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Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Odessa faces multimillion-dollar lawsuit over water bills residents claim don't add up (newswest9.com) — Odessa residents are at the center of a $5 million lawsuit claiming the city overbilled hundreds of homes and businesses for water they say they never used. Attorneys argue some customers saw impossible usage totals and crippling bills, while city officials blame data-transfer and equipment issues. The case is still pending a judge's decision, and lawyers say new complaints keep coming in.
2. Odessa business leaders network at Cancer Center event (yourbasin.com) — Business owners across Odessa just gathered at the Texas Oncology–Odessa West Texas Cancer Center for a relaxed networking night aimed at building local relationships. These Chamber-backed events, which typically draw 80 to 100 people, happen frequently, with the next meetup scheduled November 3 at First Basin Credit Union on East Highway 191.
3. Odessa celebrates major milestone in construction of $145M sports complex (newswest9.com) — Odessa leaders just marked a major milestone in building the $145 million Parks Bell Ranch sports complex, which will open in about a year. With dozens of courts and fields plus a park and amphitheater, the city expects big weekend tournaments, new recreation options for residents, and significant economic benefits for local restaurants and retailers.
4. Former manager accused of illegally selling Odessa company's equipment (firstalert7.com) — In Odessa, a former general manager of JAB Services has been charged with felony theft after authorities say a high-value control valve was sold without the owner's consent. An internal company investigation and an Ector County complaint allege multiple questionable sales and deleted records. The accused was booked, posted bond, and remains presumed innocent while the case proceeds.
5. Odessa native returns home to practice orthopedic surgery (firstalert7.com) — An Odessa-born orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Mike Miller, has moved back home to offer advanced procedures like robotic-assisted knee replacements through Ortho Midland-Odessa and ORMC. Now working from a temporary office on San Antonio Street, he wants residents to know they can access high-level orthopedic care without leaving West Texas.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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