McWhorter Hancock named to Brownfield Council seats
Brownfield City Council filled key posts after Saturday runoff results naming Don McWhorter to Position One and Donald Hancock to fill a council vacancy. Retiring member Alvin Mirll received a plaque. Officials discussed repairs to a leaking roof at the Brownfield Intermediate Sanction Facility with estimated costs and emergency funds.
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Brownfield
Don McWhorter
McWhorter
Alvin Mirll
Donald Hancock
Nancy Wade
Jobe
Mitch McElroy
New
Brownfield City
Remembering the fallen at the Texas memorial service
About 75 people gathered at the Jim Rudd Unit to honor eight corrections staff who died in 1999. Names, units, and dates were read as a rose and bell marked each remembrance, with Warden Michael Upshaw stressing the service’s role in recognizing fallen officers and supporting families.
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Jim Rudd
Daniel Nagle
Tdcj-Id
McConnell
Francisco Garza
TDCJ
Dominguez State Jail
den Michael Upshaw
Texas Department of Crimina Justice
Upshaw
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Rudd
Matt Rodriguez
Becky Green
U.S
MRI Tech to Visit Brownfield Regional Medical Center
The DMG from Abilene will bring a mobile MRI unit to Brownfield this Thursday for weekly MRI access. They are currently conducting a bone density study with Brownfield Regional Medical Center, and the unit will visit Sunny location to serve local patients needing MRIs.
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Brownfield
Diagnostic Management Group
DMG
Abilene
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
Doherty
Casarez
BRMC Offers Local Scanner Near Residents This Thursday
DMG Marketing Director Karen Doherty announced a new scanner setup at BRMC this Thursday to provide local residents access to advanced imaging. The state of the art system, with 2000 software, claims capability beyond many major centers and emphasizes high quality equipment for community care.
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BRMC
Karen Doherty
DMG
Fossil Sue Reconstructed at Field Museum and Mobile MRI Unit Arrives
The Field Museum in Chicago displays Sue the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the most complete dinosaur fossil found in South Dakota by Susan Hendrickson in 1990. The 67 million year old skeleton, housed in a steel frame, features a 40 foot replica skull and a cast replica on display, while a mobile MRI trailer brings advanced imaging to Brownfield and nearby areas with faster patient turnarounds and patient friendly design. Medical staff describe the MRI setup, safety screenings, and streamlined scheduling enabling 20 to 25 minute scans on a short bore unit with patient comfort considerations.
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Sue
Chicago
South Dakota
Susan Hendrickson
DMG
Continuing study of dinosaur finds frames bones for study
A description of a long term research effort to detail dinosaur anatomy with a removable frame that assembles 200 fossil pieces for easy observation. The text reflects on paleontology as a childhood dream, evolving theories, and recent finds such as fossilized dinosaur hearts and feathered skin impressions.
The dinosaur bug and the science of reviving ancient life
Modern science reclassifies dinosaurs as warm blooded and agile, capable of swift movement and parental care. Advances in DNA and fossil study fuel debates on de-extinction, with plans to resurrect Tasmanian tigers, woolly mammoths, and mastodons. Critics warn such efforts are impractical or dangerous, while fascination grows with speculative revival of extinct species.
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Michael Crichton
Siberia
Tyrannosaurus
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