Rising chemical costs strain Odessa water plant budgets
Utilities director Debbie McReynolds notes 105 percent alum price rise in 2007-08 as raw material shortages drive higher costs for chemicals used in plant cleaning and disinfection. City officials expect fuel, maintenance, and transportation to push costs up in 2008-09 while seeking suppliers who justify price hikes amid a global materials crunch.
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Odessa College to Open Rudy Acosta Student Pavilion Today
Odessa College invites the community to a 3 p.m. grand opening and dedication of the Rudy Acosta Student Pavilion. Funding includes $75,000 annual pledges from the Student Government Association for three years and a $175,000 anonymous donation to name the pavilion for late advocate Rudy Acosta.
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Court rejects lawmaker s suit to bar rival
An appeals court in Dallas blocked Republican state Senator Kim Brimer from disqualifying his Democratic opponent Wendy Davis of Fort Worth. The court found Brimer’s appeal moot after the August 22 deadline to remove a candidate had passed.
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West Texas Food Bank gears up for Thanksgiving drive
Folsom and staff at the West Texas Food Bank plan a Sun Bowl Parade food drive in El Paso with a goal to raise 100000 pounds to replenish stock Ike depleted last month. UT Permian Basin will host a canned drive, Meals on Wheels adds paper goods to holiday bags, aiding 490 clients.
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Bees swarm in Lawndale near Dublin Avenue incident
Odessa Animal Control responded to a Monday afternoon call about aggressive bees in the 8900 block of Dublin Avenue Lawndale. Cheryl Brom and crew searched yards while Delaney Pest Control’s Charles Delaney noted bees warning people by bouncing off cars. Officers to return today to warn residents.
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Man convicted in case hinging on deer DNA
David Peters, 35, was sentenced to two years in prison and fined $3,000 after an Angelina County jury found him guilty of hunting without landowner consent. DNA from deer tissue and deer blood on a rifle tied him to the case, with further DNA on deer cans beneath a hunter’s stand linking him to the crime. A notice of appeal has been filed.
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Break-in reports and arrests filed in Odessa area blotter
Burglaries reported in Odessa and surrounding areas include tools stolen in the 4200 block of Winchester Avenue valued at $1,539 and electronics worth $6,410 plus $100 in damages on Drury Lane. Jewelry and coats valued at $7,450 stolen from Palo Verde Drive between Wednesday and Sunday. A 1,200 TV stolen from Clover Avenue. Debited card abuse in San Antonio noted. Arrests for possession of controlled substances and cocaine included Pecos and Odessa residents with bonds up to $50,000. Odessa Police Department notes.
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Hudson Avenue
Odessa Development Corp mulls Hispanic chamber coordinator
The Odessa Development Corp backs an $118,939 request from the Odessa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to fund a manufacturing and industrial workforce development coordinator. Salaries total $71,000. A similar item was tabled in March pending a workforce shortage committee, now on the Thursday agenda led by UT Permian Basin professor Leslie Toombs. Rick Carlton aims to appoint the panel by November.
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Odessa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
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Odessa
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University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
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