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TOP STORIESFebruary 20, 1998Candidates line up for city electionsBy ROSIE FLORES Staff Writer PECOS, February 20, 1998 - Another incumbent has filed for re-election in the Town of Pecos City elections set for May 2. Councilman Ricky Herrera has joined Danny Rodriguez, also an incumbent, in a quest for at-large positions on the council. Rodriguez filed with city secretary Geneva Martinez on the first day to file to seek re-election to his council seat. Along with the two council positions, the position of Town of Pecos City Mayor is also up for election. The seat is currently held by Dot Stafford. Elections will be held on the same date for seats on the Town of Pecos City Council as well as for council seats in Balmorhea, Barstow and Toyah. Pecos-Barstow-Toyah and Balmorhea school board filings also started yesterday, as do those for the Reeves County Hospital District board of directors. In the Pecos-Barstow-ISD race, positions up for election include three full-year terms currently held by Linda Gholson, Earl Bates and Frank Perea. The hospital board seats will be open for Districts 1 and 3, along with the at-large seat for which all Reeves County voters are eligible to cast ballots. These positions are currently held by, respectively, Chel Flores, Jesus Prieto and Greg Luna. The last day to file for the May elections is March 18, at 5 p.m. In Balmorhea, school positions up are those currently held by Paul Ward and Armando Mondragon. In the city elections, positions available are those of mayor, held by Ismael Rodriguez, and two council positions, held by Rosendo Carrasco and Rosendo Galindo. In Toyah, positions open are those of the mayor, a position unoccupied at this time, and council positions held by Howard Dennett and Linda Compton. Water pressure drops at RCDCBy GREG HARMAN Staff Writer PECOS, February 20, 1998 - An unexplained drop in water pressure at Reeves County Detention Center, that began around 2 p.m. Wednesday, had inmates eating off paper plates and drinking bottled water. Twenty four hours later the water pressure was back up "almost to normal," said RCDC Warden Rudy Franco. Despite working closely with the Pecos Water Department, Franco said, the cause of the 24-hour drop in pressure is still undetermined. "We had about 500 gallons of bottled water brought in last night as a precautionary measure," said Franco. "We didn't find any water leaks." A few meals have been served on paper plates at the facility to prevent dirty dishes from stacking up. Fortunately, Franco said, the restrooms remained operational. Pecos Water Superintendent Octavio Garcia said that the Water Department performed tests at the RCDC yesterday and could find nothing wrong. "We shut off the valves and checked the water pressure farther up the line and it was all fine," said Garcia. "I don't have any idea what went wrong." But he did speculate that perhaps air had gotten in the line when Winkles Trucks, located near the RCDC on Highway 17, vacuumed water from the water line for transport on Wednesday.
Four indicted in illegal alien transportationBy PEGGY McCRACKEN Staff Writer PECOS, February 20, 1998 - Four persons arrested on I-20 west of Toyah Feb. 8 were indicted yesterday by the federal grand jury in Pecos, along with six others. Maria Guadalupe Rodriguez de Cruz, 45, and Luis Exequio Carrillo, 18, both of El Paso, are charged with four counts each of transporting illegal aliens. Jesus Machado-Griego, aka Jose Vega, is charged with making a false claim to U.S. citizenship and with possessing a fraudulent immigration document. Jose Carmen Baylon-Espino, 35, of Mexico, is charged with illegal entry after being deported. Reeves County Sheriff's Deputy Damon Compton stopped the van carrying the defendants and others as it traveled east on I-20 about 14 miles west of Toyah. Occupants of the van fled into the surrounding countryside, but were rounded up by U.S. Border Patrol agents. Others indicted Thursday are: --Luis Rico-Urita, 27, of Chihuahua, Mex., and Rogelio Cano-Leija, importing and possessing 275.76 pounds of marijuana on Feb. 6; --Martin Gonzalez, 29, of Chihuahua, Mex., importing and possessing with intent to distribute 62.4 pounds of marijuana on Feb. 16; --Arthur Lloyd Rodriguez, 29, of Lovington, N.M., importing and possessing 53.8 pounds of marijuana on Feb. 9; --Denise Lujan-Sauceda, 19, of Odessa, possession of 83.70 pounds of marijuana with intent to distribute on Dec. 23, 1997; --Joselito Diaz, 32, of Hobbs, N.M., possession with intent to distribute 74.76 pounds of marijuana on Feb. 8; --and Juan Manuel Gardea-Rubio, 32, of Delicias, Chih., Mex., importing