West Texas News Roll Feed Informer http://feed.informer.com/images/fd.gif http://feed.informer.com/ http://app.feed.informer.com/digest3/4ONVCFHDHU.html Respective post owners and feed distributors http://feed.informer.com/ NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil prices slumped at the end of the week, tumbling Friday close to $80 a barrel as continued uncertainty about Greece's economy helped lift the dollar higher. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/f0225_bc-oilprices_4thld-writethru_03-19_0420.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/f0225_bc-oilprices_4thld-writethru_03-19_0420.txt? Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:09 GMT Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will be in Midland for two events next week. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/sarah_palin_liberty_amp_amp_freedom_foundation_midland.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/sarah_palin_liberty_amp_amp_freedom_foundation_midland.txt? Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:20 GMT The Bull Riding Federation's "8 Out of the Gate" bull riders rode through Midland on Thursday night. Photographer Gary Rhodes was there to capture the action. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/doc4ba2e9b1ce025985398597.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/doc4ba2e9b1ce025985398597.txt? Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:20 GMT LOS ANGELES— Fess Parker, a television icon to a generation of youngsters as Davy Crockett and later Daniel Boone, has died at the age of 85 of natural causes. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/doc4ba3c90e71325985085442.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/doc4ba3c90e71325985085442.txt? Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:58 GMT Midland County officials spent Thursday evening squelching a grass fire that started from a spark on a gas line. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/gas_line_fire_midland_county_dcp_midstream.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/gas_line_fire_midland_county_dcp_midstream.txt? Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:10 GMT Brushing past a 1966 Chevy Caprice and into another portion of her garage Thursday afternoon, Lynn McLean stopped and pointed toward her and her husband's 1957 Pontiac Star Chief. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/antique_automobile_club_of_america_aaca_founders_tour.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/antique_automobile_club_of_america_aaca_founders_tour.txt? Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:07 GMT Midland Fire Department officials said Thursday the white powder discovered in an east Midland neighborhood Wednesday was a compound used in portable fire extinguishers. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/hazmat_update.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/hazmat_update.txt? Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:08 GMT Motorists are paying the highest prices for gas since October 2008. Retail gasoline prices rose on Thursday on an expected increase in demand and as more expensive spring and summer blends of gasoline make their way to the pumps. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/oil_prices_gas_prices_aaa.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/oil_prices_gas_prices_aaa.txt? Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:43 GMT Close to 400 signatures have been gathered by an organization called Promote Andrews in an effort to put a liquor option on the Nov. 2 ballot. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/alcohol_referendum_andrews_promote_andrews.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/alcohol_referendum_andrews_promote_andrews.txt? Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:09 GMT With his toes poking through, a layer of dirt firmly caked to the inside soles and an established stench that means his parents know he's coming from more than 100 feet away, 9-year-old Dylan Dimmig said his shoes are finally perfect. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/rotton_sneaker_national_contest.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/rotton_sneaker_national_contest.txt? Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:43 GMT The incident of a 27-year-old coach Fannin Elementary School arrested on a felony drug possession charge will be investigated by Midland Independent School District before any action is taken. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/area_brief_teacher_arrest.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/area_brief_teacher_arrest.txt? Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:56 GMT ODESSA -- Instead of 4 3/8-inch incisions -- including one to the belly button -- certain patients undergoing gallbladder procedures can opt for one. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/gallbladder_surgery_sils_odessa_general_surgery.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/gallbladder_surgery_sils_odessa_general_surgery.txt? Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:56 GMT A Midland woman's $4 million lawsuit against the city of Midland regarding an airport policeman's arrest of her on March 19, 2008, has been settled for $100,000, the Reporter-Telegram learned Wednesday. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/midland_police_lawsuit_midland_international_airport.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/midland_police_lawsuit_midland_international_airport.txt? Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:08 GMT As it celebrates 40 years, The Village at Manor Park, a retirement and health care community, is moving forward with the concept of person-centered care. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/manor_park_celebrating_40_years_moving_toward_new_model.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/manor_park_celebrating_40_years_moving_toward_new_model.txt? Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:08 GMT Just in the nick of time, the Midland City Council is poised to make the fifth and last appointment to its Oil & Gas Advisory Committee at its March 23 meeting. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/oil_amp_amp_gas_advisory_committee_midland_fasken_oil_amp_amp_ranch.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/oil_amp_amp_gas_advisory_committee_midland_fasken_oil_amp_amp_ranch.txt? Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:08 GMT Midland Fire Department officials are continuing an investigation after finding a 53-year-old woman dead and six others taken ill early Wednesday following what they believe was carbon monoxide poisoning. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/rock_house_assisted_living_facility_midland_death.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/rock_house_assisted_living_facility_midland_death.txt? Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:08 GMT A powder discovered in an east Midland neighborhood will not be an ongoing danger. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/powder_substance_hazmat_crews_weatherford_and_cuthbert.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/powder_substance_hazmat_crews_weatherford_and_cuthbert.txt? Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:37 GMT VIENNA (AP) -- OPEC oil ministers on Wednesday opted to keep their output targets unchanged in a bid to keep prices at present levels and send a message of stability to energy-hungry economies struggling to emerge from recession. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/opec_oil_supply.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/opec_oil_supply.txt? Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:13 GMT NEW YORK (AP) -- Oil prices settled near $83 a barrel Wednesday after crude inventories grew less than expected last week, and the stock market rose on the Fed's promise to keep interest rates at record lows. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/oil_prices_nymex_oil_supply.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/oil_prices_nymex_oil_supply.txt? Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:13 GMT For Midland's farmers and ranchers, the year 2010 is extraordinary, so far. The gentle winter rains and snowfalls that nourished the land with deep soil moisture are cause for rejoicing. http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/midland_county_farms_season_rains.txt News/top Stories from www.mywesttexas.com http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/top_stories/midland_county_farms_season_rains.txt? Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:07 GMT