Hangings shake small Colorado City residents
Four linked or coincidental hangings in Colorado City within three months leave residents seeking reasons. A Snyder man, a school counselor, a priest, and another man died by self harm, with officials noting no proven connection. Local mental health expert cites privacy barriers in small towns.
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Colorado City
West Texas
San Angelo
Dallas
John Smith
the Harbor
Community Medical Center
Smith
First U S Permian Basin stent procedure performed at Medical Center Hospital
Hallmark, a construction equipment seller, underwent an aneurysm stent graft procedure after doctors Amaram Angirekula and Dr Francis Duhaylongsod at Medical Center Hospital. The team described the surgery as cutting edge and the stent aims to relieve chest pain and restore normal life. the couple watched X ray and heart film images of before and after the operation.
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Hallmark
Amaram
Francis Duhaylongsod
Duhaylongsod
Permian Basin
Medical Center Hospital
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Aera
Susan
Waste trucks spill at bridge cited as low risk
A 2002 incident south of the Maury County exit on I-65 involved a tractor trailer overturning and spilling low level waste in cardboard containers. Authorities said there was no danger to the public or environment, as the waste was unloaded, tracked, and the truck towed. Jones notes limited accidents in past Brentwood studies and outlines storage plans for drums with clamp rings.
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Andrews Industrial Development Board
Jones
Permian Basin
Duck River
Columbia-Chapel Hill
Maury County
Tennessee Emergency Management
Andrews
Waste Control
Texas Department of Health
Texas
Local rodeo boosts economy with big turnout and prize money
Promoter Karr notes 100 to 200 out-of-area attendees via an 800 number while Laskey’s Western Store benefits from Western themed events. The PBR sanctioned rodeo consolidates to one day with 45 riders competing for ~$30,000, attracting walk-up ticket buyers and 5,000 anticipated spectators.
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Karr
Larry Laskey
Laskey
Las Vegas
Top Guns Bull Ride at Ector County Coliseum
The Top Guns Bull Ride event is set for 7 p.m. Saturday at Ector County Coliseum. Tickets range from $13.50 to $44 and can be purchased by calling 800 462 7979, in person at Laskey's Western Wear, or online at centralticketoffice.com.
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Dobbs the Bullfighter Turned Clown to Cheyenne Fame
The life of Dobbs spans 28 years at Cheyenne Frontier Days as a bullfighter and barrel man. He earned PRCA Clown of the Year honors in 1978 and 1988 and won the Coors Man in the Can award four times. He witnessed Lane Frost’s fatal ride in 1989, later retired at Cheyenne, and will join the Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame on September 26. He continues rodeo themed projects and still participates in events in Coahoma.
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PRCA
Bob Romer
Rick Chatman
Lane Frost
Frost
LaneFrost.com
Stee
Lane
Cheyenne
Dobb
Buffalo
Minn
George Doak
Doak
Odessa author signs debut novel in local Hastings event
Author who grew up near Odessa and Texas ranchlands released his adventure tale in 1998 and now attracts teens and adults. He will sign copies from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hastings on Beverly Vick notes signings draw readers and collectors seeking signed first editions.
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Herrington
Hastings
Odessa
Beverly Vick
Joe Herrington Book Signing at Hastings店 Tekoa
Joe Herrington will sign copies of Tekoa from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hastings located at 3895 E. 42nd St. The novel sells for 19.95 dollars. For more information call 367-0599.
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Joe Herrington
Hastings
42Nd St
Andrews Sheriff's Office Probes Fuel Truck Explosion
Andrews County deputies investigate a Thursday fuel truck blast in northwestern Andrews County that killed a man whose identity had not been released. Dispatch was alerted at 10 57 a m. Deputies found a West Texas Oil and Gas fuel truck burned in a pit near County Road 2001 and Mustang Drive.
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Andrews
Andrews County
Andrews County Sheriff's
West Texas
Mustang Drive
Austin Man Dies After Rollover West of Fort Stockton
A 46 year old Austin man died from injuries after a one vehicle rollover on Interstate 10 about 20 miles west of Fort Stockton. Chengyi Sun, 19, of Austin, was driving a 1998 Toyota SUV when a left rear tire blew out at about 11 45 a.m. Wednesday causing the vehicle to cross lanes and enter a barrow ditch.
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Fort Stockton
Austin
Fort Stockton Medical Center
Joseph van Gundy
Chengyi Sun
Interstate 10
Ford An
Burglary Reported in Odessa Home on East Sixth Street
An Odessa woman reported theft of $1,550 in entertainment equipment from a residence in the 1500 block of East Sixth Street between 8 pm Tuesday and 12:23 am Wednesday. The incident is documented in the local blotter of police reports.
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Odessa
East Sixth Street
Unauthorized use of a Jeep reported on Robertson Avenue
A vehicle theft report notes a woman’s red 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee valued at $5,000. The vehicle was taken in two incidents at 1 20 a.m. and 1 38 a.m. in the 2700 block of Robertson Avenue.
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Odessa
Robertson Avenue
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