Arkansas Road Trip Nightmares and Meals Gone Wrong
A traveler and her son drive from New York City to Odessa facing endless road construction on an 1800 mile route. They joke about Arkansas roads being the worst, endure jarring pavement, and miss open restaurants or coffee. The hotel Sunday restaurant closes for alcohol rules, ending with a sour chain-restaurant dinner and a hopeful but cautious future drive.
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Hot Springs
Ozarks
Duncan visits county officials on water and education concerns
State Sen. Robert Duncan met with Ector County officials and residents to discuss water supply and quality, nuclear waste disposal, and TAAS requirements and charter schools. The meeting addressed private well metering, future water conservation, and ensuring water quality amid waste dumps. Duncan said he wants more input from the area before the next legislative session.
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Robert Duncan
Duncan
Lubbock
Ector County
West Texas
Bob Bryant
Texas
New Mexico
Sierra Blanca
Andrews
Second Annual ORH Olympics at Progressive Park Fun
Healthy fun at Progressive Park as Odessa Regional Hospital staff and Kayla Maseler race on a gurney with Tina Thompson pushing. The second annual ORH Olympics featured gurney racers wheelchairs crutches and a water balloon toss with Amy Martin watching the action. PHOTOS BY J.R. HERNANDEZ/ODESSA AMERICAN
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Tina Thompson
Odessa Regional Hospital
Kayla Maseler
Progressive Park
Amy Martin
Auctioneers raise money for sick kids in Texas
Odessans Ron and Janna Hanway host Get Sold on St Jude Kids Auction to aid St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis Tennessee. The fundraiser supports treatment for catastrophic diseases with free care for families unable to pay. St Jude founded 1962 by Danny Thomas. Over 70 percent leukemia survival now.
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Janna Hanway
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Ron Hanway
Hanway Auctioneers
St. Jude
Memphis
Tenn
Payne
Children’s Hospital
National Auctioneers Association
Hanways
Lawyer seeks lower bond for Midland arson suspect
The attorney for Garland Leon Martin asks Judge George Gilles to reduce a 250000 bond to 10000 after a February fire that killed his wife Marsha Pool, stepson Michael Brady Martin, and daughter Kristen Rae Martin. The judge will decide. more charges may follow as investigations continue.
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George Gilles
al Schorre
Garland Leon
Butch” Martin
Midland County
Martin
Michael Brady Martin
Marsha Pool
Kristen Rae Martin
Cliff Hardwick
Gilles
142Nd Judicial District
Schorre
Hardwick
Poole
Police honor fallen Texas officers during Memorial Week
More than 50 law enforcement officers and family members gathered under a blue sky to remember 11 Texas officers who died in the line of duty this past year. Also remembered were Ector County officers Thad West G T Teal and Scott Stanton Smith. National Police Memorial Week runs May 10 to Sunday. The Odessa Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 1 organized a ceremony at the Ector County Law Enforcement Center featuring a 21 gun salute. See POLICE on Page 2B.
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Texas
Thad West
G.T. Teal
Scott Stanton Smith
Ector County
Odessa Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 1
Mexico Accepts U S Firefighting Help From United States
Mexico accepts an offer of U S firefighting aid as wildfires burn across northern and central regions. U S agencies plan a three person assessment team to determine needed assets, with possible deployment of air tankers, helicopters, and gear to curb fires in Mexico and Central America.
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Mexico
United States
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
California
Florida
U.S
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Honduras
U.S. Agency For International Development
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Central America
Matt Mathes
Forest Service
Phil Gramm
Clinton
Nate Han Sunes
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