Federal grand jury returns drug charges in Midland region
A federal grand jury returned three indictments involving drug activity in the Midland area. Five residents face a July manufacturing conspiracy charge for amphetamine. an Odessa man is charged with heroin conspiracy and distribution. a third indictment remains sealed. Names include Paul Lee Scott Jackie Ann Taylor Calvin Crisp Becky Ann Hamm Dennis Kent and Antonio Bernal. Bond amounts ranged from 7,500 to 200,000 with most defendants in Midland jail. Authorities say about one pound of amphetamine was seized and valued at 60,000 on July 31.
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Midland
Odessa
Paul Lee Scott
Andrews
Jackie Ann Taylor
Levelland
Calvin Crisp
Dumas
Becky Ann Hamm
Dennis Kent
Block
Taylor
Crisp
Hamm
Scott
Kent
Midland City
West University No
Drug Enforcement Administration
Odessa City
Ector County
Federal Grand Jury
Antonio Bernal
Monterrey
Bernal
Department of Public Safety
Winkler County approves Memorial Hospital bond issue
Winkler County voters approved a 9.06 million bond for Memorial Hospital improvements and expansion. Turnout was 810 of 4,682 registered voters at five precincts. Plans include expanding emergency services to 3,510 square feet, outpatient facilities, a doctors lounge, and remodels, with construction likely starting early next year after a state certificate of need.
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Kermit
Memorial Hospital
Winkler County
Winkler
Frances Clarke
Odessa Council Sets Hearing on Mobile Home Ordinance
Odessa City Council, after an eight hour meeting, scheduled a public hearing for September 11 on a mobile home ordinance under study for over a year. They also met in executive session to consider buying a 623 acre parcel from Odessa Savings and Loan for the North Route to Midland, but the matter was tabled.
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Midland
Odessa
Odessa Savings and Loan
Suspect Charged After Assault in Odessa
A 25 year old Odessa man, Wayne Morris Yates Jr., was charged with aggravated kidnapping in Municipal Court after an assault on a young woman in the 1600 block of West County Road. Bond set at $15000 by Judge Otis Moore. Victim treated and released from Medical Center Hospital.
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Odessa
West County Road
Wayne Morris Yates Jr
Snyder
Otis Moore
West 16Th
Yates
Clements seeks SBA disaster aid for Texas gulf counties
Governor Clements urged the U S Small Business Administration to declare Cameron Willacy Kleberg Kenedy Nueces Aransas and San Patricio counties disaster areas to aid tourism hit by the oil spill. He also asked for an emergency waiver of the agency rule requiring a fixed incident period.
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Austin
Clements
Hurricane David Heads Toward Caribbean Islands
The hurricane David continues to churn with winds near 140 mph as rainfall drenches Martinique. Forecasters expect the storm to maintain speed and direction for about 24 hours, placing it south of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands by Thursday morning. A hurricane warning remains for Guadeloupe while warnings were dropped for St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados.
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David
Barbados
Caribbean
Carlisle Burton
Bridgetown
U.S. Weather Service
Antilles
Puerto Rico
South America
Martinique
Virgin Islands
United States
Guadeloupe
Dominica
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Lesser Antilles
Weather Service
Basin Weather Forecast Keeps Basin Partly Cloudy
National Weather Service Midland reports continued partly cloudy conditions in the Permian Basin with temperatures in the low 90s and no precipitation. Winds will gust 10 to 15 mph today from the southeast, dropping tonight to 10 mph or less. Tonight’s low near 68, Tuesday high reached 94, temperature records noted for Aug 28. Sunset 8 17, sunrise 7 23.
Weather Forecast From Midland Regional Airport
National Weather Service data for Midland Regional Airport predicts partly cloudy skies today, then fair tonight and Thursday. Warm afternoons with highs near 92, overnight low around 68, and temps similar tomorrow. Winds southeast 10 to 15 mph today, easing to 5 to 10 mph tonight. Precipitation year to date 12.18 inches.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Odessas water line bids awarded for chlorine and mailing supplies
City council awarded contracts after evaluating bids for water line replacements and chemical and printing needs. H B H of Odessa won the main line project at 271 880 05 dollars for about 2 miles of two inch lines. Chlorine gas supplied by SEC Division of Americas at 227 50 per ton. A chlorine loading rack bid 3500 dollars by SMC Inc. Lightning Printing Co. won 600000 envelopes for 6367 dollars.
