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Two die on U.S. 180 when car, cycle collide head-on
By Lacie Morrison
lmorrison@mineralwellsindex.com
A two-vehicle collision late Friday night became a two-person fatality, Texas Department of Public Safety officials reported.
The collision occurred at 11:20 p.m. on U.S. Highway 180 East, east of Saddle Club Road in Parker County, when a 1994 Mazda Miata drove eastbound in the westbound lane of traffic, DPS said.
The driver of the Miata, identified as Janet Barrett, 56, of The Colony, was reportedly driving eastbound in a westbound lane of traffic when the front left side of her car struck the motorcycle. The motorcyclist was identified as Robert O. Byrd, 56, of Weatherford. He was traveling in the inside lane when the wreck occurred, DPS officials reported.
Both Byrd and Barrett were pronounced dead at the scene and their bodies were transported to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office. The DPS report indicated that Byrd was not wearing a helmet and Barrett was not wearing her seatbelt at the time of the collision.
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Man, woman arrested in drug bust at local bar
Gary Ross Nickols, 56, of Mineral Wells, and Elise Nichole Dalton, 25, of Millsap, were arrested Tuesday around 2:30 p.m. at a bar in the 1600 block of South Oak after Mineral Wells police assisted the City-County Narcotics Unit, reportedly acting on information obtained by CCNU.
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Thursday Blotter - September 2, 2010
The following people were processed through the Palo Pinto County Jail.
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Mineral Wells ISD trustees set 2011 budget, tax rate
Before Mineral Wells ISD's trustees were ready to vote Tuesday on the district's 2011 budget and tax rate, Board President Joe Ruelas repeatedly asked a room full of mostly empty chairs, “Does anybody in the public have any questions ... anyone?”
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Womans Club's first fall meeting this Wednesday
The Womans Club of Mineral Wells will have its first fall meeting Wednesday at the Womans Club Building (old post office) starting at 11:30 a.m.
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Input sought at NRCS conservation meeting
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Palo Pinto County Soil and Water Conservation District invite the public and any agencies with an interest in conservation issues to participate in a local work group meeting Wednesday.
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Man involved in bar fight ends up at hospital
A man was transported to the hospital after a fight at a bar in the 2800 block of U.S. Highway 281 South around midnight Sunday, according to police, who provided backup to the Palo Pinto County Sheriff's Office on the call.
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Vietnam War Museum
The annual Friends of the National Vietnam War Museum spring fundraiser this year will be a fall fundraiser.
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Ram Band
The Mineral Wells Ram Band Fan Club is pleased to offer the opportunity to sponsor the 2010 Rams football program.
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Helping sell baked goodies
Lorean Weldon and Betty Keller help sell baked goodies Friday afternoon at Palo Pinto Nursing and Rehab.
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