Midland airport upgrades aim to restore terminal allure
Midland International Airport begins renovations funded by two FAA grants totaling 3.525 million dollars. work includes terrazzo flooring, window sealing, and roof repairs, with a 5 percent city match. extension of the northwest taxiway and a wildlife assessment also funded to enable future hangar development. local travelers express tolerance and support for the project.
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Midland Airports
Mary Esterly
Midland International Airport
Esterly
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
The
Midland
Ray Witten
Tulsa
Okla
Shelter in place at Austin Montessori after reported shots
ECISD officers at Odessa High School heard possible shotgun blasts near Austin Montessori this morning and initiated a shelter in place from 9:40 to 9:51 a.m. The source was not located and students remained safe as staff followed interior safety protocols. ECISD drills support rapid response.
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Austin Montessori
ECISD
Mike Adkins
Adkins
Odessa High School
Austin
S C man dies while hiking at Big Bend
A 69 year old South Carolina man, Richard Bruce Johnson of Columbia, died Sunday after becoming ill while hiking the Grapevine Hills area in Big Bend National Park. Park rangers and Terlingua Fire and EMS tried to resuscitate him as he was transported by park ambulance. National Park Service released the details, with Superintendent William E Wellman offering condolences to the Johnson family.
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Big Bend
South Carolina
Grapevine Hills
Big Bend National Park
National Parks Service
Richard Bruce Johnson
Columbia, S.C
Park Rangers
Johnson
NPS
Terlingua
William E. Wellman
Midland man dies in rollover west of Kermit
A 31 year old Midland man died when a 1994 Dodge Ram towing a 2007 Ram rolled over on Highway 302 just west of Kermit. The passenger Aldo Hugo Urquidi died at the scene while driver Robert Lee Escobedo was uninjured. Both wore seatbelts.
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Winkler County
Midland
Kermit
Department of Public Safety
Richard Curtis
Aldo Hugo Urquidi
Robert Lee Escobedo
Odessa council approves budget and deals despite tax concerns
Odessa City Council gave preliminary budget and tax rate approval amid resident warnings that rising taxable values push property taxes higher. Former councilman Javier Joven and Odessa Tea Party member Dawn Tucker voiced concerns over tax increases and city ownership of Ratliff Ranch Golf Course, while developers won approval for a $207,000 job-creation agreement with Precision Lining Systems LLC.
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Odessa
Javier Joven
Joven
Dawn Tucker
Ratliff Ranch Golf Course
James Goates
Mouch
Odessa Development Corp
Precision Lining Systems LLC
Precision Lining
Dean Combs
Combs
Meat robbery linked to vehicle theft in Odessa
Odessa police search for two white men after a Monday meat theft at Albertsons. They reportedly fled in a maroon Ford or Lincoln SUV while pointing a gun at staff. no injuries reported. A 2000 maroon Lincoln Navigator stolen from Studio 6 motel is tied to the case. Ramiro Rodriguez Jr., 26, was arrested on a DWI probation violation.
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Odessa
Albertsons Grocery
N. West County Road
Sherrie Carruth
Carruth
Studio 6
East Highway 80
Navigator
Ramiro Rodriguez Jr
Ector County Detention Center
DeLay to face trial in money laundering case in Texas
Former U S House Majority Leader Tom DeLay will get a trial on a money laundering indictment before two co-defendants who face lesser charges. Senior Judge Pat Priest has not set a date or ruled on all motions. DeLay seeks a venue change to Fort Bend county citing a fairer jury pool.
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Austin
U.S. House
Tom DeLay
Pat Priest
DeLay
Fort Bend
Houston
John Colyandro
Jim Ellis
Priest
Blotter Felony Reports Rounded to Hundred-Block Addresses
A police blotter lists felony activity reported to authorities with victim residences and crime locations rounded to the nearest hundred block. The item notes address rounding and the types of offenses recorded in the report.
Burglary and theft incidents reported in Odessa area
An Odessa man reported a forced entry burglary on Oakwood Drive damaging a door and stealing a flat screen TV video game console and DVD player totaling 2159.85. Police logged multiple thefts and a wreck on Carolyn Drive with marijuana found. vehicles recovered with no arrests.
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Odessa
Oakwood Drive
West Third Street
Complex Community Federal Credit Union
E. 52Nd St
East 42Nd Street
Custer Avenue
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Arleene Loyd
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Oil and Gas
Indus
Larry Robinson
Larry Long
Steve Patton
Modessa
She
Legado
Leeco
South Ector
ODC
Jo Ann Joven
Bill Kilgore
Cable Franchise
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Carolyn Drive
East University Boulevard
Breckenridge
East Eighth Street
EDPA
P.O. Box
West Interstate 20
East 13Th Street
Royalty Avenue
James Parker
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