Allen Saunders, an obscure Canadian cartoonist, is cited for an inscription in his 1956 “Mary Worth” comic strip. No doubt it had local impact, but much more the next year when repeated in the Reader’s Digest. “Life is what happens to us while we’re making other plans” has been quoted often. Some...
safety
A West Odessa man was arrested last week after his neighbor told authorities he got upset when he was denied a ride and came after his vehicles with a baseball bat and stole an $8,000 necklace. According to an Ector County Sheriff’s Office report, deputies were dispatched t...
parks
President Trump will hit the campaign trail in Kansas next week, the Republican National Committee (RNC) announced on Tuesday, as the state’s Senate race grows more competitive....
safety
An Odessa man was arrested earlier this month after being accused of attacking another man with a machete. According to an Ector County Sheriff’s Office report released Tuesday, deputies were dispatched to an assault call on West 26th Street Oct. 2. When deputies arrived, a...
safety
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Drones struck two ships in the Black Sea off Bulgaria on Tuesday, sinking one and prompting emergency rescue operations, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said. The Guinea-Bissau-flagged cargo ship Dignity sank after it was hit by a military strike. Five sailors w...
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was in Odessa Tuesday for a fireside chat at the University Lands Energy Forum. He was joined by by Chair of the University Lands Advisory Board and University of Texas System Regent Stuart Stedman, and Vice Chairman of the University of Texas System Board ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear arguments in a watchdog’s lawsuit seeking public records about billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. The high court is intervening for a second time in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Wash...
parks
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The City of Midland has partnered with Permian Resources to restore a park/pond in Midland. This is a public-private partnership to restore and improve the Wadley-Barron Park Duck Pond. Cascade Services LLC will help complete the project. So far, the plann...
schools
The University of Texas Permian Basin has received a five-year, $3 million grant through the U.S.Department of Education’s Strengthening Institutions Program. The project, AI for the Permian Basin: Developing Artificial Intelligence Ecosystems to Improve Teaching, Learning, and W...
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Midland College (MC) has been awarded a $319,043 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to strengthen its Automotive Technology program and support training for 420 students pursuing careers as automotive service technicians and mechan...
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BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Confirmed cases in Congo’s Ebola outbreak have surpassed 9,000, with more than 4,300 deaths, as health authorities struggle to contain an outbreak spreading across seven provinces, according to government figures released Tuesday. The Health Ministry reported ...
government
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland City Council has voted unanimously to send a notice of termination to Flock cameras. The city originally extended the contract in February. The decision ends the contract just eight months into a two-year renewal, allowing the city to avoid additio...
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