School board reverses freshmen athletic policy change
ECISD trustees scrapped planned rules allowing non campus ninth graders to join Odessa High and Permian varsity and sub varsity teams. The move, dubbed the Allen Strambler Rule, followed concerns from junior high principals and coaches about athletic environments and eligibility practices. The board shifted to a plan that would restrict freshman eligibility to the varsity level only and block ninth graders from populating sophomore and junior varsity squads.
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Phil Fouche
Change of Heart
Allen Strambler
Odessa High
Permian
ECISD
Pete
Floy Hinson
John Wilkins
Redd family sues Odessa officers over July shooting death
A $2.75 million federal lawsuit claims Odessa police officers used excessive force in the July shooting of Randy Redd, a mentally ill man, during a 12 hour standoff. The suit names the city and two officers, disputes the grand jury findings, and alleges taunting during the encounter.
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Randy Redd
Swat Team
44Th Street
Redd
Big Spring State Hospital
Ector County Grand
U.S. District Court
Midland
Thomas Hirsch
Georgia
Janet
Joseph
Freddie Nayola
Ron Martz
OPD
Les Moore
Moore
Ector County Mental Health and
Children face workplace perils in abridged series note
The fourth in a five part series on child labor reports that Alexis Jaimes 14 died on a Gulf Coast construction site when a 5 000 pound hammer fell. It notes 70 child workplace deaths yearly 200 000 injuries annually and risks from inexperience training gaps and illegal work.
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The
United States
Port Arthur
America
Alexis Jaimes
Gulf Coast
Alexis
National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health
Ricky Rash
Florida
Arthur McEachern
Massachusetts
NIOSH
Fire Spares Santa as Flores Family Rebuilds After Blaze
The Flores family on Crane’s east side narrowly preserves a plastic Santa banner amid a house fire that gutted their home days after decorating for holidays. Firefighters stopped the blaze after 6 p.m. as volunteers aided by Red Cross donations aid recovery while Janie Flores says Christmas will go on for the kids.
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Crane
Flores
American Red Cross
Janie Flores
East Side
Odessa
Larry Beckner
Mark
Odessa man needs help for Christmas fund drive
Odessa American reports Oliver a single low income resident depends on SSI and SS DI with little money for food. The Salvation Army and Odessa American sponsor the Empty Stocking Fund to provide Christmas gifts and meals for low income Odessa families as the drive continues toward its goal.
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Oliver
Salvation Army
Odessa
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