Odessa blotter details theft, stabbing and gunfire incidents
A 21-year-old Odessa man faces heroin possession charges with $2,500 bond after a Saturday traffic stop. A separate stabbing case is under investigation as attempted murder, and a BB gun incident caused windshield damage. Counterfeit money and forgery reports surface at local stores, plus a multi-vehicle crash injures two and traffic citations are issued. An inmate released on bond, and other minor crimes including egging a car are reported.
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Odessa
Odessa Detention Center
David Beltran Aranda Jr
Ada St
Mike Holmes
West 22Nd Street
Ector County
Quacking Traveler Duck Returns with Europe US Photo Album
Grapevine AP reports a yellow plastic duck stolen from Jess and Judy Daniel's yard reappeared with a 43 photo log titled The World Quack Tour 94 95. The album shows the duck in Hyde Park London Notre Dame Paris the Gateway Arch St Louis and Mount Pilatus Switzerland. The owners suspect a woman, possibly a flight attendant, but the mystery remains.
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Jess
Judy Daniel
Daniel
Europe
United States
London
Hyde Park
Ducky
Notre Dame Cathedral
Paris
St. Louis’ Gateway Arch
Grapevine
Italian pop star Mia Martini found dead at 48
Italian singer and songwriter Mia Martini was found dead at her home in Cardano al Campo near Milan. Police offered no comment. an autopsy was planned. ANSA said no foul play appeared evident and she may have died of a heart attack after neighbors reported she was ill. Her sister is Loredana Bertè, ex-wife of Bjorn Borg.
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Mia Martini
Cardano AL Campo
Italy
ANSA
Martini
Milan
Rock
Loredana Berte
Bjorn Borg
Death notices span multiple Texas towns and services
A string of death notices from Seminole, Cloudcroft, Monahans, Andrews, Kingsland and Pecos lists names, ages, birthplaces, survivors and funeral details. Richard Blick Stone 73 a water well driller died May 13 at St Marys in Lubbock. others include Rett Avary 100 Monahans and Leopoldo Garcia 73 Pecos with church services and burial plans.
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Richard Blick Stone
St. Mary's Hospital
Lubbock
South Seminole
Ivy Stone
Seminole
Joe Allan Stone
Eugene
Ore
Thomas Jackson Stone
Raymond Franklin Stone
Hobbs
N.M
Elmer Kenneth Stone
Plainview
Lake Harold Stone
Viola Bollinger
Clovis
Calif
Doris Pinnell
Mary Cozart
Lamesa
Elvira Upchurch
Glenda
Cloudcroft
Bill Lynn
Grace Petroleum
Enmu Hospital South
Roswell
First Baptist Church
Eunice
Brian McGonagill
Keeney Dickenson
Chapel of Hope Hobbs
Lebanon
Okla
Church of Christ
Avary
Ward Memorial Hospital
Monahans
Southside Baptist Church
Jimmy Law
Monahans Cemetery
Harkey Funeral Home
Pecos
Ward County
Winfield
Ala
Arthur Junior Harris
Odessa
Miles Funeral Home
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Marion County
Andrews
Laveta Pumphrey Scott
Permian General Hospital
H.A. Hanks
Andrews Cemetery
McNett Funeral Home, Inc
Pumphrey
Big Lake
Kingsland
Damie Barton
Barton's Cottages
Llano
Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne
Lakeland Hills Memorial Park
Leopoldo Garcia
Texas Highway Department
Memorial Hospital and Medical Center
Midland
Fire ants cast wide toll beyond their mounds across the South
Dallas AP reports scientists warn fire ants threaten ecosystems and cost billions yearly. Research cites damage to deer, quail and other wildlife, plus harm to crops and livestock. Multi queen nests hinder control, yet some benefits include tick and pest reduction.
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Dallas
Dallas Morning News
Lynne Thompson
University of Arkansas At
San Antonio
Les Greenberg
Texas A&m
Scott Lutz
Texas Tech University
South America
Obituary Policy Clarifies Free Notices in Local Area
The Odessa American publishes death notices for residents in its 21 county circulation free within limits and for family members outside the area with restrictions. Paid obituaries may include photos and longer stories if requested via established funeral homes, with notices typically appearing the next day if received by 4:30 p.m.
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Odessa American
News Pe
Odessanse Ae
LOS
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Medical Center Hospital
MCH
Simms Street
Dollar Western Wear
E. University Blvd
Patricia Sue Owensby
Christy Dawn Edner
Owensby
East 42Nd Street
Connie Bilbrey Everhart
Andrews Highway
Teresa Lane Merritt
Cadillac
Merritt
Jaime Hernandez Lopez
W. Peacock Sr
Owen Webb
Sam Houston Avenue
R. Eggleston
Switzerland
Mount
Pilatus
Beppe Nocera
Betty Mae Lynn
Dick Lynn
Edmond
David Lynn
Ludie Lynn
San Angelo
Monahans — Rett
Evaline
J.C. Avary
Bob Avary
Carlsbad, N.M
Eva Rosa Avary Haynes
Inis Sophia Avary Barnwell
Hobbs, N.M
Irene Bucynski-Lilly
Pennsylvania
David Gutierrez
MonAhans Memorial Cemetery
Arizona
Maria Chavez Gutierrez
Oxnard
Felix Oyerbides
Andrew Oyerbides
Adam Lee Oyerbides
Jamie Overbides
Phoenix
Ariz
Deborah Ann Martinez Lamas
California
Rick Harris
Marietta, Ga
Vernon Baker
Winfield, Ala
Waldrope-Hatfield- Hawthorne Funeral Home
San Saba
Angelo Heights Baptist Church
Wayne Barton
Daisy Dena Green
Humble
Faye Wilson
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Martinez Funeral Home
Shafter
Trinidad Garcia
Bonifacio
Benny) Garcia
Rolando Garcia
Margarito Jimenez
Arturo Jimenez
Jorge Jimenez
San Diego
Manuel Jimenez
Jose Alfredo Jimenez
Mike Jimenez
Brownsville
Frances Leyva
Carlsbad
Sofia Abila
Blas Dell
Ojinaga
Mexico
Aka Martinez
Moile
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
Bart Drees
Agricultural Extension Service
Drees
M&m
52Nd & Dixie
Wright
Bacon
Danksworth
Saver’s Choice
Folger’s Coffee
G.P.C
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