and possessing with intent to distribte marijuana on Feb. 10 (28.4 pounds). New officer on patrolBy CARA ALLIGOOD Staff Writer PECOS, February 20, 1998 - Arnulfo Rivas, 33, is the Pecos Police Department's newest patrolman. The Pecos native who was recently hired to patrol our streets grew up in Seagraves and returned to Pecos about eight years ago. Rivas worked at Fred's Body Works before being hired by the police department, and has been a reserve police officer for the past four years. He graduated form the Odessa College police academy in the spring of 1993. "I'm looking forward to working under Chief Clay McKinney and thank him for his decision in hiring me as a patrolman. There are a lot of good people in the department and I look forward to working with all of them," said Rivas. Of his philosophy on law enforcement, Rivas said, "One thing I try to be strict on is kids and alcohol. In the past four years, a lot of the times I've seen parents having trouble with kids, it's because they've been under the influence of alcohol -sometimes drugs, but mostly alcohol." Rivas has a wife, Carla, and a 14-year-old daughter, Stacy. In their spare time, Rivas said he and his wife enjoy outdoor activities such as swimming, horseback riding and skiing. AREA NEWS ROUNDUPThe Fort Stockton PioneerFORT STOCKTON, Feb. 19, 1998 -When the Fort Stockton City Council voted unanimously earlier this month to endorse an agreement on reduction of electric utility rates, it represented a major step in nearly a year of negotiation - proposals and counter-proposals - between the city and Texas-New Mexico Power Company. "We started this about a year ago," said Fort Stockton City Manager Chuy Garcia. "Last April, they (TNMP) proposed what they called a community choice plan,' and they invited us to a meeting in Pecos to discuss this plan." The Alpine AvalancheALPINE, Feb. 19, 1998 -On Thursday night, Feb. 26, the movers and shakers of the Big Bend region will gather at Marathon's historic Gage Hotel to hear the announcement of the winners of the Big Bend Quarterly's reader's poll, the Best of the Big Bend. Selected from a ballot printed in the winter edition of Big Bend Quarterly, the Best of the Big Bend selects the best places, services and people who live west of the Pecos and north of the Rio Grande. The Sanderson TimesSANDERSON, Feb. 19, 1998 -Two elections are scheduled for May 2, in Terrell County. There will be an election for three posts on the board of trustees of the Terrell County Independent School District. Rolando Rodriguez presently holds a spot on the board of trustees from Trustee District #1, which is comprised of County Commissioners Precinct 1 and 2. This board member will be elected for a three-year term. The McCamey NewsMcCamey, Upton County, Feb. 19, 1998 - April Alexander, daughter of Robin and Ronny Alexander and granddaughter of Peggy and Bob Kelton, recently participated in the Fort Worth Livestock Show. She entered her Duroc pig in the middle weight class where he placed eighth. She was the only representative from Concho county. This pig had placed first in the Concho county show in early January. The Monahans NewsMONAHANS, Feb. 19, 1998 -Fiscally troubled Ward Memorial Hospital may be one step closer to putting up an "under new management sign." Ward County Commissioners are expected to decide next week on a plan that would salvage the hospital's finances by leasing the facility to a third party health corporation. Ward County Judge Sam G. Massey plans a strong recommendation at the Monday, Feb. 23, commissioners court meeting in favor of Community Health Care Systems (CHCS).
WEATHERPECOS, February 20, 1998 - High Thursday, 62, low this morning, 32. It will be a rainy weekend in northern and western areas of Texas while South Texas will have mostly clear skies through Saturday. There's even a chance of sleet or snow in the higher elevations of the mountains of Southwest Texas. Another in the lengthy series of upper-level storm systems was moving eastward toward Texas on Friday. West Texas will have mostly cloudy to cloudy skies tonight and Saturday. There will be rain in most areas with a chance that the rain may be mixed with sleet or snow in the mountains. Clouds will be increasing over western and central areas of North Texas tonight while the eastern area will have partly cloudy skies. There is a chance of some showers in western area. On Saturday, it will be cloudy and windy with a chance of showers or thunderstorms in western and central areas. Lows tonight will be in the 30s and 40s, highs Saturday will be in the 40s and 50s in West Texas.
Pecos Enterprise
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