Odessa sees string of shootings with autopsy planned
Palma's body will be sent to Tarrant County for an autopsy. Police identified a person of interest and a linked vehicle in the shooting. The crimes against persons unit and the robbery homicide unit are investigating. In September Odessa had two shootings and a stabbing with arrests of Arturo Cerros and Michael Kildow Jr for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Police urge tips to 432-333-3641 or Odessa Crime Stoppers at 432-333-8477.
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Palma
Tarrant County
LeSueur
Odessa Ha
Arturo Cerros
Cerros
Michael David Kildow Jr
Michael Kildow Sr
Odessa
Teachers faced with multiple sex relation cases across schools
A string of allegations involving teachers at Permian and Bonham Junior High spans 2011 to 2013. Bryan Berta was sentenced to 20 years for sex with a 14 year old. April Collins and Kathryn Maples face hearings in October over using tech to share explicit messages. Alisha Knighten resigned after a March relationship with an 18 year old student and awaits a May arrest record context. Mark Lampman died by self-inflicted gunshot after a related investigation. OA reporter Jared Wilson contributed.
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James Rush
Bryan Dale Berta
Bonham Junior High
Berta
April Collins
Kathryn Maples
Collins
Maples
John Green
Ector County
Mark Lampman
Permian
Lampman
Alisha Carrasco Knighten
Knighten
Jared Wilson
Enterovirus D68 case prompts center precautions in Odessa
A child at Odessa College Children's Center is ill with an Enterovirus D68 infection, prompting the center to sterilize facilities and maintain standard precautions. Health officials, including epidemiologist Amanda Robison-Chadwell, stress hygiene and flu vaccination, while CDC labs determine the strain. The center serves about 92 children and remains open to students, staff, and the community.
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Ector County
CDC
Robison-Chadwell
Children’s Center
Odessa College Children’s Center
Dalton
Medicaid planning guidelines overview and contact
A Midland firm led by Michael Melson outlines basics of asset protection under Medicaid rules. It highlights Miller Trusts, Deficit Reduction Act, Spousal Impoverishment, and Estate Recovery Act, offering free consultations and workshops with confidential attorney-guided planning.
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Ates
Miller Trust
New Five Million Center for Primary Care Opens in Odessa
The 18 500 square foot Center for Primary Care on JBS Parkway features family practice urgent care and a pediatrics emphasis. MCHS CEO Bill Webster cites rapid local growth and pediatric physician shortages. Two pediatricians began seeing patients last week with Covenant Children’s Hospital Lubbock partnership to ensure follow up care. rotation of Covenant doctors to begin in October. University of Texas of the Permian Basin student services bid names MCH as provider for a full year with potential renewal, offering closer later hours for UT Permian Basin students.
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Jbs Parkway
Odessa
MCHS
Bill Webster
Covenant Children’s Hospital
Lubbock
John O’hearn
Covenant
Dallas
O’hearn
UTPB
Sewell
MCH Center Expands Primary Care at JBS Parkway Clinic
The MCH Center for Primary Care at JBS Parkway opens with 12 staff and aims to reach 24 to 26. Hours run 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekends. Urgent care and family practice start serving patients today across the street from the previous location.
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O’hearn
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