Ector County Upholds Ban on Aerial Fireworks
The Ector County Commissioners Court on June 12 upheld a ban that excludes missiles with fins or rockets with sticks. Aerial fireworks remain banned due to lack of control, with 18 stands barred from selling them until lifted. Local vendors report minimal demand but anticipate change as Independence Day nears.
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Ector County
County Commissioners’ Court
Banning
Detra White
City of Odessa
Mark Hanna
White
Ector
Midland
Diane Williams
Sam Garcia
Mr. W's
Safety panel warns on fireworks dangers this season
The Associated Press reports the Consumer Product Safety Commission urges caution with fireworks. The warning covers common devices like sparklers and bottle rockets, advising against child use, reading warnings, ensuring bystanders are clear, not relighting unfired devices, keeping water handy, and lighting only on flat safe surfaces away from flammables.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Geep and Barbados Parade Next to Sheep Pen
Daphne Lampman raises a Geep a sheep sized animal with goat hair she calls Geep. Neighbor Reynaldo Garza keeps barbados resembling goats nearby. A persistent ram escaped into Lampman’s herd through a fence while Geep’s birth left questions.
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Daphne Lampman
Lampman
Reynaldo Garza
Barbados
Geep
Golf tourney seeks volunteers for PB Open event
The Buy.com Permian Basin Open needs 400 to 500 volunteers to run admissions, ropes, scoring, food service, driving range and crowd control for the PGA tour event benefiting the Buffalo Trails Council and Permian Basin Girl Scout Council. Notah Begay III has played the event. volunteers receive a shirt hat and meals for a $30 fee.
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Buy.com
Don Tally
Buffalo Trails Council
Boy Scouts of America
Permian Basin Girl Scout Council
Tally
Fairway
Notah Begay III
Albuquerque
N.M
Begay
Tiger Woods
Memphis
Tenn
Mexicans in U S face barriers to Sunday vote
Mexicans in the United States face barriers to casting ballots in the upcoming Mexican presidential election. About 7 million Mexican adults in the U S would be eligible, but voting outside Mexico remains banned. Only 64 border booths exist to serve them, forcing many to cross into Mexico to vote and creating uncertainty about turnout.
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Matamoros
Mexico
U.S
United States
Berenice Rendon-Talavera
Brownsville
Ernesto Zedillo
Mental illness stigma shown in Odessa survey results
A local mental health official notes about 1 percent of Odessa residents suffer from bipolar disorder or schizophrenia while 8 percent report low mood. Fear of stigma keeps many from seeking care, echoing a national survey that cites public misunderstanding as a major barrier to mental health services.
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Odessa
National Association of County
Spencer McClure
Texas Council of Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Centers, Inc
McClure
Marla Margette
Mhmr Center of
Midland
Margette
Vandalism cripples Odessa trash fleet. pickup to resume today
Odessa Solid Waste Division crews found 25 trash trucks vandalized in the West 42nd Street lot. Only eight remained operable, with repair costs estimated at 15 000 to 20 000 dollars. City officials expect normal service by 2 p.m. today after 24 workers log about 10 hours overtime to catch up.
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Odessa
City Solid Waste Division
West 42Nd Street
Oscar Maldonado
City of
Maldonado
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National Democratic Institute
Ramiro de Leon Carpio
Guatemala
Richards
Woilack
Leon Carpio
Odessa Solid Waste Operations
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