* World News Quick Take May 22, 2009
A Texas mayor abruptly resigned after being forced to pick between his job and his love for a Mexican man who does not have legal status in the US. J.W. Lown told the San Angelo Standard-Times on Wednesday from Mexico about his relationship with the man. Lown, 32, said he didnt want to take the oath of office knowing he was aiding and assisting someone who is not a US citizen. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Edinboro's Yi, Lanzel place 10th, 13th in 10,000 run May 22, 2009
SAN ANGELO, Texas -- Edinboro distance runners Tina Yi and Rachael Lanzel placed 10th and 13th, respectively, in the 10,000-meter run Thursday in the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Yi, a sophomore, finished with a time of 36 minutes, 40. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Heather Marie Moultrup Portz May 22, 2009
Heather was born In San Angelo, Texas. Heather moved to Arizona with her parents when she was 8 years old, and lived in Benson, Huachuca City, Whetstone and Sierra Vista. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Morning leadoff May 21, 2009
College track and field: U-Mary at NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships at San Angelo, Tex ... College track and field: U-Mary at NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships at San Angelo, Tex. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Baseball Bounced From AAA Playoffs May 21, 2009
FHS head coach Scott Immel said the two teams settled on San Angelo as the site for the series final games ... Despite the confusion and other uncertainty on Saturday, after the Billies got on the field -- any field -- they settled down to make sure the series wouldn t end after only two games by grabbing a 5-1 win over West in the first contest of the day in San Angelo. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Lanzel regains footing for D-II championships May 21, 2009
Lanzel and sophomore Tina Yi will compete in the event in the NCAA Division II outdoor track and field championships beginning today in San Angelo, Texas. "Both will be racing for top five," said Watts, referring to a top-five finish would earn Yi and Lanzel All-America honors. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Stanislaus athletes ready for nationals May 20, 2009
Montgomery and Burlington are part of a feel-good, five-athlete Stanislaus group in San Angelo, Texas this week. Competition begins Thursday at the LeGrand Sports Complex with junior Halihl Guy in the 400 hurdles preliminaries. (Modesto Bee, CA)
County modifies Tom Green County lease May 20, 2009
Commissioners oversee the county s school land in the San Angelo area of Tom Green County. Most of the land is leased out for cultivation, grazing and mineral rights, with the revenue going to the Brenham and Burton school districts. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Taking flight May 20, 2009
Registe will try to fly far enough Thursday in San Angelo to claim a second straight national title in the men's long jump ... UAA will send 10 athletes to this week s NCAA Division II track and field championships in San Angelo, Texas. (Anchorage Daily News)
Suicide at Texas Home for Mentally Disabled Under Investigation May 19, 2009
The female resident was found hanging in her room last week by staff at the San Angelo State school in Carlsbad, TX. According to State officials, staff members and on-site medical personnel attempted to resuscitate the resident ... "Our agency and the staff at San Angelo school are deeply saddened by the sudden death of one our residents," said Cecilia Fedorov, press officer for the Texas Department of Aging and Disabilities. (ABC News)
Sunday Sports Update May 18, 2009
Morning rain on Saturday caused the team to make an unexpected trip to San Angelo where they won their first game to tie the series at 1-1 (after a loss in Waco on Thursday night) and they led in the second game before falling to West. A 5-3 win over Vernon Friday night moved the Fredericksburg High School varsity softball team on to a regional quarterfinal game Monday in Lampasas. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Northwestern grad Seigworth to compete at D-II championships May 17, 2009
Amanda Seigworth, a sophomore out of Northwestern High School, will compete in three events for Slippery Rock University at the NCAA Division II track and field championships Thursday through Saturday in San Angelo, Texas. A two-time PIAA hurdles champion with Northwestern, Seigworth has qualified for the D-II championships in both hurdles events. (Erie Times-News, PA)
PROBABLE CAUSE? FLDS men want seized evidence thrown out May 16, 2009
