Wind Gusts Hit City With Destructive 70 MPH Furies
A windy day in New Mexico brought 70 mph gusts, fire sirens, and scattered damage. Grass fires, a six vehicle crash with a gasoline truck south of town, a toppled metal outbuilding, tumbleweeds at the oil mill, and planes at the airport challenged residents. High winds extending into nearby regions closed U S 285 near Roswell and slowed travel through Guadalupe Pass as speeds reached 100 mph.
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New Mexico
Lindsay Construction
Jimmy McNeil
McNeil
Jerry Browning
Hackberry
WesTcom Oil
FFA
Colorado
U.S. 285
Roswell
Guadalupe Pass
Carlsbad
el Paso
Wind and Dust Storms Roar Across Texas Plains
Wind gusts of 50 to 70 mph whip dust and tumbleweeds across ranch and city. Firefighters battle manure pile blaze amid 55 mph winds and dust storms hampering efforts in Lindsay Construction area. Outbuildings topple and drift through wind swept scenes as temperatures vary from the Panhandle to the Gulf region with a cool front forecast to move in.
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Jimmy McNeil
Lindsay Construction
Westcom Gun
Jerry Browning
Hackberry
Gene Douglas
Brenda Virgin
Six-vehicle wreck injures two near Pecos, Texas
A sandstorm reduced visibility 11 miles south of Pecos on S H 17 sparked a six vehicle collision Tuesday at 3 p m. Lucio Quintana 63 of Saragosa was hospitalized and listed in good condition. Others escaped serious injury as several vehicles collided then left the scene.
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Pecos
S.H
Lucio Quintana
Saragosa
Memorial Hospital
Quintana
West Texas
DPS
Torbio Acosta
Hickory
Acosta
Steven Pruett
Harvey Scheen
Morris
Tomas Salgado
Scheon
Pruett
Texas Highway Patrol
Rusty Hill
Firemen Battle Seven Fires as Winds Roar in Pecos
Pecos volunteers battled seven fires between 3 16 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Sparks at Lindsey addition started a blaze, a six vehicle wreck on S H 17 brought fuel tanker concerns, and McNeil’s trailer home and office burned completely, destroying records and saddles. Fire Marshall Wadley cited high winds aiding fires and urged caution about burning grass during windy conditions.
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Pecos
Lindsey Addition
S.H. 17
McNeil
Jimmy McNeil
Dick Wadley
Lindsey
McNeil Farm
Davidson
J.T. Precit
Trujillo and Apolinar Seek City Council Seats
Two additional candidates have filed for election to the city council. Manuel Trujillo the incumbent works at Safeway and KIU and Frank Apolinar Sr age 49 is employed at Gibsons. They join incumbents Bob Bickley and Doug Fernandes as four candidates for three seats. Filing deadline is March.
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Manuel Trujillo
Frank Apolinar Sr
Trujillo
Safeway
KIU
Apolinar
Gib
Bob Bickley
Doug Fernandes
Grand jury returns multiple Reeves County indictments
Reeves County grand jury Monday returned indictments charging Crescendio Andondo with aggravated assault using a car as a deadly weapon. Bonds ranged from 1,000 to 20,000 for various defendants including Larry Gibson Steve Holmes Eugenio Cavezuela Ramon Matta Fred Henderson Freidia Lynn Donald Lynn Reynaldo Martinez Charles Shorts Joe Garcia Roy Wilson and others for offenses such as aggravated assault theft burglary and DWI with prior offenses.
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Reeves County Grand Jury
Crescendio Andondo
Jimmy Ray Riley
Steve Holmes
Daniel Bitolas
Bond
Freidia Joy Lynn
Donald Edward Lynn
Benjamin Gillian
Frank Lee Porter
Joe Garcia
Pecos Valley Gin Co
Roy Lee Wilson
Patsy Atkins Morriss
Villescas Files for County School Board Post
Roddy Villescas, a butcher at Bob's Thriftway, is the only candidate filed for the two expiring county school board seats. Manuel Galindo did not file due to moving from his precinct. Filing closes March 2. absentee voting runs March 14 to 29. The county board, a vestige of past school districts, still approves bus routes and student transfers and meets on call about every three months, paying $6.50 per meeting.
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Roddy Villescas
Villescas
Bob’s Thriftway
Manuel Galindo
Independent School Board
City Council Considers Goat Mowing Program
City Council discusses replacing a mowing machine with goats to manage grass and mosquitoes near sewage ponds. They will also review airport and golf course operations, a school crossing contract on U S 285 and D streets, and street signal lights funded by the city. One sanitation worker is to be hired.
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U.S. 285
Eddy and
Monroe
Highway Department
Sanitation Department
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