Bond set in Wellman murder by stabbing incident
Omene Blue Montano Jr a 29 year old Brownfield man was given a 150000 bond on murder charges tied to an early Saturday stabbing death in Wellman He allegedly wounded his wife Jo Ann Montano and fled in a white 1978 Ford pickup after being identified by federal police at Big Spring Veterans Hospital The case also includes an aggravated assault charge and Montano was arrested by Big Spring police then held in Howard County before transfer to Terry County jail arranged by justice of the peace Carolyn Proctor
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Wellman
Omene
Blue" Montano, Jr
Howard County
Veterans’ Hospital
Big Spring
Montano
Jo Ann Montano
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
James Geddes
Geddes
Terry County
Montana
Ralph Murry
Justice of the Peace
Carolyn Proctor
Blue” Montano, Jr
Ernesto Flores
Accidents and seat belts mark chaotic Texas holiday travel
DPS says a Terry County pickup rolled three times on icy U S 82 but four occupants escaped serious injury or death thanks to seat belts. Troopers logged about 12 weather related crashes over Christmas as icy roads caused skids and minor injuries. Brownfield police handled multiple crashes including one involving Sheriff Murry and an El Paso motorist. A roundup notes Dec 24 incidents with two injured in a red light collision and a cotton bale truck stuck on Foster Road cleared by a tractor.
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Terry County
DPS
Lamar Beckworth
Brownfield
Ralph Murry
el Paso
U.S. 82
Mike Bennett
Lubbock Road
Ross
Murry
Foster Road
Sunday Edition Advertising Deadline Notices
The Brownfield News announces 10 a.m. Thursday cutoff for Sunday January 3 ads. Regular deadlines resume January 6. Office closes Friday for New Year’s Day but Sunday paper will be delivered Saturday on the usual schedule. Dec 24 incidents report a one car rollover near Brownfield with no injuries.
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Brownfield News
Lynn Brisendine
Brisendine
Keeton Named ENB Vice-President at Brownfield Bank
Rodney Keeton joins First National Bank of Brownfield as vice-president in lending. Former assistant cashier at Liberty State Bank of Lubbock, he has five years in commercial banking. Reared in Hale Center, he is a Hale Center High School graduate with a 1982 Texas Tech BA and banking courses. He attends the Methodist Church.
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Rodney Keeton
First National Bank of Brownfield
Keeton
Liberty State Bank of
Timmons named to All-South Plains six-man team
Tony Timmons, a 6-1 160 senior defensive back from the Wildcats, earns a spot on the Six-man All-South Plains team in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Also honored from the West Zone are David Davis on the defensive line and punter, and Monty Scott on the team.
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Wellman
Tony Timmons
South Plains
Lubbock Avalanche- Journal
Timmons
Wildcats
Loop
David Davis
Monty Scott
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Daun Everdam
Ilinois
Ed Duran
Duran
Illinois
U.S. 62
Leona Schertz
Gail B. Faries
Teena Herrera
Charitydamariz
Mary Katherine Vaughan
Juanita Allen
John Baldwin
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