County orders last roundup for Posse at Schlemeyer Airport
Ector County Commissioners vote 4-1 to cancel the Odessa Sheriff’s Posse lease and require vacating within 30 days to make way for a runway extension. The court had discussed moving the Posse to a 40 acre site along Highway 385 but rejected the plan, with Judge Caddel dissenting.
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Ector County
Odessa
Sheriff's Posse
Schlemeyer Airport
Posse
Schlemeyer Field
Highway 385
Precinct
Greg Simmons
Jerry Caddel
Bryant
Texas Department of Transportation
West Texas wildflowers bloom after drought relief and rain
After heavy drought, wildflowers respond across the Trans Pecos with purple verbena, mountain peppergrass, and paintbrush along US 385 south of Crane. TxDOT notes an above average bluebonnet outlook for central Texas and expands seeding along highways, while Odessa district plans focus on rights of way and hopeful stands of bluebonnets near Monahans and Midland.
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West Texas
U.S. Highway 385
Crane
Odessa
Nessa
Permian Basin
Glen Sarum
Texas Department of Transportation
Trans- Pecos
Larum
Central
Texas
Ben Bowers
Txdot
Austin
Laurie Williams
West
Monahans
Williams
Midland
Wildflower Hotline Provides Spring Foliage Information
Transportation offers a wildflower hotline and web site for foliage updates. Call 800 452 9292 or visit dot state tx us for current tips. Hotline runs through early May with seasonal sights highlighted on page 1B.
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Texas Department of Transportation
Dot
Indonesian quake toll feared at up to two thousand
A powerful 8.7 magnitude quake struck off Indonesia's west coast near Nias island, collapsing homes and triggering fears of a second tsunami. Vice President Jusuf Kalla warned the death toll could reach 1,000 to 2,000 based on building damage, as rescuers pulled corpses from rubble and a fire burned in one town.
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Banda Aceh
Indonesia
Indian Ocean
Asia
Africa
Nias Island
Sumatra
Jusuf Kalla
el-Shinta
Ruther Ford urges open door for all religions on ECISD board
ECISD board member Bill Ruther Ford argues that opening the door for one religion logically leads to access for all religions, urging inclusive policies at the district meeting. He frames the stance as a principle of equal treatment across faiths.
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Bill Rutherford
ECISD
Expert urges Bible class against legal peril warnings
The Odessa area debate over a Bible based elective for high school students continues as Mike Johnson of the Alliance Defense Fund prepares to address Ector County ISD. He will urge adding a Bible course in fall 2006 while cautioning districts about potential legal battles. The board meets at 7 p.m. in the Board Room.
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Mike Johnson
The
Alliance Defense Fund
Ector County Independent School District
N. Sam Houston
Johnson
Judith Schaeffer
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