Two year anniversary at I-20 Wildlife Preserve events
The I-20 Wildlife Preserve and Jenna Welch Nature Study Center celebrate two years with a free come and go event from 1 to 3 PM at Merritt Pavilion. The site at 2201 S. Midland Drive has hosted over 41 000 visitors and hosts 200 bird species among other fauna and flora. Una Voz Unida marks its MLK Day reading at Ketor County Court House from 9 to 10 AM with a canned food drive, donations urged.
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Jenna Welch
Merritt Pavilion
120 Wildlife Preserve
S. Midland Drive
Una Voz Unida
Martin Luther King Jr
Ketor County
Grant Ave
Martin Luther King
Tinyurl.com
Kycmajz
Tchaikovsky for Kids Comes to Midland Odessa MOSC
Elementary students in the Permian Basin will experience a glimpse into Tchaikovsky as Classical Kids LIVE joins the Midland Odessa Symphony and Chorale for Discovers America on January 22 and 23 at Wagner Noël. The MOSC program aims to boost arts in area schools as part of balanced education. For more information call 432-563-0921 or visit www.CEME.org.
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Permian Basin
Tchaikovsky
Midland-Odessa Symphony and Chorale
America
Wagner Noél
MOSC
Ceme.org
Mosc.org
Bus crash leaves inmates and officers dead in Texas ice wreck
Texas DPS and TDCJ investigators pursued leads after a prisoner transport vehicle skidded on ice along Interstate 20 near Penwell, plunging off a guardrail into a moving freight train. Two correctional officers and eight inmates died. survivors, including Remigio Pineda and Jason Self, remained in critical or fair condition. The incident prompted multiple agencies to examine causation with icy roads cited as the primary factor.
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Penwell
Inves
DPS
Interstate 20
National Transportation Safety Board
TDC
Remigio Pineda
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Jason Self
Abilene
University Medical Center
Lubbock
The New Normal Rig Count in Permian Drags Down
Drilling rigs sit idle in Odessa as the Permian Basin shows a reduced rig count. Helmerich & Payne’s yard reflects the slowdown with fewer active rigs, while oil markets assess the impact on production. Odessa American reporter Courtney Sacco notes the shift affecting local operations and employment.
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Permian Basin
Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Company
Odessa
Permian rigs fall as downturn deepens in 2015 budgets
Permian Basin oil producers cut another 15 rigs, totaling 487 as prices stay low. Plains-West Texas Intermediate settled near 45.25, down about 60 percent from June peak. Nationally, rigs fell 74 to 1,676, the largest weekly drop since 2008. Layoffs loom amid ongoing capex restraint.
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Permian Basin
Permian
West Texas Intermediate
Joseph Triepke
Midland Train Wreck Settlement Reached In UP Suit
Twenty six plaintiffs settled with Union Pacific Railroad over a Midland wreck that killed four and injured many. The confidential accord comes ten days before trial, affecting families of Joshua Michael William Lubbers Gary Stouffer and Lawrence Boivin among others. The remaining 17 plaintiffs head to trial January 26 with Judge James Rush presiding.
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Midland
Union Pacific Railroad
Glasheen, Valles and Inderman Law
Bob Pottroff
Joshua Michael
William Lubbers
Meg
Ector County
James Rush
Gary Stouffer
Lawrence Boivin
Army
Marine
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MLK Jr
Kword
International Energy Agency
Oapa
Com
TDIC
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Sgt
Elizabeth Barney
Pete Kotowski
NTSE
Courtney Sacco
Yeom
Oilpro.com
Texas
Ards
MerHoost
Parks Village
Sears Methodist
Sears-Methodist.org
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