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Odessa
H.B.H
Panhandle
Lubbock
Clause
Kerry Sweatt
S.E.C. Division of Americas Inc
SMC Inc
Lightning Printing Co
Lightning
Dobbs Printing Co
Starline Printing
Midland
Eight thefts reported in city police probe progress
Police investigated eight thefts including tools and a toolbox from J.H. Rose Truck Line on East Second. A 1970 car stolen after breaking down on Dixie and 44th, unpaid gas at a West University 7-Eleven, a rear license plate theft, and multiple bicycle thefts are noted with names and addresses of the victims.
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J.H. Rose
East Second
Robert A. Harrell
1400 East Fifth
44Th and
Dixie
West University
Gerald W. Kelly
South Jackson
Margaret Hash Green
Redbud
Larry Dale Ely
Car damaged in city fire near Burnet Elementary
City fire department reported four fires on Tuesday with a car fire at Burnet Elementary School burning the engine area and destroying a windshield. The vehicle belonged to Joe Lake of 1701 West 25th. Other fires involved trash bins at 510 Washington, Eighth and Meadow, and 1100 East 35th.
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Burnet Elementary School
Permian Drive
Joe Lake
1701
West 25Th
Washington
Eighth and Meadow
East 35Th
Odessa lounge burglary caps a string of city thefts
Burglars struck LaCita Lounge at 907 South Grant, taking part of their loot after entry discovered at 2 07 a m. Tuesday. Police noted overturned air conditioning and unlocked door, with two pool tables and a juke box affected. Others reported include a Holiday Inn microphone, Lamar Elementary School TV, and several residences and vehicles.
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LaCita Lounge
South Grant
Holiday Inn
East Highway 80
Death notices from several Texas towns today
Multiple funeral notices and death reports across Odessa Monahans Abilene Weatherford and surrounding areas. Bertha Montes 42 of Odessa died at Medical Center Hospital. Infant April Elizabeth Waterhouse found dead and ruled natural causes. James S. Davis 72 of Gonzales died after a long illness. Elisie Jane Thompson 61 formerly of Monahans died in San Antonio. Ida Hemphill Miller 95 Weatherford funeral services planned. Dollie Lee McCormick 78 Midland services Wednesday. Floyd Hedgpeth 67 Tow funeral Wednesday. Mary Armine Steding 80 Odessa services Friday. Gyda Louise Camp 59 Odessa services today. William P Morris 86 resthaven services. Billy Ray Norton 50 Abilene services Monday. Minnie Mae Evans 86 Pottsboro burial Thursday. Survivors include spouses children and extended families.
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Bertha Montes
Bertha Curiel Montes
Wilson
Medical Center Hospital
Easterling Wilson
Mexico
Montes
April Waterhouse
Elizabeth Waterhouse
Robert Waterhouse
San Jacinto
Justice of the Peace
Virgil Lumpee
Lumpee
Easterling- Wilson Funeral Home
Gonzales
James S. Davis
Vada Sikes
Odessa
Davis
Steel
Davis Sikes
Jacksonville
Fla
Monahans
Elsie Jane Thompson
Fort Lauderdale
Wilson-Miller Funeral Home
San Antonio
Weatherford
Ida Hemphill Miller
Comanche View
Fort Stockton
Couts United Methodist Church
Haskell
Miller
Fort Worth
Lubbock
Alton Miller
W.A. Miller
Bernice Wells
Irmick
Dollie McCo Sland
Dollie Lee McCormick
Midland
Newnie
Floyd Hedgpeth
Tow
Leona Barrett
Andrews
Tow Baptist Church
Tow Cemetery
Waldrope
Stewart Maberry
Bossier City
Ina Hebb
Houston
Bexie Devenport
Beeville
Lloyd Hedgpeth
Doc Hedgpeth
Mathis
Mary Armine Steding
Englewood
Highland United Methodist Church
Plainview
Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
Gyda Louise
Gyda Louise Camp
West Ada
Easterling-Wilson Funeral Home
Oakwood
Waco
Jimmy Cecil Camp
Homer Manning
Eucha
Okla
Harry V. Leach
Fabens
Harlan V. Leach
William P
Bill) Morris
Resthaven Memorial Park
Morris
Bakersfield
Russia
Billy Morris
Abilene
Billy Ray Norton
Dale Norton
Elliot-Hamil Funeral Home
Eastland Cemetery
Norton
Olden
Christine Sutton
Canyon Lake
Oklahoma Fixtures Co
Tulsa
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Minnie Mae Evans
Pottsboro
County and District Court Record Highlights for Marriages and Divorces
County Court issued marriage licenses for six couples including Paul W Hopkins and Catherine D Maule and Arturo R Gonzales and Epigmenia Ybarra Gonzales. District Court filings list divorce actions for Heinemann, Commander, Holton, Keller, and Hubbard. Medical center notices show multiple admissions and discharges, and Odessa Women’s and Children’s Hospital records births for several families with placements and addresses.
