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DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(081822)-BURGERS FOR MIKE FUNDRAISING EVENT

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Odessa, Texas/August 18, 2022-On Thursday, August 18th the Odessa Police Department, the Ector County Sheriff’s Office, first responders and the Odessa community came out to BARN A at the Ector County Coliseum to support BURGERS FOR MIKE Fundraiser benefitting Corporal Mike Troglin in his fight against cancer. 

(Toy Troglin, Wife of Cpl. Mike Troglin) 

The Texas Department of Public Safety, Midland Police Department, the Midland Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies came to provide financial support for Corporal Mike Troglin and his family. 

(Sheriff David Criner, Midland County Sheriff’s Office-Midland, Texas) 

(Sheriff Mike Griffis, Ector County Sheriff’s Office) 

The World-Famous Chuck Wagon Gang is an iconic organization that is Odessa, Texas and has supported the Odessa community since 1940. The World-Famous Chuck Wagon Gang provided the hamburgers for the fundraising event. 

(Chief of Police Michael Gerke, Odessa Police Department-Odessa, Texas) 

Corporal Mike Troglin and Toy Troglin depend on faith, prayer and hope and support from the law enforcement community, friends and family. 

(Toy Troglin, Wife of Cpl. Mike Troglin) 

If you wish to donate to help Odessa Police Department’s Corporal Mike Troglin, go to Toy Troglin’s Facebook page. 

(Toy Troglin, Wife of Cpl. Mike Troglin) 

For DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS, Danny Barrera. 

DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(081022)-BACK TO SCHOOL BONHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL

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Odessa, Texas/August 10, 2022-The first day of school began for Pre-K through 5th grade as-well as for 6th and 9th graders. Ector County ISD is phasing in grade levels at different days throughout the week to help students adjust to the new school environment. 

(Scott Muri, Superintended of School at Ector County ISD) 

Officers with Ector County ISD Police have been preparing for the new school year, making sure that students are safe. 

(Todd Hiner, Ector County ISD Police Chief) 

New students at Bonham began the new school day learning core values to help them grow during their academic school year. 

(Juan Dominguez, Bonham Middle School, Principal-ECISD) 

Students at ECISD will have the opportunity to engage with teachers from 16 different countries as part of the teaching staff. Ector County ISD started the new school year with pay increases for teacher as well as for hourly employees. 

(Scott Muri, Superintended of School at Ector County ISD) 

For DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS, Danny Barrera 

DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(072322)-VENDOR’S MARKET IN WEST ODESSA

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Odessa, Texas/July 23, 2022-On Saturday, July 23rd, vendors and food trucks came out to the vendor’s market at 3017 Mercedes in West Odessa. Small home business owners sold a wide variety of items from clothing, Jewelry, custom printed cups, salsa, art and lots more. 

(Christy Carrasco, Event Coordinator-Vendor Market) 

In an effort to attract the public to West Odessa, residents will also have information available to them through the Vendor’s Market on the various venues in the area, that are available to rent for different events. 

(Crystal Gonzales, Event Coordinator-Vendor Market) 

Many of the vendors at the Vendor’s Market are home startup businesses. These vendors create specialty items on a small scale and at a reasonable price. 

(Vendor Nat Snd) 

Visitors to the Vendor’s Market stopped at the snow cone stand and enjoyed snow cones in a wide variety of flavors. 

(Willie Jones, Vendor/Vendor’s Market-West Odessa) 

A wide selection of music was played at the event to set the mood, from Oldies, to Tejano. The Vendor’s Market featured local recording artist Korazon Salvaje. 

(Korazon Salvaje, Singer/Local Recording Artist) 

Christy Carrasco and Crystal Gonzales are now planning the next Vendor’s Market scheduled for December 2022 right before Christmas. If you want to participate in the December’s Vendor’s Market contact Christy at 432-557-7265 or Crystal at 432-212-5333.  

For DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS, Danny Barrera. 

DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(071122)-PRO CHOICE RALLY AND PROTEST MARCH IN ODESSA, TEXAS

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Odessa, Texas/July 11, 2022-On Saturday evening, July 9th, residents of Odessa and Midland gathered to protest the decision to overturn ROE v. WADE by the Supreme Court. Some that attended the protest are concern that couples will not be able to decide on the number of children in their families. 

