Odessa sees patchy rainfall as storms knock out power
Rainfall varied by location with Odessa Schlemeyer Field at 0.02 inches while Odessa Fire Station 2 logged 1.7 inches. Wink measured 0.31 inches and Midland Airport a trace. 30 percent rain today dropping to 10 percent by Thursday, with temps upper 80s to lower 90s. About 3,000 lost power Tuesday morning across the area, outages due to blown fuses and damaged primaries, then 167 from Oncor Tuesday evening. Mercer noted residents welcomed the rain amid outages and restoration efforts continued.
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Johnston
Odessa
National Weather Service
Michelle Schultz
Odessa-Schlemeyer Field
Midland International
Wink
Schultz
Andrews
Seminole
Alpine
Oncor
Grant Avenue
Ector County
Central Fire
Second St
Midland ISD graduation rates higher than ECISD in 2011
MISD reported an 83.25 percent graduation rate for the class of 2011, about four points above ECISD and its 2010 rate. Superintendent Ryder Warren said results reflected district efforts, noting MISD dropout rate fell to 10.6 percent for 2011 from 2010, while ECISD dropout rose to 13.7 percent.
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Ryder Warren
Midland Isd
Warren
ECISD
Mendez
Texas Education Agency
Odessa council rejects turnout on nocturnal BB gun ban
The Odessa City Council voted 4 1 to pass amendments to a secondhand goods ordinance and ban nocturnal BB gun possession while police investigate 40 plus criminal mischief incidents tied to a 39 year old woman. A car wash proposed by Robert Wilber received support amid concerns on property values.
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Martin Stringer
Martin
Stringer
Texas
Nance
Hastings
Robert Wilber
East Loop 338
Eastridge Road
Blair Roberts
Wilber
Barbara Graff
92Nd Street
Rainbow Drive
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Sue Mercer
Mercer
Mark Steries
Krystyna Kolesie Reynolds
Alex Bravo
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Ordi
Black Cultural Council
Commemorative Air Force
Convention & Visitors Bureau
CVB
Fiesta West Texas Seeer Seneas Acreneses
Senease
Friends of Ector Theatre
Junior League of Odessa
Main Street
Odessa Council For the Arts & Humanities
Odessa Jackalopes
Evens
Odessa Links
Parks Department
Ratliff Ranch
Starbright Village
Permian Basin Fair & Oe
RIO Education Fund, Inc
Texas Nonprofit Theatres, Inc
Texas Tours Entertainment
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Sen
West Texas Crossroads Marathon
West Texas Roughnecks
West Texas Track Club
Ector County Coliseum
Preemie
Mos
Andrews Hwy
Beltone Hearing Center
E. University
Seo
Scott
Santa FE Square
Baal
Stacey Reeves
Sreeves
Oapa
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