Board to rule on new coach and textbooks Tuesday night
The MWPISD Board of Trustees will decide on hiring a new varsity coach replacing Gary Culpepper. Textbooks in five areas will be adopted after a committee review. An equilization board will meet in June to hear taxpayer concerns on property values. Construction updates include bleachers and a gym roof. About 180 teachers to be reviewed for satisfactory work and a proposed salary schedule to be discussed.
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Mwpisd
Lathan Walker
Walker
Gensler Elementary
DPS adopts unmarked cars to enforce 55 mph limit
Trooper Keith Morris of the Texas Department of Public Safety says higher highway deaths since 1974 have spurred a West Texas radar effort using unmarked cars. The drive aims to curb speeders who rely on detectors and radios, conserve fuel, and meet federal compliance thresholds tied to funding, with a life saving motive at its core.
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Texas
Keith Morris
Department of Public Safety Office
West
Morris
Correction on homestead exemption wording by city county
The paper corrects an error from last Wednesday stating the City and County offered the $5,000 general homestead exemption. It clarifies that only the school district offers that exemption and urges citizens to obtain the 12 page pamphlet Taxpayers Rights Remedies and Responsibilities from local tax offices for further questions.
City Hall rolls out tax rights pamphlet for residents
Margie Wilson announces a new 12 page pamphlet to help Monahans residents save on property taxes. The guide, prepared by the State Property Tax Board under Senate Bill 621 of 1979, details how Texas property tax works and potential savings. It notes a $3,000 exemption for residents 65 or older and other exemptions for disabled veterans, plus productive value taxation for agricultural land. Rendition deadline for Monahans is April 1, 1980.
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Margie Wilson
City of
Monahans
Texas
Grand Jury indicts six in Ward County cases
The Ward County Grand Jury indicted six persons on various charges Friday. Eddie L Edwards of Odessa faced indecency with a child charges. Doronna C Jones of Odessa faced possession of a controlled substance. Donald W Snellings of Kermit faced repeat offense theft. Ruben L Balderaz of Monahans faced two burglary counts and a criminal mischief count. Roy H White II of Monahans faced aggravated robbery. A sixth person, unnamed, was indicted for injury to a child.
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Ward County
Eddie Leroy Edwards
O’brien
Wickett
Doronna Charlene Jones
Center
Odessa
Donald Wayne Snellings
North Elm
Kermit
Ruben Lynn Balderaz
West 45Th
Monahans
Roy Homer White II
Mable
Sprinkler System on County Agenda in Pyote Park
The county commissioners plan to advertise bids for a sprinkler-type watering system at Leroy Price Memorial Park in Pyote. County Judge Richard Litz says park and golf course workers have carried pipes by hand. The meeting also covers opening bids, including a small motor grader for caliche work.
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Leroy Price Memorial Park
Pyote
City Council mulls rate extension and well issue
City Manager Jack Forga will ask the council to write to the Public Utilities Commission seeking more time to rule on Southern Union Gas rate increase. SAG’s 24 percent request is under review by economist Dr. Jack Hopper. A gravel intrusion in Hogg Ranch well suggests possible soil cave-in. options include a liner or digging a new well.
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Jack Forga
Public Utilities Commission
Southern Union Gas
Austin
Jack Hopper
SAG
Hogg Ranch
Forga
Four council and school board seats face challengers
Filing deadlines loom for Monahans and Grandfalls elections with four council seats and MPWISD board positions contested. Incumbents Clarese Gough and Ted Leslie draw challengers, Tom Kelley runs unopposed, and MPWISD sees two incumbents facing rivals while Grandfalls incumbents Larry Mosley and Dalton Morphew are unopposed.
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Monahans City
Monahans
Grandfalls
Mpwisd
M. Q O. Lisman
Larry Mosley
Dalton Morphew
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Larry D. Hailes
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Marian Rodgers
Bill Thrasher
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