Milam Elementary Students Stage Wiggleworm Surprise at Center
First and second graders at Milam Elementary performed Wiggleworm's Surprise Thursday at the Ector County Senior Center. Geoffrey Matthews, 7, and Jerilyn Gray, 8, comfort trees fearing axe-wielding men. trees named Daniel Ormsby, 7, and Shawn Henry, 6. Parents listed as Jimmy and
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Milam Elementary School
Wiggleworm
Ector County Senior Center
Catherine Matthews
Gardendale
Jerry and
Karen Gray
East Odessa
Jimmy and
Sharon Ormsby
North Odessa
Rick and
Darlene Henry
Odessan charged with possession
Armando Lujan Acosta, a 33 year old Odessa man, faces two drug counts after a Wednesday arrest. He is charged with possession of cocaine and heroin, with bonds set at 7500 dollars each. The charges stem from a November 26 theft arrest connected to the same case. Police report 19 pieces of heroin in tinfoil and eight bags believed to contain cocaine were found during booking. A Department of Public Safety lab confirmed the narcotics.
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Odessa
Armando Lujan Acosta
Maurene Ave
J.E. Weatherly
John McAhon
Department of Public Safety
McAhon
Governor taps Odessa attorney for Texas Criminal Justice Task Force
Governor elect Bill Clements named 44 Texans to a Texas Criminal Justice Task Force including Odessa attorney John Green and Midland oilman William Blakemore. The panel will evaluate restructuring courts parole sentencing prisons and rehabilitation with findings to guide legislative updates. Charles Terrell of Dallas will chair the group with former Secretary of State David Dean as vice chair.
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Ector County
John Green
Bill Clements
Texas Criminal Justice Task Force
Midland
William Blakemore
Clements
Reggie Bashur
Green
Charles Terrell
Dallas
City of
David Dean
Terrell
Burglary Reports In Lowell and Hallmark TV Repair
Lowell Mark Osborn at 1448 Brittany Lane No 3 reports tools worth over 1250 stolen between 8 and 1030 p.m. Wednesday. Don Eugene Hallmark cites a broken glass pane and three VCRs stolen, total loss 1367 dollars, at Hallmark TV Repair on 1231 W University Blvd between 9 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. Thursday. Officers L A Smith and L E Zyla investigated.
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Lowell Mark Osborn
Brittany Lane No
L.A. Smith
Don Eugene Hallmark
Hallmark TV Repair
W. University Blvd
L.E. Zyla
FDIC Rejects 760000 Bid On Midland North Superblock
The FDIC rejected a 760000 bid for Midland’s north superblock at a Tuesday auction of 90 properties. FDIC official John Fell said high bidders Rick Motycka and Paul Rutter may be asked to raise their offer while the agency considers lowering its 2.8 million asking price. The block bounded by Big Spring Street Missouri Avenue Loraine Street and Front Avenue excluding the city library plot likely will sell for 1.5 to 1.7 million. 59 offers were recommended from 90 properties with total value around 12 million, as buyers show weak demand. If unsold, properties will go to local realtors or another auction, with potential exchanges for drilling rigs and oil field equipment.
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North Superblock
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
FDIC
John Fell
Rick Motycka
Paul Rutter
Fell
Washington
Motyka
Big Spring Street
Missouri Avenue
Loraine Street
Front Avenue
Four Odessa residents arrested in methamphetamine bust
Police arrested two women aged 27 and 25 and two men aged 21 and 25 at a Zeneta Avenue residence after a search warrant. About three-fourths of an ounce of methamphetamine and a small amount of marijuana were found with a street value of around 2000 dollars. The arrest followed a Crime Stoppers tip and a Tuesday warrant issued by Municipal Judge Otis Moore. In a separate note, U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen outlined trade deficit focus as he becomes Finance Committee chair in January.
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John McAhon
Otis Moore
McAhon
Houston
Senate Finance Committee
U.S
Lloyd Bentsen
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