Deliberate fire suspected in wide West Texas range blaze
A range fire burning about 35 miles in West Texas Wednesday may have been arson, with a Christoval woman reporting two men tossing burning sticks from a pickup along Highway 29. Firefighters and 100 volunteers from Goodfellow AFB contained the blaze by midnight, with no injuries or livestock losses reported. Winds up to 59 mph fanned the flames across Tom Green Schleicher Reagan and Menard counties.
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Associated Press Department of Public Safety
Texas
Christoval
Highway 29
Formation Office
Houston
Dalhart
Panhandle
Brownsville
Presidio
Louisville
Miss
Columbus
Alabama
4Hers to Take 17 Lambs to Houston Livestock Show
Seven Reeves County 4 H members will exhibit 17 lambs in Houston from February 29 through March 4. Exhibitors include Lori and June Middlebrook with two Hamp lambs and two finewool cross lambs, Blake and Page Cowart with several Hamp and finewool and Suffolk lambs, Randy Reese with a Hamp lamb, Susan Boatright with Suffolk and Hamp lambs, Brad Bufkin with Suffolk and finewool cross lambs, Marlene Briceno with finewool cross and Hamp lamb, Alexa Gallego with Hamp lamb, and Johnny Howell with Hamp lamb. They are accompanied by Larry Bufkin, Mike Boatright, and Don Gary. Barns open for junior exhibitors Tuesday. lambs ear-tagged and weighed Wednesday. shown Thursday. sale Friday. exhibitors return to Pecos Friday night.
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Reeves County
4-H
Houston
Lori
June
Middlebrook
Blake
Page Cowart
Suffolk
Randy Reese
Susan Boatright
Brad Bufkin
Marlene Briceno
Alexa Gallego
Johnny Howell
Larry Bufkin
Mike Boatright
Don Gary
Pecos
Odessa to build 14 bed detox center for alcoholics
City financed project in Odessa progresses toward a 14 bed detoxification facility with site provided by Ector County and MHMR to operate. Center will handle severe withdrawal from alcohol, from hangovers to delirium tremens, using drugs to ease symptoms. Officials consider a $175,000 expansion for outpatient services through Community Development Funds.
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Odessa
Ector County
Mental Health Department
MHMR
Odessa Council On Alcoholism
Weather watch forecast for Wednesday and Friday
Forecast notes fair conditions tonight with a high expectation and partly cloudy windy weather on Friday. The report outlines a pleasant midweek pattern with no precipitation anticipated.
Mrs. J R Kelly to speak to Women’s Informative Group
Mrs. J R Kelly will address the Women’s Informative Group of Study at the 49er restaurant Monday night. She promotes a recreation center for Pecos and will outline plans needs and findings while inviting attendees to a 7 pm dutch treat dinner. reservations contact Uranga Fuentes or Villalobos.
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J.R. Kelly
Kelly
Pecos
Carol Uranga
Judy Fuentes
Millie Villalobos
City to slurry seal Pecos runway and curb delinquent hangar rents
Pecos City Council votes to advertise bids for slurry sealing a 100 by 6000 foot runway to extend its use until the federal master plan. The council pursues eviction notices for delinquent hangar tenants while reviewing new hangar needs and ongoing city business.
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Pecos
Dick White
Doug Fernandes
Council
Nicanor Fierro
Sanitation Department
Manuel Trujillo
Girl Scouts Ready to Deliver Cookies Ordered Earlier
Girl scouts have completed fulfillment of beforehand placed cookie orders and will begin delivery soon to customers who purchased them.
Pecos Schools End Quarter With Friday Student Holiday
Students enjoy a day off Friday as Pecos schools end the quarter term today. Teachers will work 8 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. finishing paperwork report cards and preparing for the next quarter.
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Pecos
State officials die in fiery plane crash near Harrisburg
A twin engine state plane plunged into a suburban Harrisburg home and exploded killing eight aboard and the house resident Beverly Geary. The list included Pennsylvania Republican Chairman Richard Frame Transportation Secretary William Sherlock and four Transportation Department officials. The crash occurred as the Cheyenne Turboprop neared St Marys airport in Elk County. The plane carried a $52 000 check to the Area Transportation Authority of North Central Pennsylvania.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Richard Frame
William Sherlock
St. Marys
Elk County
Area Transportation Authority
Dust and winds ease after widespread Texas dust storm
Dust hung in the air across eastern Texas as winds subsided, while large fires burned 10 000 acres in Tom Green Schleicher and Menard counties and more than 100 fires burned in East Texas. Dust obscured the sky from ground level to 30 000 feet, with visibility near zero in places and pilots reporting the cloud reaching Albuquerque New Mexico.
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Texas Forest Service
East Texas
Ken
Schleicher
Menard
Texas
Texarkana
Georgia
Florida Panhandle
Alabama
North Central
Mississippi Valley
Upper
Great Lakes
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Panhandle
Will Rogers World Airport
Albuquerque
N.M
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Joe Lovelace
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Brad
Fierro
Cedar
Monroe and
Eddy
Tio
Bickley
J.J. Maxey
Maxey
Marcos Martinez
Bil Pigman
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Bill Moss
Pigman
Ted Painter
Austin
John
Associated Press
West Texas
Tom Green
National Weather Service
Kansas
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