Police identify third victim of deadly wreck in Odessa
Police name Ifo Lopez as the third victim in a wreck at South West County Road and the n 20 north service. The 20-year-old was in the back seat of a 1997 Ford F-150 when it collided with a 2004 Volvo driven by Jesse Rizo. Lopez and Miguel Mendoza died at the scene, Guadalupe Robles died later at Medical Center Hospital. No charges will be filed.
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South West County Road
North Service
Jack White
Ifo Lopez
15Th St
Pez
Guadalupe Robles
Miguel Wd Mendoza
Jesse Rizo
White
Lopez
Mendoza
Robles
Medical Center
Burnett seeks ECISD Position 5 in May election
Odessa native and mother of two Diane Burnett files to seek the four year unpaid ECISD Position 5 seat facing incumbent Paula Adder and contenders Randy Rives Prentice Creel and Bobbie Duncan. Burnett and husband John own a local construction firm and their children attend Reagan Elementary. Burnett volunteers one morning weekly and backs teacher creative freedom amid grade K 12 testing pressures.
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ECISD
Paula Adders
Randy” Rives
Prentice Creel
Bobbie Duncan
Odessa
John
Busi- Construction
Ness
Reagan Elementary
Golden algae tests continue at Texas lakes
Officials monitor golden algae at Lake Moss Creek and other lakes after algae concerns near Lake Colorado City. Tests show Moss Creek at 4000 cells per milliliter, not toxic, as parks crews rebuild channel catfish stocks and areas near Lake Colorado City attract campers.
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Yanzee
Colorado City
Vanzee
E.V. Spence
Robert Lee
Moss Creek
Big Spring
Police Leader Seeks Pay Reform and Community Aid
Rowe, a former Tiffany & Co. executive turned Blanco County deputy sheriff, urged city officials to join efforts aiding underprivileged Odessans at Christmas and pushed for higher pay for all city employees including police and firefighters. He noted his background in criminal justice studies and long service in Odessa, including joining the OPD in 1998 after earlier work.
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Rowe
Harding University
Searcy
Ark
Odessa
Mountain State University
Beckley
W.va
Tiffany & Co. Jewelers
Blanco County
Johnson City
OPD
Cap Rock Faces Criticism Over Growth Plan and Rates
Cap Rock directors pursue aggressive growth beyond core business, risking a $193 million debt. Economist Perryman warns the utility teeters toward bankruptcy. Claims of discriminatory irrigation rates and surcharges on intervenors are denied by Cap Rock. PUC spokes person Theresa Graves says the commission will review filings at a March 26 Austin meeting. Hargrave urges customers to flood the PUC with letters opposing the rate request.
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Tering
Cap Rock
PUC
Theresa Graves
Austin
Hargrave
Odessa Hospital District 3 race features Buice Leckbee
District 3 candidate Buice, 75, seeks a third term facing Chuck Leckbee, a 56 year old ex ExxonMobil retiree. Leckbee, born in Odessa, backs Texas Tech medical school and wants patient taxpayer oversight as funding changes trigger hospital system grants. Beulah Shaw contests District 1 seat. Hayes sits on board since 1992. District 7 has incumbent Virgil Trower, 67, unopposed for a third term. Hospital board members serve without pay.
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Chuck Leckbee
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ExxonMobil
Odessa
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Texas Tech
Permian Basin Fair
Globe Theater
Permian Playhouse
Hayes
Virgil Trower
Trower
Trowertors
Smelser enters ECISD Position 7 race in Odessa
Daniel Smelser, 49, joins the Ector County ISD Position 7 contest to replace Phil Fouche. He promotes teamwork among ECISD, law enforcement and community groups, cites 39 years in Odessa, and highlights work with Life Challenge Church, Odessa High, Canyon Public Schools and Holloman AFB. Smelser urges weekly campus visits and public precinct meetings, targeting teen crime and substance awareness to improve budgets and education.
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Ector County Independent
Smelser
Phil Fouche
Charles “Chuck” Davis
Denis Dennis
Conrad Turner
H. Fred Stierholz
L.V. “Butch” Foreman III
Harold McKelvain
ECISD
Life Challenge Church of
Odessa
Odessa High School
Canyon
Holloman Air Force Base
New Mexico
Ector County Coliseum
Lora
Reagan Elementary
Bowie Junior High
Odessa College
The
Life Center
Midland
Wagon Wheel Youth Ranch Inc
Permian Partners Regional Coalition
Woodall Opposes Salmon in ECISD Trustee Race
Doyle Woodall 49 filed for ECISD trustee seats 2 4 5 and 7 ahead of the May 15 election facing opponents. The Odessa native and H W Fluid Repair owner pledges an honor code discipline emphasis and less red tape while vowing tight budget oversight. He criticizes ninth grade campus restructuring saying funds should boost direct student education.
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Ector County Independent School District
Doyle Woodall
Woodall
Slaying Victim in Big Spring Leaves Husband Hospitalized
Cathy Hunnicutt a 40 year old pharmacist was found dead in the Big Spring home at 2 Indian Ridge on March 9. Her husband Timothy remained in Scenic Mountain Medical Center after being found unresponsive in a bathroom. Police Sgt. Roger Sweatt said toxicology tests are ongoing as investigators seek leads on a possible arrest. a pump action shotgun found with the husband is believed to be the weapon. The funeral for the victim was held Friday at Nalley-Pickle and Welch Rosewood Chapel.
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Roger Sweatt
Cathy Hunicutt
Nalley-Pickle & Welch
Rosewood Chapel
Timothy
Scenic Mountain Medical Center
Indian Ridge
Sweat
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