Odessa American

By Jessica Wilkinson jbruha@oaoa.com

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Congressman Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, who is challenging U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, made a stop for a town hall in Odessa Monday night.

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Odessa Police Department arrested two men after they took off running during a traffic stop, got into a different vehicle and continued to evade before crashing.

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• Crude Oil: 70.13   (+1.44)
• Nymex MTD AVG:   70.9890.
• Natural Gas: 2.797  (+.015).
• Gasoline: 2.1603  (-0.0016).
• Spreads: Sept./Oct.   (+1.18)   Oct./Nov.   (+.44).
• Plains WTI Posting: 66.25  (+1.00).

By Ruth Campbell rcampbell@oaoa.com

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With the first home football game just weeks away, the Permian High School band began practicing Monday in the band hall and in the parking lot.

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It has been quite the summer for Micah Rodgers.

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The Ector County Sheriff’s Office has sent a young male’s body to the medical examiner’s office after it was found in the rubble of a brush fire in West Odessa early Sunday.

By Florence Pride, LPC, CART

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“When you are outside, and your parents are inside, out of sight, you’re in situations where you’re making your own decisions and taking chances. Real achievements, not virtual achievements of killing monsters or building levels were extremely defining for me and my sense of confidence and independence as a person.” —Justin Trudeau (from an interview with Take Me Outside Blog, 2012).

By Levi Stone, RN, MSN Chief nursing officer at ORMC

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Summer heat, even in the absence of much needed rain, still harbors prime conditions for mosquitoes to multiply and proliferate. Aside from being among the most annoying creatures on earth, these flying insects are known carriers of several mosquito-borne illnesses which can range from relatively harmless to downright deadly.

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ALPINE An article by Sul Ross State University professor of music Donald Callen Freed has been published by the Athens Journal of Humanities and Arts.

The article will appear in a forthcoming issue but is already available online at www.athensjournals.gr/ajha.

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Home Hospice of West Texas has scheduled a Life After Loss event in conjunction with the American Cancer Society from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, through Aug. 7, at Home Hospice of West Texas, 619 N. Grant, Suite 120.

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Crescent Park Baptist Church, 3002 E. University Blvd., has scheduled a Comedy Concert Fundraiser featuring Bob Smiley from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 5.

By Peter Dindinger pdindinger@oaoa.com

Holding a four-shot lead heading into the final hole, Rick Sutherland was able to hang on to win the senior championship flight of the Odessa Men’s City Championship on Sunday at the Ratliff Ranch Golf Links.

By Ruth Campbell rcampbell@oaoa.com

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Third-year medical students at Texas Tech University Health Sciences School of Medicine are just starting their rotations through facilities in the Permian Basin.