School Event Calendar Highlights for Local District
PTA notes list meetings and activities across several schools. St. John s Episcopal marks MLK Day and upcoming orders for Valentine items. Oceans Unit luncheon for second graders. Earth Club and Sixth Grade candy sale. Trinity area schools schedule holidays, workshops, and events including talent shows, yearbook sales, science and FFA style meetings, and a MOS day Mojo events across Odessa area schools.
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Earth Club
St. John's Episcopal
Board of Trustees
Witness statements destroyed in Army probe of sex scandal
An Army IG report and related documents allege that statements were destroyed during an investigation of a Mexico bus trip involving about 200 trainees and 11 NCOs. Five sergeants faced charges. two were drummed out, one pending dismissal, and two removed from the drill-sergeant program amid claims of coercion and widespread fraternization.
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Army
San Antonio
Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
Suit challengers vote by mail in Val Verde races
A federal judge in Del Rio will hear a challenge to two local elections won by Republicans amid mail ballots from Laughlin AFB airmen now stationed elsewhere. Texas Rural Legal Aid argues about eligibility for state and local races for about 800 mail voters not residents of Val Verde County. If upheld, GOP control of the sheriff and commissioners court could be affected.
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San Antonio
del Rio
U.S
Val Verde
Yale County
Laughlin Afb
Texas
Texas Rural Legal Aid
Val Verde County
Texas Rural Legal Aid At
Torney
George Korbel
GOP
Commissioners Court
Reblican
O'Wayne Jernigan
Oscar Gonzalez
M Kachel
Coronado
Precinct 1
Jernigan
Kachel
Unbroken Love Between Old Woman and Bear Son
A village fears the bear will kill the old woman’s son Kunik for food. The mother pleads, sends him away, then searches daily until they reunite. The bear grows strong and fat, and the two share meat and fish, winning village respect for their enduring bond.
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Kunik
Amy Friedman
Kingston
Ontario
Canada
Jillian Gilliland
Odessa Shootings and arrests report from local blotter
A 19 year old Odessa man was shot around 2 50 am Sunday in the 700 block of West Clements Street. Angel Alvarado was taken to Medical Center Hospital in good condition Sunday night. A 22 year old Odessa woman reported someone shot at her home Sunday morning in the 1500 block of East Fifth Street. A 28 year old man remained in Ector County Jail on a felony DWI and parole violation/unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Michael Roach of Midland held without bond.
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Odessa
West Clements Street
Angel Alvarado
Medical Center Hospital
Ector County
Burglary Report in Odessa Targets Building and Liquor Store
Police logged a burglary in Odessa where an unknown thief took a tool and assorted items worth 135 dollars from a building on East 17th Street between Thursday and Friday. A separate incident at Red Samuel Liquor on Highway 20 involved theft of assorted beer valued at 764 dollars. A 2:49 am Sunday breakage at Red Rooster Liquor on View Avenue left a front door glass worth 400 dollars damaged. An Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle case involves a 19-year-old Odessa woman who took a 1994 Ford worth 7,000 dollars from Eisenhower Road Friday morning.
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Odessa
East 17Th Street
Soilee Red Samuel
Ews Highway
Red Rooster
Ndview Ave
Eisenhower Road
Texas Men Arrested On Marijuana Charges After Dog Sniffs Car
SHREVEPORT Louisiana AP two Texas men were arrested on drug charges after a police dog found more than five pounds of marijuana in the vehicle. Daryl Jordan 23 of DeSoto Texas acted suspiciously prompting a search that yielded eight bags of marijuana and scales in a suitcase. A car search by the dog uncovered seven more bags. Deputies estimated the seized marijuana value at about 4500 dollars and seized 550 dollars in cash.
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Shreveport
Texas
Caddo Parish
Kevin Dunn
Daryl Jordan
DeSoto
Dunn
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U.S. Post Office
Panda Club
Travis Elementary
Bowie
LRC
Ector Junior High
Hood
FHA
U.T.P.E. Nimitz Junior High
Mar
Holiday Inn Centre
Permian High School
Panther den
Mr. Jones
FCA
Holiday Inn
Permian High
San Antonio Express-News
Arby
Mers Tre
Bank One
West 4Th Street
Municipal Biaza
Menakore
CIT Sci
ZAI
J. May
Call
Odessa College
W. University
Odeess Colege
Teale
Col
Nalioneal Orysn
East Fifth Street
Michael Roach
Midland
Famerican
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