Mystery of Baby Jane Doe Deepens in Howard County
Howard County officials secured medical records from Scenic Mountain Medical Center to identify the birth mother of Baby Jane Doe found dead in a suitcase on August 2. Sheriff Jennings subpoenaed July childbirth records. Chief nurse Mary Shetler objected on confidentiality, then a court order allowed release. The infant was not full term and burial occurred at Trinity Memorial Park as investigators pursue new leads.
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Big Spring
Howard County
Scenic Mountain Medical Center
Bill” Jennings
Scenic Mountain Head
Mary Shetler
Robert H. Moore HI
Hardy Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Sheriff’s Office
Justice of the Peace
Bennie Green
Jennings
Green
Lubbock County
Robert Lyon
Jane Doe
Trinity Memorial Park
Iceberg Lettuce Echoes In Nation’s Woes
A Southern edition Old Farmer's Almanac contest piece targets iceberg lettuce as overpriced and bland and uses the metaphor to critique the Electoral College telephone soliciting and beauty pageants. The writer calls for simple majority elections and notes Odessa’s relative cleanliness, comparing litterbugs to icebergs. Sonja McGillivray’s column appears Saturday with reader comments via email.
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Ile
Odessa
Gator wrestlers aim to educate at fair show
Odess a audience learns about the American alligator from Ike Krause and partner Gil Castillo. Krause, with a 8 foot alligator weighing about 230 pounds, performs nightly at the Permian Basin Fair and Exposition in the Ector County Coliseum through Sunday. A child from the audience is invited to pet the reptile after the catch.
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Ike Krause
Krause
Permian Basin Fair and Exposition
Ector County Coliseum
Gil Castillo
Castillo
Natalie Covos
Odessa
Tax rebates rise in Odessa and Midland this year
Odessa and Midland report higher sales tax rebates than last year. Odessa Finance Director James Zentner notes a $940,664.97 check from the Texas comptroller will be split with Odessa Development Corp, with $752,531.98 to the city and $188,132.99 to the development group.
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Odessa
Midland
James Zentner
Texas State Comptroller
City
Zentner
Scharbauer
Troy Gifford
Gifford
Sheriff Jennings Named to Two Texas Committees
Howard County sheriff W B Bill Jennings is appointed to TCLEOSE and JAC committees. A 25 year DPS trooper before his 1997 election, he aims to ease deputy and jailer education costs and improve prisoner welfare while guiding county jail standards amid rising requirements.
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Big Spring
Howard County
W.B
Bill” Jennings
Sheriff's Association of Texas
Texas Commission On Law Enforcement Officers Standards and
Tcleose
Jail Advisory Committee
JAC
Jennings
Department of
Texas
Flood waters fuel telecoms debate over deregulation
In Dallas a ruptured water main hit during drilling for a fiber optic line caused millions of gallons of water to surge, damaging two city buildings and prompting evacuations. Estimated damage is 300000 dollars. The dispute centers on marking accuracy and city access under deregulation rules.
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Dallas
Monte Akers
Texas Municipal League
Reata Construction Co
Dynamic Cable Co
Ron Kirk
Kyley Harvey
Santa Fe Terminal Lofts
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Collin
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Freedom.com
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Natalie
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Jeanna Cuny
Gators
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