Pony Express stamps on sale for June West ride
About 70 riders from Eastern New Mexico and West Texas are expected for the 2005 Pony Express West, a 300 mile trek through the Permian Basin June 3 and 4. Stamps are sold in Odessa with prize tickets for a Dallas Cowboys game, and organizers seek more stamp outlets.
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Pony Express
Permian Basin
New Mexico
West Texas
Red” Harmon Hann
KHOB
Hobbs
N.M
Odessa
Bert Madera
Lea County
Wood
Midland
Laskey
Music City Mall
Hann
Eunice
el Sueno Bed & Breakfast
Alabama
Tom Cone
Cone
Odessan Charged in Aggravated Sexual Assault Case
An Odessa woman reported being assaulted at her central home between 10 p.m. Saturday and 3:45 a.m. Sunday. Raleigh Earl Miller, 39, of 1618 Adams Ave., was in custody Monday on aggravated sexual assault charges with a $50,000 bond.
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Odessa
Raliegh Earl Miller
Adams Ave
E. 36Th St
Oakwood Drive
E. Fourth St
Victor Manuell Mendoza
W. Apple St
Commission OKs 3 million for La Entrada study
The Texas Transportation Commission approved 3 million dollars for a feasibility study of La Entrada al Pacifico and related highway improvements in Pecos County. The plan assesses routing alignments from Odessa Midland to the Presidio crossing on the Rio Grande, with widening of two lane segments of U S Highway 67 between McCamey and Presidio.
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Texas Transportation Commission
Pecos County
Glen Larum
Texas Department of Transportation
Odessa
Odessa-Midland
Presidio
Rio Grande
Commission
Ric Williamson
U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Conaway
Mexico
Texas
Williamson
Txdot
McCamey
Sarum
Odessa College hit by multi-building power outage
A blown 100 amp fuse cut power for several hours at Odessa College on Monday. Deaderick Wilkerson Learning Resource Center Travis Hall Student Union Building old OC gym administration wing and fine arts building lost electricity while Century Commons housing stayed powered. Most classes continued with window light or moved to rooms with partial power and finals are yet to begin.
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Odessa College
Cheri Dalton
OC Media Relations
Deaderick Hall
Wilkerson Hall
Travis Hall
Union
Dalton
Century Commons
Apple Electric
Odessa
Plan would create statewide business tax to fund schools
Legislators consider a plan to replace current business levies with a 2.5 percent hybrid tax on net income and payroll, broadening who pays while proposing a 0.5 percent hike in the sales tax to 6.75 percent and a 60 cent cigarette tax increase. The plan would dedicate business tax revenue to public education and offer a 20 percent sales tax refund to welfare and food stamp recipients using Lone Star Cards.
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Texas
Ogden
Lone Star
Police Seek Two Suspects in Odessa Home Robbery
Odessa police pursue two men alleged to have robbed a woman at her home on Christopher Lane early Thursday. The caller said she was grabbed from behind, locked in a closet, and found her 1997 Toyota Camry missing after the home was ransacked. An off-duty officer found the car Friday in central Odessa. Call 333-3641 or Crime Stoppers at 333-8477 with information.
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Odessa
Christopher Lane
Grant of John Olson at Rice University
Henderson said a blood substitute may be developed in five years and called this the largest research grant he has received. He and Olson are applying for a patent as co-discoverers, with Tillapaugh praising Henderson as a dedicated researcher and noting grant practices shifting toward tangible end products.
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John Olson
Rice University
Henderson
J. Tillapaugh
Olson
Tillapaugh
Brother Beltran pleads guilty in cocaine smuggling case
Raul Beltran and his brother Jesus each pleaded guilty in federal court to distribution of cocaine and possession with intent to distribute over five kilograms. The trio operated a Mexico to U.S. ring moving 50 to 100 kilograms weekly, with Raul and Hernaldo based in Juarez and El Paso and Jesus handling sales across Texas and Kansas. Sentencing for Raul and Jesus is pending. Hernaldo’s trial starts May 31.
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Raul Beltran
Balmorhea
Beltran
Jesus Beltran
Raul
Hernaldo Beltran
Mexico
Beltrans
U.S
Kansas
Juarez
el Paso
Texas
Panel plans careful rollout of museum recommendations
Earls says the 15 member blue ribbon panel will take time to develop an implementation plan, stressing priority yet cautious, with six meetings so far. The group has not decided how to fill board vacancies as they have not met to discuss it.
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Odessa
Pony Express
Madera
Earls
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