Butterfield Festival set for Monahans July 24 25 at Ward Arena
The 22nd annual Butterfield Festival in Monahans runs July 24 25 at the Ward County Arena. Gates open 8 p.m. Friday for Grupo Vida dance. Saturday features a horseshoe and washer tournament a pre auction barbecue and bull rides with ticket options. evening dance by The Electric Cowboys. Other events include Green Thumb exhibit and Salsa Festival. For info call 943-2187.
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Odessa Summer Movie Nights and Events Schedule
The Odessa Parks Dept lists free Movies in the Park on Aug 1 at Jim Parker Park Aug 15 at Floyd Gwin Park Aug 29 at Sherwood Park with cartoons at 8 45 p m Concessions available Bring lawn chairs blankest and note changes due to availability Funimation and Fathom Events present Dragon Ball 2 Resurrection F Aug 4 5 8 11 at Cinemark Odessa and Regal Tall City Midland RTD Skatepark hosts Artists on Board Aug 5 11 with 30 entry and 20 of sales to Push for Good DCI Big Loud and Live Aug 6 at Cinemark Odessa and Regal Tall City Midland The International Data 2 Championship broadcast Aug 8 at Cinemark Odessa and other venues Texas Thunder Music Festival Aug 21 23 Gardendale with Brad Paisley Florida Georgia Line and more Lower Society Show N Shine Aug 22 at Ector County Coliseum Other listings include Aug 4 5 8 11 Dragon Ball events and skatepark art show details and contact info.
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Bio-surveillance Analyst Grant Approved in Ector County
The Ector County Health Department won approval for a bio surveillance analyst funded by a Texas grant and county funds. Gino Solla said the analyst will monitor syndromic surveillance of emerging diseases and report contagious illnesses to law, aiding trend detection and disaster planning with Medical Center Hospital and ORMC. Dale Childers noted the $100000 grant covers most costs, with about $15000 local match, and warned of potential cuts. The analyst will work with the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program to strengthen preparedness and outbreak response, with the county awaiting state approval to fill the position.
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Odessa Tops Five Metro for Physicians and Surgeons
GoodCall Data Center ranked Odessa fifth among 218 metro areas for physicians and surgeons to live and work. The study cites high average median salary of 258,490 dollars, strong job availability, amenities, housing, hospitals per capita, and malpractice payouts per capita. Odessa surpasses Austin Round Rock and Beaumont Port Arthur in the rankings.
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Suspect in slaying case has status hearing
Danny Mario Munguia accused of beating his common law wife Alexandra Kennedy to death on July 4 2014 faced a status hearing in Judge Dean Whalens 70th District Court. District Attorney Bobby Bland says the only missing item is a DNA test from DPS that will determine trial readiness.
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Monahans Man Dies in Wreck Near Odessa
A 21 year old Monahans man, Maclane Simco Barr, died in a Wednesday evening crash at Knox Avenue and Triple Crown Drive eight miles west of Odessa. Barr, riding a dirt bike, failed to yield in a no passing zone and collided with Olen Ray Coursey’s 1997 Pontiac Bonneville. Coursey was uninjured. no arrests or citations were reported.
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Video shows man throwing kitten in Facebook clip
Odessa police seek Christopher Gonzales, 25, on animal cruelty torturing felony after a Facebook video shows him forcefully tossing a white kitten across a yard. A warrant cites he held a bottle, laughed, used lewd language, and gestured as recording ended. The kitten survived, was taken to Odessa Animal Shelter, and is to be released to a local rescue for care. Investigation ongoing.
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Eleven recruits train at OPD academy in Odessa
Odessa Police Department trains eleven recruits for the ninth session of the academy. Two resignations reduced the class from thirteen to eleven, with four and a half months of study covering laws firearms tactics and physical training. Recruits undergo background checks and polygraphs before graduation planned for December eighteenth. The force aims for ninety percent average on the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement exam. OPD remains short staffed at 144 officers of a planned 182.
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