City OKs 1.25M for projects with debate over phone system
Odessa City Council approved 1.25 million dollars from the general fund for several one time projects including 200000 for a comprehensive plan study and 100000 to study a future Civic Center. Council member Michael Sanchez criticized a 400000 phone system upgrade citing privacy concerns and questioned the plan's value.
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District 5
Michael Sanchez
Sanchez
Richard Morton
Odessa
Four-vehicle wreck injures two on Third Street
Two drivers were hospitalized after a Tuesday morning T bone collision on Third Street. Amelia Cadena, 42, remained stable at Medical Center Hospital. Eric Norris, 41, was treated and released. Cadena’s eastbound Tempo collided with Norris’ northbound pickup, sending the Tempo into a parking lot where it hit a parked Lincoln and scrapped a Nissan Altima. Officer statements and witness accounts followed as traffic was diverted. Cadena was cited for running a stop sign and lacking licenses and insurance.
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Amelia Cadena
Medical Center Hospital
Eric Norris
Cadena
Third Street
Norris
West County Road
Hatfield and Company
Odessa
John Morales
Altima
Hatfield
Morales
Juvenile charged in connection with Price Fire
A 16 year old Midland juvenile was charged with arson in connection with the May 1 Price Fire that burned 2,500 acres and seven structures. The investigation continues and additional arrests are possible.
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Midland County
Midland
Texas Forest Service
Alan Craft
Craft
Price
Midland Public
Tina Jauz
Dale Little
Midland rollover victim identified
A 60 year old Midland man named Jerry Lee Wells died in a Monday night rollover on Business 20 west of Midland. The Texas Department of Public Safety reported he crossed into the westbound lane, rolled his 2008 Honda Civic several times, and was ejected before dying at the scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt. The crash occurred near Big Sky Drive-in around 9 p.m.
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Midland County
Midland
Jerry Lee Wells
Texas Department of Public Safety
Wells
Big Sky Drive-in
FLDS mother of newborn found to be an adult in Texas
CPS conceded 18 year old Pamela Jeffs, mother of a newborn, is not a minor after state officials had claimed she was. The disclosure follows the mass removal of over 400 children from a west Texas FLDS ranch amid concerns of underage and polygamous marriages. Both mothers and babies remain in state custody.
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San Antonio Texas
Child Protective Services
Barbara Walther
CPS
West Texas
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Marleigh Meisner
FLDS
Pamela Jeffs
U.S
Rod Parker
Texas
Parker
Two Odessa women charged with possession of cocaine
A Tuesday arrest report lists Carolyn Knox and Vanessa Hamdan among four people charged after seizures in Odessa. Knox and Hamdan are held in the Ector County Detention Center on bonds of 17 000 and 15 000 dollars respectively. Others named include Diane Hinojos and Sandra Tavarez Rodriguez with bonds of 16 000 and 15 000 dollars.
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Odessa
Grandview Avenue
Carolyn Knox
Barrow Drive
Ector County
Vanessa Michelle Hamdan
Tanglewood Lane
Ector County Detention Center
East Sixth Street
Diane Hinojos
39Th St
Sandra Tavarez Rodriguez
N. Muskingum Ave
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City Oks
James Zentner
Stacy Trotter
Larry Melton
James Goates
Bill Cleaver
Western Industrial of
Solid Waste Department
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Odessa Police Department
Texas State Comptroller of Public Accounts
Alan Plummer and Associates, Inc
Mark Sterkel
244Th
J'Nevelyn
Melton
Doty Brown
Sherrie Carruth
Odessapdl.com
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Comemade Wines
Custom Winery
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Dale St
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Associated Press
Habla “Espafiol
Kenneth W. Higgins
D.D
Michelle Anderson
Faudree Road
American Formain Society
Relay For Life
American Cancer Society
Odessa College
Diana
Gerber-Martinez
Usoncology
Odessa American
For Life
E. 4Th Street
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