Border Patrol Seizes Record Marijuana Totals Across Marfa Sector
Marfa Sector agents report a surge in narcotics seizures with about 136 million dollars worth of marijuana seized from October to August. The shipments originate in Mexico and target Odessa Midland and Dallas or San Antonio, with smugglers shifting routes due to checkpoints and weather. Authorities note limited personnel and rising trafficking across the Southwest border, including Sierra Blanca Alpine Presidio and other points, with several arrests of Mexican and U S citizens.
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Marfa
U.S
Border Patrol
Jorge Swank
Marfa Sector
Mexico
Odessa
Midland
Dallas
San Antonio
Sierra Blanca
Big Bend
Rudy Rodriguez
Swank
Alpine
Brewster County
San Angelo
San Jose
Calif
Water recycling system installed at West Odessa home
West Odessa resident Rosa Sanchez becomes the first Ector County user of the Set-N-Go wastewater treatment tanks. Three large underground tanks are buried in a 13.5 foot hole with sprinkler lines feeding a backyard system after county inspection. Researchers test the unit for practicality and potential expansion to Mexico and Eastern Europe.
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Kevin Costner
Texas
Hydro-Action Inc
Egypt
Iran
Mexico
Worldwatch Institute
Lester Brown
Janet Abramovitz
West Odessa
Rosa Sanchez
Ector County
Sanchez
Roy Eatherly
Humberto Valma
Gino Solla
Eatherly
Europe
ECISD Trustees Review Budget And Pay Raise Plans
ECISD board held a special budget and salary study workshop to refine the 2000-2001 budget now set at 166 million after state revenue and lower appraised value altered figures. The plan includes a 1200 pay raise for teachers, 1500 annual stipends for certain math and science staff, and higher stipends for special education teachers, with a focus on improving academic performance amid tax-rate constraints.
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Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees
Jerry Baird
ECISD
Texas Education Agency
Baird
Carol Gregg
Bill Rutherford
Delma Abalos
Floy Hinson
Tommy Salmon Sr
Ector County
Texas
Hospital board eyes revenue sources amid debt write offs
Faced with mounting debt write offs, Medical Center Hospital plans new revenue sources. Interim CFO Matt Nelson said net write offs through June total about 9 million dollars. CEO William Webster said switching to Kowalski- Dickow Associates could save about 7 million by using a larger purchasing organization. Mary Thompson expressed concerns about contract changes. See HOSPITAL on Page 5B.
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Hospital Board
Medical Center Hospital
Matt Nelson
MCH
William Webster
Kowalski- Dickow Associates
KDA
FirstChoice
District 6
Som
Mary Thompson
Area child Manny Ybarra's wish to Disney World granted
Five year old Manny Ybarra of Andrews who has aplastic anemia flew to Orlando with his family to visit Disney World and Nickelodeon studios. Make-A-Wish Foundation of West Texas notes these wishes bring relief from weekly doctor visits and life threatening illness. The group has granted 42 wishes since 1984 and operates at no cost to families. Manny is set to return Sunday evening.
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Andrews
Manny Ybarra
Orlando
Fla
Manny
Disney World
Nickelodeon
Missy Wilkerson
Make
Odessa attorney found dead at home
A 44 year old Odessa attorney La Nette Litton was found dead Wednesday morning at her residence 3143 N Muskingum Ave. She was pronounced dead at 12 10 p m by the Ector County Medical Examiner s Office. An autopsy in Austin Thursday indicated death from a perforated ulcer. Litton s body was found around 10 a m by her mother sister and a friend. The case is under investigation by OPD s Metro Homicide Unit.
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Odessa
OPD
Metro Homicide Unit
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