EPA to limit toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and MATTHEW DALY
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed the first federal limits on harmful “forever chemicals”...
GOOD NEWS: Special Olympics Torch Run
Ector County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Javier Leyva recently attended Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run Conference for four days. Leyva has been involved in...
GOOD NEWS: Special Olympics
The Ector County Sheriff’s Office and the Odessa Police Department helped open the ceremony for Special Olympics Texas Area 18 Permian Basin and Big...
PROBLEM SOLVED: This Frigidaire refrigerator never worked. Can I get a new one?
Victoria Sims’s Frigidaire refrigerator has never worked. It’s been almost a year since she bought it — can she get a replacement?
Q: I’m writing...
Quick Hits March 14, 2023
FREE TAX ASSISTANCE
The Ector County Northside Senior Center, 1225 Adams Ave., has scheduled free tax assistance for seniors from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m....
Midlander appointed to Texas Tech regents
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appointed three new members to the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents for terms set to expire on Jan....
Positively OC goal is doing good beyond campus
What started off as a way to spread positive messages and a plug to follow Odessa College President Gregory Williams on Twitter has turned...
Commissioners table burn ban
The Ector County Commissioners Court voted to table a county burn ban during last week’s meeting.
The burn ban recommendation came from Odessa Fire Rescue...
2 arrrested in ‘jugging’
Two Houston men were arrested Friday after surveillance videos linked them to a case of “bank jugging,” which is when people are robbed after...
Stolen phone, wallet leads to arrest
A 23-year-old Odessa man was arrested on a robbery charge Saturday after one of his buddies accused him of stealing his iPhone and wallet.
According...