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) Authorities leveraged a fake abuse claim to justify a massive raid of a polygamist sect's ranch when their true purpose was to persecute an unpopular religious group, attorneys for 10 indicted members of the sect said Wednesday. The lawyers asked a judge to throw out evidence seized in the raid, but state prosecutors said law enforcement had probable cause to search the Yearning For Zion Ranch last year and that the evidence, including documents that list plural and... (USA Today)
Testimony resumes today on evidence from Texas raid May 16, 2009
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) - Texas law enforcement officers are denying they used hoax calls to a domestic abuse hotline as a pretext for last year's raid on a polygamist sect compound. The raid led to more than 400 children being taken into state custody. (WCAX.com, VT)
Polygamous men resume bid to suppress evidence May 15, 2009
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) -- A hearing entered its second day in San Angelo in the criminal cases against men from a polygamist ranch raided last spring. Defense attorneys on Thursday detailed evidence they say should have been given to the judge before a warrant was issued for the raid on the Yearning for Zion Ranch. (FOX 11, AZ)
Water bills look to be dead in Legislature May 14, 2009
approved, with Hampton dissenting, Resolution 09-134R authorizing the purchase of two LED display signs from Arrow Signs out of San Angelo for 49,875; the signs will be about 5 feet by 7 feet. approved Resolution 09-137R authorizing the adoption of the revised Pecos County/City of Fort Stockton Emergency Management Plan. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Buccaneers’ run comes to a close -- San Jacinto beats Texarkana for tournament title May 14, 2009
Blinn will be sending plenty of athletes on to four-year schools next season, including Eramo at Penn State, Hardoin at Missouri, Johnson and Ogden at Mississippi State, Korbal at Texas Christian University, Smith at Sam Houston State, Leonhardt at San Angelo State, Irwin at Texas Aus Christi and Morrison at Texas Antyre said he also expects Dixon to sign with a four-year program after the Bucs right-hander generated plenty of interest with his performance at the conference tournament. They have... (Brenham Banner, TX)
Sect men seek ruling on seized documents May 14, 2009
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) -- A court hearing is under way on whether to throw out evidence from last year's raid on a polygamist group's ranch ... A hearing on their motion to suppress the evidence, including documents that list plural and underage marriages and pregnancies among sect girls, began before Texas District Judge Barbara Walther in San Angelo on Wednesday. (FOX 11, AZ)
Ten Seawolves headed to NCAA Division II meet May 14, 2009
UAA will send a program-best 10 track and field athletes to the 2009 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, May 21-23 at San Angelo, Texas. Senior David Kiplagat (3,000-meter steeplechase) will make his fourth straight appearance at nationals and junior long jumper David Registe, the defending national champion, will make his third appearance. (Anchorage Daily News)
Polygamists seek to block raid evidence May 14, 2009
Members of The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints head toa bus to move them from their ranch in Eldorado to San Angelo, Texas, on April 6, 2008 ... SAN ANGELO, Texas - Authorities leveraged a fake abuse claim to justify a massive raid of a polygamist sect's ranch when their true purpose was to persecute an unpopular religious group, attorneys for 10 indicted members of the sect said Wednesday. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Lakers Send 28 Student-Athletes to NCAA Championships May 14, 2009
- The Grand Valley State men's and women's track teams are sending 28 student-athletes to the NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships in San Angelo, Tx. on May 21. (Gvsulakers.com)
College golf: Change of scenery leads Smith to national stage May 13, 2009
SAN ANGELO The Raelyn Smith who will tee it up for Angelo State University today at the NCAA Division II Women's Golf Championships in Findlay, Ohio, probably wouldn't have recognized herself three years ago ... " Plans obviously do change, though, and she gave a second thought to an offer she got from an NCAA Division II program getting off the ground for the 2008-09 season just down the highway from her hometown. Angelo State in San Angelo - which Smith claims is a drive of one hour, 45... (Odessa American, TX)
Inbox: Looking ahead to the Draft May 12, 2009
-- Wayne N., San Angelo, Texas. The Rangers would lose their second-round pick if they signed Sheets before the Draft. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
