Ramons in Clinic Shootout Tied to Turmoil and Death
Witnesses testified about a troubled marriage between Joe Ramon and Estella Ramon and a fatal Jan. 18 clinic shooting. Estella and Joe Ramon reportedly had a sexual relationship late in life, with witnesses detailing a shootout with Traviand as police arrived. Traviand suffered a thigh wound, Ramon was mortally wounded by multiple gunshots, and the case highlighted volatile relations and police confrontation.
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Joe Ramon
Joe
Estella Ramon
Paul Guerrero
Anthony Flores
Traviand
Florios
Erica Dominguez
Estella
Stephen Linneman
Estella Ramon and
Linneman
Louis Linneman
Ramon
Travland
OPD
OC plans pilot program to boost college advising
Odessa College President Vance Gipson said the college will pilot an advising program starting in November as students pre register for spring. The plan would expand advising to all faculty staff and administrators, reducing the adviser to student ratio per Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. About 30 volunteers will handle several hundred students, with training and evaluation planned. The board also discussed a pending Place 2 seat, a resignation from Davis Cisneros, and a $55,000 purchase for computer equipment by the property committee.
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Odessa College
Vance Gipson
Gipson
Clayton Alred
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Alred
Joe Zant Jr
West Odessa
Zant
Davis Cisneros
Cisneros
Sandra Shaw
Haltom City police chief to resign at year’s end
Haltom City police chief Billy Hammitt plans to resign by year end saying the move is a personal decision not related to a misconduct probe. The report notes jail staff being investigated after female inmates alleged harassment and abuse, with indictments anticipated and charges including sexual assault and improper sexual activity.
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Haltom City
Billy Hammitt
Sanat Annie
Weaver
Texas Aren
Haltom
Sandbar blocks Rio Grande yet again at Boca Chica
Three Mexican men dug a shallow 3 foot wide ditch at the Rio Grande mouth to restart flow to the Gulf for the first time since November. Border Patrol reports the stream reopened briefly but closed again after a few days.
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Brownsville
Rio Grande
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Boca Chica Beach
West says Texas Legislature faces funding gaps in 78th session
West warns of reduced federal dollars hitting transportation and tolls. He cites plan to widen Texas Highway 308 to four lanes near Kermit and possible gasoline tax hike to fund road projects mainly in the Houston area. He supports eight new reservoirs and water transfers including Ivie Reservoir to support Austin.
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Houston
Texas
Ivie
Austin
Odessa
West Texas
Midland-Odessa
Dallas-Fort Worths
Austins
Houstons
America
Carole Keeton Rylander
City council weighs GIS coordinator funding
Assistant Fire Chief Dale Childers said a $100000 request would fund a geographic information systems coordinator and not cost the city. Virginia Donaldson, president of Permian Basin Citizens for, asked to address the council about the Permian Basin at 11:30 a.m. Monday in front of the courthouse.
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Dale Childers
Virginia Donaldson
Permian Basin
Citizens Force
Donaldson
Jake Young remembered for Nebraska football star and scholar
Jake Young earned many academic and athletic honors at Nebraska becoming All-American twice and Academic All-American, winning a NCAA Top Eight Award in 1990. Inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2000, his remains have not been found. family requests donations to the Jake Young Award at the University of Nebraska and the Jake Young Memorial Fund in Kansas City.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Football Hall of Fame
Young
Dominey
Jake Young
University of Nebraska Athletic Dept
Lincoln
Neb
c/o Bank Midwest
Main St
Kansas City
Rival Pumpkin Patches Trade Value Shots Across Fence
Balekian and Stucki run competing pumpkin patches edging price ranges from $1 to $14 and plan Christmas trees and carolers this season. Neighbors say they stay busy with families visiting and still maintain friendly rivalry as shoppers visit both sites for pumpkins and wagons.
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Balekian
Stucki
Suzanne Jobe
Trophy Club
Harrison
Albertson’s
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