Theft charges dropped for former justice of the peace secretary
Frances Rios, 26, secretary to Justice of the Peace Jimmy Harris, had two counts of theft and two counts of misapplication of funds dismissed after a key prosecution witness could not be located. Audelia Sturgeon, another former secretary for Justice of the Peace Manuel Valles, awaits trial as similar charges may be dismissed. Both were indicted after a Rangers probe into bookkeeping discrepancies in Ector County offices.
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Justice of the Peace
Frances Rios
Sam Houston Ave
Gene Ater
Rios
Jimmy Harris
Audelia Sturgeon
Ater
Sturgeon
S. Crane Ave
Manuel Valles
Texas Rangers
Ector County
Family Winkler County settle in youth's death
In Winkler County, the parents of Stacy Dean Wilson settled a claim with the county after the youth drowned Aug. 15, 1985, at the county pool near Wink. The family will not sue in district court, and terms were not disclosed. County officials cited a $300,000 insurance cap for such accidents.
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Winkler County
Kermit
Winklow
Frances Clark
Red Cross
Odessa
Matt Thomas
Wink
Royce
Rachel Wilson
U.S. Insurance Group
Thomas
Wilsons
Clark
Wilson
Stacy Dean Wilson
Churches on sale test market in Odessa area
Mark Clark, an Odessa broker with Consolidated Property Consultants, says selling a church is unlike selling a house. He aims to market the Church of Christ building at 2406 Oakwood Drive as congregations contemplate relocation amid oil boom era memories.
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Mark Clark
Clark
Odessa
Consolidated Property Consultants
Church of Christ
Oakwood Drive
L.M
Chub
Johnson
Cordova St
Oakwood Church of Christ
Ector County adopts six cost saving personnel measures
The Ector County Commissioners Court, facing a 1986 87 revenue shortfall of 3 to 4 million, approves six cost saving steps. They freeze routine salary increases and require commissioners approval to fill vacancies. Jobs will be filled at the lowest pay grade or left vacant until accrued comp time is absorbed. A two employee rule and a 20 hour comp time cap are also set until the new budget takes effect. The measures aim to save about 150 000 by freezing pay grade increases.
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Ector County Commissioners Court
Tom Pace
Bill Hicks
Pace
Practical commencement advice for late graduates
A reflective note on time, regret, and practical guidance for seniors now entering the real world. The writer humorously laments missing May graduation rituals and offers down to earth counsel rather than lofty rhetoric as graduates embark toward tomorrow.
Do Not Screw Up Life After High School
A mock graduation pep talk urges reading life as a budgeted plan then discards it. It warns vs delaying responsibility and urges growing up, securing work, and building a future while balancing pleasures and finances. It uses blunt humor to stress timely action and maturity.
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Justice of the Peace Office
Chance Cruger
Bendetta Cruger
Freedom Park
North Dawn Avenue
East University Boulevard
Chance
Sonjia
Marion
Rick and
Denise Marion
Ken Brodnax
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