Widow of Princeton murder victim indicted on murder charge May 9, 2009
Purdie Clark faces a first-degree charge of murder for the poisoning death of her San Angelo husband ... Purdie Guerra Clark received an indictment from a Tom Green County grand jury for a first-degree felony charge of murder for the poisoning death of her husband of James "Bud" Phillips, 60, of San Angelo, according to records filed in the 119th District Court of Tom Green County ... Clark lived with Phillips sometime after her previous husband Kimberly Alan Clark, 41, of Princeton was found... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Softball: Region I playoff scoreboard May 7, 2009
Dublin (16-12), District 8 third vs. Wall (24-9), District 7 runner-up: Game 1, 7 p.m., Friday, Brownwood; Game 2, 2 p.m., Saturday, San Angelo Central Softball Complex; Game 3, 30 minutes following Game 2 (if necessary). Cisco, District 6 winner, Bye. (Odessa American, TX)
Transmission Line Info Talks Planned May 7, 2009
Representatives for the LCRA have already held open houses with landowners in San Angelo and Lampasas to discuss possible line routes ... So far, the LCRA counted 103 people at their San Angelo event and 113 people at their Lampasas event, both held Monday. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Williams fires back, vows to fight "misinformation" May 7, 2009
With delivery to Midland, Odessa, San Angelo it'd have a better use there, a higher use for the area. Local officials believe the area's future viability is tied to having enough water, and that this project threatens that future. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Remember when May 3, 2009
Willie Stargell played briefly for the San Angelo Pirates and is the only alumnus of the Sophomore League to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. One of his fellow members of the elite group, Bruce Sutter, pitched for the Midland Cubs. (Odessa American, TX)
UAA's Preston sets a personal record May 3, 2009
50 meters), but he could join four other UAA men who have already punched their ticket to the national meet on May 21-22 in San Angelo, Texas. Among those is David Registe, one of the world's top long jumpers who did not compete Saturday. (Anchorage Daily News)
NBA, prep track, prep softball May 2, 2009
Traded RHP Brett Lester to San Angelo (UL) to complete an earlier trade. LINCOLN SALTDOGSSigned RHP Angel Castro and OF Josh Burrus. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Craddick water bill panned May 1, 2009
Tom Craddick, R-Midland, would allow oilman Clayton Williams to pump millions of gallons of water out of Pecos County and because of the laws of gravity (water runoff) and geology, also out of Brewster County and sell it to Midland, San Angelo or a proposed coal plant in Penwell. Among the vociferous opponents to the bill are Fort Stockton city officials and elected officials in Pecos County. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Relay sets a record May 1, 2009
for the Liberty Twilight Qualifier before concluding their season at the Division II outdoor track and field championships May 21-23 in San Angelo, Texas. With athletes such as Joe Kindred (Fuquay-Varina), who won the high jump at the Penn Relays, and traditionally strong relay teams, the Falcons will carry a busload of confidence into any meet. (News & Observer -- Sports)
4-H supporters canter toward new Youth Ag Center at countys Joshua Springs Park (1) Apr 30, 2009
Currently, Wisian said, the revenue-rich horse industry must visit equestrian centers located in San Angelo and Fort Worth. Thats income that could easily be funneled to the Hill Country, Wisian predicts, an estimated 4 million in the pockets of local merchants, hotels and restaurants. (Boerne Star, TX)
Woman Allegedly Bites Boyfriend's Lip In Fight Apr 29, 2009
Texas Woman Accused Of Biting Off Part Of Boyfriend's Lip In Domestic Dispute. Text Size: (AP) A woman was charged with aggravated assault with a weapon _ her teeth _ after allegedly biting off part of her boyfriend's lip in a domestic dispute on Sunday night. (CBS News)
GYMNASTICS: State championships Apr 28, 2009
San Angelo Central, 326 ... San Angelo Central, 231 ... Chaney Collins, San Angelo Central 78. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Texas Farm Bureau Launches Statewide Grocery Price Watch Apr 18, 2009
This is an exciting new project for our organization, said Kenneth Dierschke, a San Angelo cotton farmer and Texas Farm Bureau president. Although a similar survey is conducted nationally by the American Farm Bureau Federation, those prices often dont accurately reflect our Texas store shelf prices. (KWTX.com, TX)
