Perry restores health care funds to aid poor Texans
Gov. Rick Perry approved about 561 million in higher health care spending to restore Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women up to 185 percent of poverty and fund CHIP shortfall reductions. The measure uses federal and state funds to expand coverage for an estimated 8,144 pregnant Texas women monthly and aims to ease budget constraints while lawmakers push broader priorities.
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Garnet Coleman
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Suspects named in Odessa mall standoff arrest
Police released names of two of three suspects in a four hour standoff at Music City Mall. Delinda Leobold Viscaino and Larry Torres, both held on aggravated robbery charges, face 50 000 bond with a juvenile suspect also in custody. Officers found stolen merchandise in a Muskingum Avenue residence and at Music City Mall.
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Odessa
Delinda Leobold Viscaino
Harless Ave
Larry Torres
N. Lauderdale Ave
Ector County Detention Center
Muskingum Avenue
Music City Mall
Bob Forbus
Burglary and theft reports from Odessa area
A blotter listing multiple Odessa area incidents reports thefts from residences and vehicles. Items stolen include electronics devices jewelry lawn equipment CDs electronics gear DVDs and a gas generator. Vehicle thefts involve several makes and models with approximate values. An arrest is noted for delivery of a controlled substance.
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Death notices from West Texas farms and towns in mid August 2004
Multiple brief death notices across Odessa Lamesa Gardendale and Crane detail recoveries and funerals. Raymond M Casias Sr 77 of Lamesa died Aug 15. Myrtle Louise Dukes 980 Gardendale homemaker died Aug 16. Savannah Logan 94 Odessa homemaker died Aug 14. Marie Scarpelli 88 Odessa seamstress memorials later. Dora Wilson 78 Odessa homemaker died Aug 15. Cleta Wineberg 93 Odessa died Aug 14. J D Brown 88 Odessa death Aug 16. Kaye Mann 63 Crane funeral arrangements listed.
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Odessa
Odessa Regional Hospital
Frank W. Wilson
Bryan Avila
Ector County
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Midland
Amber Logan Jr
Denver
Colo
Eugene Logan
Aurora
Mary Cooper
Gardendale
Jes Byrd
Arlene Nichols
Marie Scarpelli
Deerings Nursing Home
Odessa Funeral Home
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N.Y
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Hank” Scarpelli
Hays, Kan
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Kaye Mann
Medical Center Hospital
Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home
Midland retirees host annual membership dinner at church
The Midland Retired Teachers Association plans its annual Membership Dinner on Thursday at First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Featured speaker is Jack Felts, president of the Texas Retired Teachers Association from Waco, with all retired school personnel invited to attend.
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Midland Retired Teachers Assocation
First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
Texas Retired Teachers Association
Jack Felts
Waco
Texas Retired Teachers Assocation
Descendants honor longest, deadliest Texas battle
In Atascosa County descendants from Louisiana gather to mark the 191st anniversary of the 1813 Battle of Medina under an oak tree. Historians say 800 to 1,300 royalist and republican deaths occurred as the Republican Army of the North fought royalists, a larger loss than Alamo or San Jacinto combined. Peter Sides, a Revolutionary War veteran, is among casualties. descendants like Elva Crawford seek ties to their past and freedom.
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Community meal invitation posted with contact details
Area residents are invited to attend a community meal priced at $10. For more information contact Martha Kallus at 682 2846.
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Martha Kallus
Reception set for Mexican artist Magaly Hernandez
An opening reception for Magaly Hernandez will run 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Nancy Fyfe Cardozier Gallery on the University of Texas of the Permian Basin Visual Arts Studio. Hernandez is an artist exchange student with Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua. Exhibition dates will be
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Magaly Hernandez
Nancy Fyfe Cardozier
University of Texas of the Permian Basin Visual Arts Studio
Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua
Special meeting of Permian Basin SHHH chapter announces guest speaker
From Aug 20 through Sept 3 a meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday at 620 N Alleghaney St second floor will feature Suzanne Marshall Wilson Texas SHHH director as special guest. The PBSHHH chapter will unveil a new display of resources from the Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
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N. Alleghaney St
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Texas Shhh
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Odessa Veteran James Arnold 58 dies in Odessa Texas
James Douglas Arnold 58 of Odessa born December 8 1945 in Houston died in Odessa He was a U S Navy veteran and U Haul area field manager He married Linda Kay Archer September 19 1993 in Odessa Survived by wife Linda sons James Thomas Armold and Charles Russel Folley daughter Misty Marie Folley eight grandchildren and a nephew Visitation today August 17 2004 at Odessa Funeral Home Graveside service August 18 2004 at Rose Hill Cemetery Odessa with Rev Dick Brown officiating
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Raymond M. Casias Sr
Lamesa
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Resthaven Cemetery
Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home
Rossville
Lucinda Casias
Raymond Casias Jr
Juan Casias
Odessa
Arthur Casias
Jacksboro
Cleta Wineberg
Cleta Lillian Wineberg
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Lynn Money
Odessa Funeral Home
Paris
Texas
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Armold
Houston
Jeff
Maxine Arnold
Linda Kay Archer
U. S. Navy
Linda Kay Arnold
James Thomas Armold
Beaumont
Charles Russel Folley
Misty Marie Folley
Lindsey
Stephanie
Johnny
Chassidy
Asha
Michael
Akasha
Corey
Jeff Arnold
Dick Brown
Cathy Curd
Linda
James
Rose Hill Cemetery
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Georgetown
Mike Carter
Jan
Green River
Wyo
John Carter
Patty
Kingwood
Vicki Runyon
Fort Worth
Teresa Allen
L. E
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N.M
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San Francisco
Calif
Jake Carter
Austin
Nichole Carter
Lubbock
Bryan Runyon
John Paul
Joseph Allen
Brazil
Gabriels Funeral Chapel
David Griffin
Jim Haskell
Odessa American Death Notice Policy Summary
The Odessa American runs free death notices for residents or former residents within its 21 county circulation area. Notices for spouses parents grandparents children or siblings outside the area are also published. Full obituaries are available for a nominal fee with contact at 333 7770.
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