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Monday, June 29, 2020
Teenager charged with choking girlfriend, breaking her phone

A 17-year-old man was arrested after he reportedly choked and broke his girlfriend’s phone when she tried to call 911.
Saturday, June 27, 2020
PERMIAN BASIN PROFILE: Local football official diagnosed with rare brain disorder

For most of the last three decades, Gary Speed has been in the middle of the action on Friday and Saturday nights as an official on the football field.
Monday, June 29, 2020
ECTOR COUNTY FELONY DISPOSITIONS: June 29

The following is a list of felony dispositions from the Ector County District Clerk’s Office. Listed attorneys do not necessarily represent who was involved when the case was disposed. The prosecuting attorney was not listed unless otherwise stated.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
The end of an extraordinary life

Ryan Kennedy was an extraordinary young man. That is what his dad would say. It is what the rest of his family and coworkers would say. The people he helped as he worked for Apollo MediFlight would probably remember him with gratitude as well.
Monday, June 29, 2020
Council votes against mandate

Odessa Mayor David Turner turned over the decision of a mask mandate to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 to city council on Monday who opposed the order in a 5-1 vote.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Man charged with stealing van, burglary

A 33-year-old man was arrested after he reportedly stole a van from a church and attempted to use that van to steal floor tile from a remodeled home.
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Abbott mandates masks

Governor Greg Abbott authorized an executive order Thursday requiring Texans in public areas to wear face coverings in counties with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases with few exceptions.
Friday, July 3, 2020
Ector cuts work in progress

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, predictions of lower enrollment and data, Ector College Prep Success Academy CEO/Superintendent Robert Bleisch said some adjustments had to be made.
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Motorcyclist involved in two-vehicle fatal collision

A Texas Department of Public Safety press release detailed a 25-year-old motorcyclist died after he was involved in a two-vehicle collision west of Odessa.
Saturday, June 27, 2020
The Rev. Hayter leaves ranch for priesthood

MIDLAND Born into a ranching family that goes back 110 years, Father Timothy Hayter was supposed to be a cowboy.

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