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🌱 How bystanders helped deputies stop a Midland County sexual assault suspect

Midland, Texas Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How bystanders helped deputies stop a Midland County sexual assault suspect
  • How much did Midland gas prices actually drop this week?
  • What’s driving Midland Animal Services’ 77% live release rate?

Also on today's calendar: Live Music and Evening Dining - Every Thursday Evening March through October! and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 93 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Warm; breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 92, low: 61.
  • Friday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 91 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Bystanders helped stop Midland County sexual assault suspect from fleeing (beaumontenterprise.com) — Bystanders in southern Midland County helped keep a suspected armed sexual assailant from leaving the scene until sheriff’s deputies arrived and made an arrest. Authorities say the 31-year-old suspect was booked into the Midland County Detention Center on a first-degree felony charge, with an immigration detainer placed on him. Officials have not released a bond amount.
   

2. How gas prices have changed in Midland in the last week (lhindependent.com) — Drivers in Midland are paying about $3.59 per gallon this week, down 17 cents from last week but still far above last year’s prices. Diesel has dropped slightly too, though it remains more than a dollar higher than a year ago. The piece also compares Midland’s prices with cheaper metros elsewhere and historically high records.
   

3. Midland Animal Services: 200 adoptions & transfers in March (yourbasin.com) — Midland Animal Services reports that 200 animals were adopted or transferred in March, with 71 adoptions helping push first-quarter adoptions to 240. The shelter handled 401 dog and cat intakes last month, maintained a 77% live release rate, and relied heavily on partners like Fix West Texas to move animals out quickly.
   

4. Midland County commissioners OK surveillance system, replace stolen memorial (mrt.com) — Midland County commissioners have approved a new surveillance and digital drug-analysis system for TAG agents and voted to replace the stolen Battlefield Cross at the Midland County Veterans Memorial. They also greenlit summer programs at county libraries and recognized local 4-H students’ stock show successes. The next Commissioners Court meeting is set for May 5 at the courthouse downtown.
   

5. Midland restaurant in indoor amusement center gets alcohol designation (star-telegram.com) — A proposed indoor amusement center on Andrews Highway has cleared a key hurdle to serve alcohol, winning Planning and Zoning Commission approval despite concerns about its proximity to Primrose School of Midland at Westridge. The restaurant’s alcohol service could run as late as 2 a.m. on weekends, but the plan still needs final approval from the Midland City Council.
   

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    It doubled and we haven’t done anything different. My husband is a plumber and double checked everything with nothing amiss. He is heading to the… (Nextdoor Green Tree)
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    Almost 17 years together. We have been through so much, and you helped me through more hard times than good. Always by my side and forever in my… (Nextdoor Andrews Park)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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