantex.
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Energy Department
Pantex
South Carolina
Federico Pena
DOE
Savannah River
Uck
Bob Juba
Amarillo Economic Development Corp
Juba
Tuba
Wrong-way crash near Amarillo leaves 1 dead
A wrong-way head on collision on US 60 east of Amarillo killed Sherry Hyatt Henderson 58 of White Deer and left Robert Henderson 60 and Esther Jacobs Jones 54 in critical condition at Northwest Texas Hospital. Jones drove a Chevrolet which was in eastbound lanes colliding with a Buick LaSabre occupied by the Hendersons.
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Amarillo
Department of Public Safety
Sherry Hyatt Henderson
White Deer
U.S. Highway 60
Potter County
Jones
Hendersons
Amarillo College
Amarillo Technical Center
Chevrolet
Robert Henderson
NWTH
DPS
Potter County Sheriff's Department
Pantex Ambulance Fire Department
Amarillo Medical Services
Pantex Plant Fire Department
Potter County Fire-Rescue Department
Potter Randall counties impose strict bans on outdoor burning and fireworks
Potter and Randall counties warn residents to follow bans on outdoor burning and aerial fireworks under disaster declarations. Violations carry Class C fines up to 500 and up to 180 days in jail for outdoor burning. Fireworks sales remain allowed in unincorporated areas but use is barred. enforcement will target fires and civil damages.
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Potter
Randall
Potter County
Texas Forest Service
Amarillo
Texas
Jack Bivens
Fire and Rescue Department
Potter County Sheriff's Deputies
Scott Brumley
Randall County
Ted Wood
Wood
Justice is coming for Nugent's killer
Carthage Texas authorities say long awaited justice in widow Marjorie Nugent's death is coming as Bernie Tiede awaits trial for shooting the 81 year old four times in the back and keeping her fortune. District Attorney Danny Buck Davidson predicts a guilty verdict and notes the case drew early local defense for the suspect. The town once rallied behind Tiede, calling him too sweet to harm anyone.
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Carthage
Texas
Marjorie Nugent
Bernie Tiede
Panola County
Danny Buck Davidson
Davidson
Tiede
East
Lloyd Tiller
Computers aid ESL classes at Hereford center
In December 1996 two computers were bought for the San Jose Community Center ESL program from the Golden Spread Literacy Fund. The center offers daytime ESL to older immigrants from Mexico, aiming to improve English for citizenship tests, employment, and helping children, with instructors Tomas Salazar and Tony Martinez guiding the effort.
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San Jose Community Center
Hereford
Golden Spread Literacy Fund
Tony Martinez
Martinez
Tomas Salazar
Region 16 Education Service Center
Ofelia Caragoza
Gabriela Ramos
Alicia Ruiz
Leonor Lucero
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