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Paul Warren Hopkins
Catherine Dianne Maule
Harvey Gene Rotramel Jr
Susan Dawn Peterson
Arturo Roio Gonzales
Epigmenia Ybarra Gonzales
Russell Wayne Harlow
Terri June Lange
Faye Louis Davis
June Coker
Joan Edmond Swindle
Susan Madeline Makovica
Dan Ronald Rimmer
Narciss Santiago
Manarang District Court
Brenda T Heinemann
Norbert & Heinemann
Joe Dale Commander
Wanda LaRue
Ronald Owain Holton
Patricia Diane Holton
J M Keller
K M Keller
Glenda Gail Hubbard
Johnny Farrell Hubbard
Odessa College Fall Registration Day and Schedule
Odessa College announces fall semester registration on Thursday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the registrar's office on the Student Union Building second floor. New students should book Counseling Center appointments before registering. Over 900 daytime and evening classes offered across subjects from anthropology to welding. Tuition for Ector County residents is $40 per three semester hours, with 12 hours totaling $8. labs, deposits, books, and supplies extra. Classes run from September 4 to December 21.
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Odessa
Odessa College
Ector County
Odessa Club Meetings Schedule for Tomorrow
At 6 30 a m Kiwanis Club of Odessa meets at the University Hospitality Lodge. At noon Grandview Lions Club gathers at Inn of the Golden West, and West Side Optimists Club meets at Western Plaza Cafeteria.
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Kiwanis Club of
Odessa University
Grandview Lions Club
Inn of the Golden West
West Side Optimists Club
Western Plaza
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Winkler County Voters
E Clements
Phillip Carl Nantz
Newnie W
J.0. Mixon
Olney
Darlene Kissinger
Mattie Morris
Kirk Womack
N.M
Oil Well Drilling Co
Bum Gibbons
Lena
Cletus Womack
Jack Womack
Ada
Kirby Blevins
Frank Womack
California
Oscar Womack
Muskogee
John Anderson
Jewell Ford
Kaw
Zetta Vandoren
Wichita
Lamar
Sixth and
Jefferson
Bob Barnes
4402
Dawn
East 42Nd
Citizens Band
Barnes
Harold Peterson
North Dixie No. 150
Mickey T. Anderson
East 12Th
Frances G. Carraso
North Muskingum
Beechwood
James Davis
Elsie Thompson
Ida H. Miller
William Morris
Minnie Evans
Templeton
Opal L Lile
Teresa M Fierro
George D Dial
Robert M van Stavern
Rebecca L Rives
Herman € Gregory
Lorenzo Rives
Mary Brooks
John W Lewis
Carson H Burns
Maxine E Johnson
Lavonnia B Babb
WS Hill
Ethel M Davis
Hiram D Melton
den W Barnes
Ronald S Wiley
Jesse W Foster
Dorothy M Palmer
William C Chambers
Val R Carrillo
Bille J Lindsey
James Russell
Timothy L Colbaugh
Crispin F Cervanter
Earls
Myrtle McDonald
Ruby M Diebels
Charles W Graham
Bernie Wilson
Adrian Lujan
Wanda A Hines
Neal Brooks
Richard E Elmore
Iola M Kendrick
Phil Terk
M Dean Norris
Venita Wheeler
Stella Henry
Charlie A Lavender
Kesey
Michael T Nabarrette
Nancy L Vincent
Odessa Women's and Children’s Hospital
Ronald Wolf
Smith
Bobby Tomlinson
Santa Monica
LeRoy Patton
Alpine
Manuel Nevarrette
Pecos
Joe McQueen
East @th
Russell Kimble
East 30Th
Over Lightfoot
Winchester
William Holmes
Route 2
Keith Bush
East 44Th
Cheries Brand
Tropicane
Jim Bownds
East 11Th
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