Coach Neely Retires. Johnson Column Moves to Sundays
Odessa YMCA longtime president Ike Neely retires as David Johnson shifts his column to Sundays on the Life and Times page. The reminiscence notes Neely’s impact as a coach at Bonham Junior High, where a seven grade Blue team finished 5-3, including a 66-6 win over Ector, and the author recalls Neely’s husky voice and positive guidance shaping his youth.
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Ike Neely
Odessa Ymca
Mike Neely
YMCA
Mike
Neely
Bonham Junior High
Bonham
Bradley McDaniel
Bradley
Ector
Eagles
Motorcycle crash injures Odessa rider on 42nd Street
A 26 year old Odessa man Stephen Nichols remained in stable condition at Medical Center Hospital after a motorcycle collision with an Isuzu Rodeo on East 42nd Street. Nichols was eastbound on McKnight Drive when the SUV tried to cross 42nd from the south. He wore a helmet and was cited for unsafe speed and license restriction violations.
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Medical Center Hospital
East 42Nd Street
Odessa
Sherrie Carruth
Stephen Nichols
McKnight
42Nd Street
Nichols
Carruth
Fatal accident at racetrack leaves five dead near water obstacle
Race night near Highway 385 ends in tragedy as a truck pulling horses drives into a flooded bank. Bystanders rushed to aid four injured while medics arrived. Officials investigation ongoing with autopsies and alcohol found in the truck. Witnesses cited a possible betting dispute.
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Juan “J.C.” Cazares
Cazares
Donaldson
Tarrant County Medical Examiner
Hernandez
Carbon Monoxide Dangers Explained and Local Mudding Deaths
Carbon monoxide is a odorless gas that can kill within minutes by preventing oxygen delivery in the body. The text notes symptoms from low to moderate exposure and links to safety guidance, then moves to local remarks about mudding and a family grieving Lenin Polanco, his wife, and daughter.
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Cde.gov
Kermit
Lenin Polanco
Blanca Polanco
Re-Bath of West Texas at American Home Improv
Re-Bath offers tub and tile remodels in one day for baths and a few days for tub to shower conversions. Visit rebath com or the American Home Improvement showroom to measure, select from slate marble travertine granite and tile patterns, and receive a free estimate. Through Aug 31 a free shower door is offered with every tub to shower conversion valued at 750 dollars.
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Home Improvement
Re-Bath
Rebath.com
American Home Improvement
Highway 191
FM 1788
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Onjohnson
Oapa.com
Johnson
Life & Times
Oanews
OADA
Amanda Calderon
Monahans
Calderon
A Business
Vata
West Texas
Juan Alcantar
M.S. Capaci
Stabenesits.com
Otissay Tewas
Janewilliams
Penbrook
Snelling
Horne
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