Sheriff in gyro copter crash uninjured at Midland park
Midland authorities responded to a gyro copter crash at Windlands Park Monday afternoon. Sheriff Gary Painter, aboard the craft, escaped with no injuries as officials investigated and one passenger was taken to Midland Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.
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Midland
Sara Butillez
Midland Police
Texas Department of Public Safety
Windlands Park
Midland County
Gary Painter
Healthy Kids Day at Center for Primary Care
Free immunizations for unvaccinated children and free school supplies for ages 4 to 18 at the Center for Primary Care 6030 West University Blvd from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Friday. Seventh graders need meningitis, chicken pox, Hepatitis A and TdaP vaccines. first come, first served. no insurance required.
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Med Lam
Center For Primary Care
West University Blvd
McHodessa.com
Clownmasked man swings ax at woman in Hickory
Police report a man in a clown costume swung an ax at a woman at her home about 4:30 a.m. Friday but missed. The woman, who knew him, removed his mask and identified him as an acquaintance before he left. She seeks an arrest warrant.
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Hickory
N.C
Hickory Daily Record
Meatless grilling idea for summer barbecues
A Food Page note suggests using vegetables alone for grilling instead of meat, highlighting vegetarian options for summer barbecues.
Ector County proposes higher tax rates for 2015 16
Ector County Commissioners approved two tax rate proposals for the upcoming fiscal year. The maximum rate would be 31 cents per $100 and the total rate 34.1828 cents, both above the current 29.7296 cents. The rollback rate is 34.1977 cents. Public hearings are set for Aug. 20 at 6 p.m. and Aug. 24 at 10 a.m. at the Courthouse Annex Building.
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Ector County
Susan Redford
Redford
Commissioners’ Court
Eighth St
Builders press on along Highway 191 amid oil downturn
Construction crews push ahead on an 8,500 square foot Lonestar Emergency Care center and a 13,500 square foot Petco as part of the Chimney Rock retail hub along Highway 191. Woodmont Group says tenant interest remains but subcontractor availability and high rates pose the main hurdles to development.
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Petco
Chimney Rock
Fort Worth
Highway 19
Roscoe van Zandt
Woodmont Group
van Zandt
Dickey
Highway 191
Lonestar Emergency Care
Lonestar
Chimney Rock Center
New digs for the city county 1962
Odessa American marks 75th anniversary with a look back at 1962 weather and civic moves. In January Odessa faced record cold and 2 inches of snow causing 36 accidents. In February the City Council bought the 4 W Eighth St site for a future city hall for 207850, after years of defeated bond issues. Ector County offices moved to temporary quarters on North Grant as bids neared 1.5 million.
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Odessa
New City Hall
Eighth St
Ector County
North
Grant
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