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Students learn facts about sexual diseases
Thu, 17 May 2012 17:08:21 -0700
Junior and seniors in the Ector County Independent School District learned the raw facts and information on Thursday about sexually transmitted diseases and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The
Roughnecks squander chances vs. Ruff Riders
Sat, 19 May 2012 22:40:19 -0700
ODESSA -- The West Texas Roughnecks were their own worst enemy Saturday night.
STD Numbers Rising at Alarming Rate in Ector County, ECISD Getting Involved
Wed, 09 May 2012 20:23:43 -0700
Ector County has a serious problem with sexually transmitted diseases but hardly anyone is talking about it.
Roughnecks capsule for game on May 19
Fri, 18 May 2012 23:40:04 -0700
The West Texas Roughnecks end a 5-game home stand today against Abilene.
Roughnecks drop game to Amarillo
Sat, 12 May 2012 22:56:04 -0700
ODESSA -- The West Texas Roughencks dropped their fourth game of the season as Amarillo won 44-28 on Saturday at the Ector County Coliseum.
DPS releases more info about ECISD bus accident
Mon, 07 May 2012 16:31:10 -0700
The Texas Department of Public Safety trooper who investigated the accident involving an Ector County Independent School District bus released more information about the incident Monday, saying
ECISD bus involved in morning accident near Madisonville
Sun, 06 May 2012 11:41:21 -0700
An accident Sunday morning in East Texas involving an Ector County Independent School District bus that was on its way back to Odessa sent 12 students to four different hospitals with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Returning from their annual spring trip, 33 students with...
OA to join Texas news group
Fri, 18 May 2012 09:34:14 -0700
The Odessa American will usher in a new era of community journalism as it becomes part of AIM Media Texas, a new Texas-based newspaper group. Freedom Communications, the OA's parent company, announced the agreement Friday to sell the OA and other print and online publications in Texas...
13 Students, 1 Firefighter Released From Hospital Following School Bus Accident
Sun, 06 May 2012 14:00:15 -0700
33 Ector County ISD students, their class sponsors, their bus driver, and a firefighter were involved in an accident Sunday morning near Leona, Texas.13 students were transported to area hospitals with non life-threatening injuries and have now been released.
Amarillo Venom Capsule
Fri, 11 May 2012 21:23:53 -0700
The Game: Amarillo Venom (2-3) at West Texas Roughnecks (2-3), 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Ector County Coliseum, Odessa. Team Leaders: Passing - Amarillo, Ken Johnson Jr. (32-of-53, 395 yards, 9 TDs); WT, Micah Brown (39-of-66, 432 yards, 8 TDs).