Candidates seek 244th District Judge seat in Odessa
A slate of candidates including two county court-at-law judges and several Odessa attorneys pursue the vacancy left by the late Gary Watkins. Ector County Republican Chair Gary Johnson says four Republicans have shown interest and the party will interview at 6 p.m. today at headquarters on West 10th Street. The interview process continues later this month.
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Odessa
Gary Watkins
Ector County
Gary Johnson
Jim Bobo
Mark Owens
Johnson
10Th St
Local party committees set meetings for election season
Republican executive committee meets at 6 p.m. today at 1117 W 10th St to discuss candidacy while Democratic committee plans a 7 p.m. Monday meeting at 307 N Grant Ave to choose its candidate. A seat opens as Watkins dies August 8 after cancer, with Owens Bobo and other lawyers weighing runs. Gov Perry accepting applications for interim district judge.
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Democratic Executive Committee
N. Grant Ave
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Stacy Trotter
Lori White
Mike Holmes
Gary Garrison
White
Midland woman held on sexual assault of a child charge
A 25 year old Midland woman remained in the Midland County Detention Center on Tuesday on a 25000 dollar bond. Susan Marie Leon is accused of sexually assaulting a 14 year old boy repeatedly over a month at a motel on South Midkiff Road and a residence on North A Street. The report notes she is an acquaintance of the boy.
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Midland County
Midland
Susan Marie Leon
Leon
South Midkiff Road
North A Street
Marathon West Fest Cabrito Cook-off Opens Sept 25
Marathon prepares for the third annual West Fest Cabrito Cook-off starting September 25. Event features top West Texas cooks, gallery activities, shops and eateries along Highway 90, a motorcycle rider poker run, and carnival rides for children in front of the Ritchey Brothers Building. Three day celebration benefits the Marathon Chamber of Commerce.
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Marathon
West Texas
Highway 90
Ritchey Brothers
Marathon Chamber of Commerce
Authorities Sweep For Meth Lab Waste At Austin Avenue Bust
Detectives served a warrant Tuesday at a METH 6600 block Austin Avenue house and awaited Caldwell Environmental teams to clean up vast meth waste. Officers said three weeks of production left large quantities of waste and possibly meth oil with a hydrogen chloride gas generator. If convicted on the chemical charge, Graham faces up to 20 years. additional charges could follow.
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Caldwell Environmental
Houston
el Paso
Tucker
Freddie Nayola
Caldwell
Graham
Tacker
Girl killed in Monahans car pedestrain accident
Alissa L. Hernandez a 2 year old Monahans girl died after a crash involving a vehicle while her cousin Vanessa Calderon was backing a 2001 Ford truck near 810 Ave D Monahans at about 410 PM Monday Dr Craig Daniel of Medical Center Hospital Odessa pronounced the death at 542 PM. Texas DPS Trooper Ross Bates investigated the incident.
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Alissa L. Hernandez
Craig Daniel
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
Texas Department of Public Safety
Ross Bates
Vanessa Calderon
810 Ave. D
Cousin
Hernandez
Free trees available in Odessa through Shademakers program
Keep Odessa Beautiful will start Friday distributing notes door to door in western Odessa offering a free Live Oak or Bradford Pear tree. Up to 200 residents may receive a tree through the Neighborhood Shademakers program. Interested residents should mail back the note or call 333-1299 for details.
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Odessa
Bradford
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