(Cathy Broadrick, Democratic Party Chair-Midland, Texas) 

A majority of people that attended the protest rally is a younger demographic that are concerned where their future is headed in regards to access to abortion. Speakers at the event encouraged those young people to register to vote.  

(JoAnna Marie Keese, Former Ector County Democratic Chair-Odessa, Texas) 

Restricting women’s access to safe and legal abortions will have negative health implications. 

(Gayle Buchanan-Event Organizer) 

Planned Parenthood at one time was located in the southside of Odessa, and provided a wide variety of health services to women. 

(Gayle Buchanan-Event Organizer) 

The legislation of abortion in the United States by the Supreme Court in 1973, bypassing the political process in a majority of the states, became a controversy to religious and the new Right’s agenda. 

(Hannah Horick, Ector County Democratic Party Chair-Odessa, Texas) 

The Supreme Court decision to overturn ROE v. WADE, other rights of privacy, including gay sex, same-sex marriage, interracial marriage and contraception are now under question. 

(Isaac Montano, Speaker/Poet) 

Approximately 130 people attended the Pro-Choice Rally and Protest March that began at 7th & North Grant to Odessa City Hall. 

For DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS, Danny Barrera. 

DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(062222)-ECISD POLICE HOST SOLO OFFICER ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE TRAINING

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Odessa, Texas/June 22, 2022-The Ector County ISD Police along with local law enforcement agencies engaged in Solo Officer-Active Shooter Response Training at the Whitaker Building located on the west side of Odessa High School. Officers with the Odessa Police Department, Texas Department of Public Safety, Ector County Sheriff’s Office, The Medical Center Hospital Police Department and Odessa Fire Rescue participated in the training. 

(Jeff Daniels, Assistant Police-ECISD Police Department-Odessa, Texas) 

Ector County ISD has been training in Active Shooter Response events at various ECISD campuses for 20 years. 

(Jeff Daniels, Assistant Police-ECISD Police Department-Odessa, Texas) 

Local law enforcement agencies along with the Odessa College Police Department, involved in the Solo Officer-Active Shooter Response training used simulated ammunition also known as simunitions, a non-lethal, non-toxic rounds that come in different caliburs. 

(Jeff Daniels, Assistant Police-ECISD Police Department-Odessa, Texas) 

Assistant ECISD Police Chief Jeff Daniels says that Odessa and Ector County Law Enforcement agencies are very well prepared and staying prepared every day in the event of an active shooter event in an Ector County ISD school 

For DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS, Danny Barrera. 

DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(061422)MAJOR WATER MAIN BREAK IN NORTH ODESSA

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Odessa, Texas/June 14, 2022-On Monday, June 13th, at approximately 6pm, the City of Odessa experienced a major water line break on 42nd Street and San Jacinto. Crews began working from the afternoon hours and through the night to close valves within the system to isolate the break. 

(Javier Joven, Mayor-City of Odessa) 

The water was turned off at the water plant and an emergency declaration would be declared and signed by the Ector County Judge Debbie Hays. 

(Javier Joven, Mayor-City of Odessa) 

Despite the water main break, Odessa Fire Rescue had the necessary resources available in case of a fire; in addition, Midland County Emergency Management provided a tanker containing 6000 gallons of water to Odessa Fire Rescue. 

The Odessa Police Department continued to provide police service to residents of the city. Only non-essential personnel were dismissed for the day. 

(Jerry Harvell, Captain-Odessa Police Department-Odessa, Texas) 

Odessa Fire Rescue, Officers with OPD, Mayor Javier Joven, Councilman District 1, Mark Matta, Councilmember at Large, Denise Swanner and volunteers handed out a case of bottled water to residents at the Ector County Coliseum, Mckinney Park and at Far West in West Odessa in Ector County. 

(Delma Ontiveros, Odessa Resident) 

At 4pm at the Command Center at the Ector County Coliseum a press conference was held with city officials to update the progress of the repairs of the water main break. 

(Tom Kerr, Director of Public Works, City of Odessa-Odessa, Texas) 

Follow the City of Odessa on social media and the City of Odessa website for updates. 

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