West Odessa Clean-Up Campaign Seeks Volunteers and Funds
Odessa city allocates about 60 000 to 70 000 dollars for a six week cleanup campaign running Saturdays through June 22 and Sundays for overtime landfill operation. West Side Council contributes about 2 500 dollars while volunteers remain scarce. Inmates and jail trusties provide some labor. About 550 trash loads have been dumped at the landfill so far, with organizers hoping 150 residents will join the effort today.
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Odessa
West Side Council
Greater Odessa
Sam Holloman
West Side
Holloman
Bush
West Odessa
Wayne Bateman
West University Boulevard
Bateman
Gibson’s
W. University Blvd
Odessa man charged with negligent homicide in bicyclist deaths
Sean Hannon faces criminally negligent homicide misdemeanor charges in Midland County after two bicyclists Kyle Werner aged 14 and George Hoffman 35 were killed on Texas 191 west of Midland while training for the Tall City Triathlon. DPS reports say a 1979 Ford four door struck them Sunday afternoon.
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Odessa
Midland
Midland County Attorney’s Office
Sean Hannon
Kyle Werner
George Hoffman
Department of Public Safety
Texas 191
Jury selection set in slaying trial Fort Stockton
Jury selection begins at 10 a.m. Monday in the murder trial of Dwight Deal a 47 year old Alpine geologist accused in the October 10 1983 slaying of his wife Sandra Deal. Prosecutors say she died from a blunt head injury after an autopsy undermined earlier drowning findings.
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Fort Stockton
Dwight Deal
Sai Deal
Sandra Deal
Deal
Big Bend Memorial Hospital
Alpine
Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute
Texas Rangers
Brewster County
Alex Gonzalez
83Rd Judicial District
Memorial praise by VFW for Odessa veterans monument
Pat Watson of the Odessa Veterans of Foreign Wars lauds the effort to build a veterans memorial. He notes the Odessa cemetery tribute honors World War I World War II and the Korea Conflict and mentions additions after Vietnam.
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Pat Watson
Odessa
Veterans memorials and Freedom Flame dedication noted
Harvey Holcomb of the American Legion spoke Thursday about the north courthouse war memorial and the Freedom Flame. The flame, dedicated on November 11, 1969, stands as a symbol of freedom and honors veterans of all wars. The 1B project began in 1951.
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Harvey Holcomb
National Executive Committee
The
American Legion
Holcomb
West Texas considers new salt-tolerant crops for farmers
Mauro outlined initial conclusions that pistachios show the greatest new crop potential while saline tolerant vegetables like asparagus may join West Texas cash crops. The project aims to boost earnings without competing with existing Texas oversupply, using Israeli drip irrigation tech adapted from Texas research.
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Mauro
West Texas
Texas
Connally
State land plan links revenue to school fund goals
Texas Tech University pledges 20000 toward Phase II of a 90000 project as the General Land Office seeks remaining funds from other Texas universities or the agency will cover the shortfall. Officials emphasize two aims: boost land profits for the Permanent School Fund and promote wiser water use amid fiscal pressures.
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Texas Tech University
Lubbock
GLO
Texas
Connally
Coliseum Damaged by Lightning Sparks Small Roof Fire
Firefighters sealed the Ector County Coliseum after lightning struck the roof at about 7 40 p m igniting a small fire. Damage was under 100 dollars and repairs could be simple tar and roofing paper. Fire crews from Station 6 climbed the 200 foot roof to reach the blaze.
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Ector County Coliseum
Don Thorn
Station 6
Don Ottinger
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