County weighs land donation pits amid taxpayer worry
One Ector County commissioner questions accepting three donated caliche pits that would expose taxpayers to liability for illegal dumping and fencing costs. The 3 to 1 vote to consider acceptance cited legal and safety risks with pits near Borman Drive Long Drive and University Boulevard.
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Ector County
Precinct 2
Bryan Henderson
Henderson
Precinct 3
Gerard Bowen
Borman
Long Drive
University Boulevard
Louis Rochester
Barnie Jones
Precinct 1
Bill Tolbert
Tolbert
Caliche
OK Highway upgrades could widen Yukon Road on I 20
Odessa officials push Yukon Road widening on Interstate 20 as part of a five year 15 million dollar plan funded largely by federal money. Yukon Road from FM 1882 West County Road to Andrews Highway would grow from 20 to 56 feet and from two to four lanes at an estimated 452000 cost with 75 percent federal funding.
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Nelle
Yukon Road
FM 1882
West County Road
Andrews Highway
Yukon
Backyard projects spiral into grand shed proposal
A writer recounts a casual plan to screen a patio and build a small shed that escalates into a major carpentry project. The piece also notes national policy on dairy subsidies, a jab at government spending, and ends with a local reunion invitation for Eunice high school alumni in the 1950s with event details and a contact number.
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Eunice
N.M
Bethene Wilson
Hobbs
Severe hailstorm in Kermit causes multimillion dollar damage
Insurance claims managers estimate about 3 million dollars in losses from a May storm that dropped hail the size of golf balls. Auto, roof, and window damage topped the tally with over 1 million in claims processed by Don Handlin Insurance. County buildings sustained about 73 thousand in insured damage while auto dealers noted roughly 400 to 500 thousand in new car losses. Police report minimal injuries or accidents.
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Kermit
Dorothy Shaw
Don Handlin Insurance Agency
Shaw
Winkler County Commissioners Court
Oleta Faught
Cowling Motor Co
David Norwood
Norwood
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Church rule a worry to some employees
Three Odessa residents express concern over a Supreme Court ruling that could affect the Texas Blue Law repeal which grants time off for religious services as long as it does not impose hardship on employers. Workers in local stores fear Sunday shifts and church attendance conflicts may arise despite the repeal taking effect Sept. 1.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Connecticut
Associated Press
Karen DeMorrow
Walgreen Drug Store
Permian Mall
DeMorrow
Paso Ave
Wesley Evangelical Methodist
Walgreen
Linda Belk
Belk
E. 29Th St
Church of Christ
Route 12
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Arthur Spragg
Ranch Estates
South
Andrews
Bill
Kathy Howe
Washington
Our Town
Howe
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