Wife of LeClair reacts to guilty verdict
Nancy LeClair, wife of Donald LeClair, reacts to the jury finding him guilty of aggravated sexual assault of an 8 year old. The Gardendale man received 99 years in Texas prison. She had begun divorce proceedings after an August grand jury indictment on eight counts of indecency with a child.
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LeClair
Nancy LeClair
Gardendale
Texas Department of Corrections
Huntsville
Bill Alexander
Medical Center
LeClairs
Alexander
Dennis Cadra
Cadra
Ector County
Laramie
Wyo
Jack Norris
Funding of courts eyed in 1985 86 budget talks
Odessa officials discuss adding two new courts for next fiscal year with an estimated $200000 funding need. The plan would raise the judicial budget from $1.9 million to about $2.1 million and require salaries for two judges a court reporter and furnishings. Judge Tryon Lewis notes possible non jury matters relief. probation officer Mike Neely flags state funding cuts.
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Odessa
Ector
Dan Ramirez
Ramirez
Gary Garrison
Lewis
Mike Neely
Ector County
Trash collection to shift to private hauler in Odessa
Odessa city officials plan converting public trash service to private operation within a month after council approval. City Manager John Harrison says Utilities Department and budget divisions would require a private hauler to buy city equipment to provide service.
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Odessa
John Harrison
Utilities Department
Snake threats from tall grass at city wastewater plants
Wastewater workers report fear of snakes in 4-foot grass at South Dixie and East plants, straining Parks and Utilities cooperation. Parks crews last mowed May 10, amid rain delays and staff limits, with six parks and six seasonal workers to cover 400 acres weekly. A 10-inch rattlesnake sighting was noted, and workers say mowing delays invite wildlife and hinder safety.
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Bennie Steelman
Steelman
Parks Department
Parks and Recreation
Joe Carthers
Parks Department and Utilities Department
Parks
Carithers
Doug Kupper
South Dixie
Kupper
Parks and Recreation Department
Ken Kelley
Kelley
Building Services
East
John Harrison
Odessa
Bob Derrington
Joe Carithers
J.D. Pflieger
Chuck Vickers
Vickers
Danny Savoie
Contaminated containers cleaned at Odessa plant
Wildlife near a West Odessa sulfur processing site teemed after more than 1,000 chemical containers were removed. TDWR spokesman Terry James said contamination is at a standstill. Inspectors found 0.9 parts per million dioxin in soil and repackaged 186 barrels of 2,4,5-T into new drums. Despite ongoing spillage, TDWR praised plant management for rapid cleanup and disposal.
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West Odessa
Terry James
Texas Department of Water Resources
Chemical Enterprises Inc
TDWR
James
Odessa
West
U.S. 80
TDWK
Chemical Enterprises
W. Murphy St
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Kelly
Pflieger
Our Town
Dick Howe
Howe
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