COLLEGE FOOTBALL: UTPB to host Western New Mexico in home opener. This item is based on reporting by Odessa American (oaoa.com), published September 12, 2026. We have not reproduced that reporting here — follow the source link above for the full story. Odessa, TX coverage on this site summarises and credits the outlets that do the original reporting.
parks
At least 36 lakes across Texas are infested with zebra mussels, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Ninety Grand Slam tournaments have passed since Andy Roddick defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the 2003 final at Flushing Meadows. Since then, no other U.S. male player has managed to win the U.S. Open on home soil or any of the other three majors. Apart from Argent...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - John Morris, the original voice of Andy in Toy Story 1, 2 and 3, spent the morning at the Midland Soup Kitchen Ministry. A long line of community members dressed in Toy Story outfits waited to meet Morris. They brought toys, shirts and pictures for him to ...
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By JOHN SEEWER The Associated Press A 15-year-old boy gripped the top of a capsized skiff in Alaska’s frigid Bering Sea for roughly two days before being rescued by a fishing vessel. His older brother and a cousin, who had gone fishing with him, did not survive. The boy and his c...
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The City of Odessa is reimagining its website, and your feedback can help shape the future of their online services. Take the survey at https://forms.gle/tMBPN61RBpM7q9798 The survey deadline has been extended to Friday, September 25. The post City seeking feedback for website re...
business
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK U.S. stocks rebounded Friday and regained much of their losses for the week after oil prices eased off their recent spurt. An update on inflation across the United States that came in close to economists’ expectations, even if prices are s...
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The rig count in the Permian Basin was unchanged this week, the latest count Friday by Baker Hughes shows, with 268 rigs active in the region. A year ago, 254 rigs were active in the region. Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is up three from last week at 591 rigs. A year ago,...
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Crude Oil: 100.05 (-2.43). Nymex MTD AVG: 94.6277. Natural Gas: 2.831 (-0.003). Gasoline: 3.3072 (-0.0860). Spreads: October/November (+4.11) November/December (+4.51). Plains WTI Posting: 96.53 (-2.43). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: September 11, 2026 appeared first on Odessa Americ...
schools
A product of Ector County ISD through and through, Amanda Bizzell is now the principal at Bonham Middle School. Bizzell went through the Texas Tech University principal fellowship program for a year. She was an assistant principal at Bonham for four years most recently. “I’m hono...
schools
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Tech professors Ron Milam and Justin Hart say they set aside time each September to teach students about the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Milam, executive director of the Institute of Peace and Conflict, teaches military history at Texas Tech. “Stop ever...
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An open house will be held at the Sunset Youth Golf Facility at 10 a.m. Saturday. The day will consist of golf games, food trucks, live music, a petting zoo, face painting, and giveaways. Attendees will have the opportunity to see future plans of the facility, and make donations ...