Track and field: Day 1 notebook from District 2-5A Championships Apr 17, 2009
In the girls 3,200, San Angelo Central's Shelby Swartz surprised herself by winning in 12:08. 83. (Odessa American, TX)
Polygamist group marks anniversary of raid Apr 4, 2009
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Members of a polygamist sect that had long shunned outside attention held a public gathering here Friday to mark the one-year anniversary of a raid that resulted in one of the largest child custody cases in U.S. history. About 100 members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints went to Fort Concho, a historic landmark site that served as housing shortly after the April 3, 2008, raid began. (AZCentral -- News)
Sect Families Remember Texas Raid Apr 4, 2009
One year after the state of Texas took their children, about 100 members of a returned to Fort Concho in San Angelo, Texas, where after being removed from the "Yearning for Zion" ranch in Eldorado, Texas ... Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints mothers smile as they leave the Tom Green County courthouse after hearing news of a court ruling in their favor in San Angelo, Texas, May 22, 2008. (ABC News)
Boys Track Sending Best To Texas Relays Apr 2, 2009
That would be the same Abilene Wylie that edged the boys by just three points for the Division III title at the San Angelo Relays last weekend ... Hopefully, he said, the meet at San Angelo helped prepare the squad for a tough district meet coming April 15-16 in Burnet and the regional meet May 1-2 in Lubbock ... The weather for last weekend s San Angelo Relays made for tough going. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Go for it, Univision. Fischer Communications tried to double their prices with... Apr 1, 2009
Univision, Dish Retransmission Dispute Threatens Carriage. Spanish-Language Media Leader Nearing A Deal With Time Warner Cable. (Multichannel News)
Clark caught after short car chase Mar 27, 2009
Purdie Guerra Clark tried to run from police as they moved in on her location, but she was eventually arrested and transferred to San Angelo for questioning. San Angelo Police issued an arrest warrant on a charge of murder last Friday for Clark in connection with the death of James "Bud" Phillips, 60, of San Angelo ... Clark lived with Phillips sometime after her previous husband Kimberly Alan Clark, 41, of Princeton was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head on the side of a Collin County... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Local Jobless Rates Changed Little In January Mar 27, 2009
AUSTIN (March 26, 2009)Jobless rates in Waco and the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan areas changed little in February and remain below state and national averages, according to figures released Thursday. Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood posted a 6. (KWTX.com, TX)
McKinney News Today - Lights out in McKinney Mar 26, 2009
San Angelo police arrested Purdie Clark. It s lights out in McKinney on Saturday. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
San Angelo Relays Next For Boys Track Mar 26, 2009
The San Angelo Relays are always more than just a regular meet for the Fredericksburg High School varsity boys track team. The two-day meet brings together some of West Texas finest athletes and the FHS boys have often come home with top division honors. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Best netters in state coming to Collin County Mar 26, 2009
The 16-team field of: Abilene, Allen, Amarillo, Coppell, El Paso Coronado, Highland Park, Lubbock, Lubbock Coronado, McKinney Boyd, Plano Senior, Plano West, Richardson Pearce, San Angelo Central, Southlake Carroll, Wichita Falls and Wichita Falls Rider is almost identical to the Class 4 and 5A state polls from fall s team season. It s a huge honor to have all these teams in town, Quest said. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Two Intermediate School students detained Mar 26, 2009
Castro said the girls have been detained at a juvenile center in San Angelo. According to Pecos County Judge Joe Shuster, a hearing in Fort Stockton must be scheduled within 15 days of their detainment. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Mr. Robert Donnell Anderson Mar 25, 2009
He was born on January 18, 1934 in San Angelo, Texas to Marshall Anderson and Ila Mae Brashears Anderson. He was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church and enjoyed reading and tending his lawn. (Alexander City Outlook, AL)
Widow of Princeton homicide victim wanted for murder Mar 24, 2009
Police issued an arrest warrant for Purdie Clark in connection with the death of a San Angelo man ... San Angelo Police issued an arrest warrant for Purdie Guerra Clark, 31, in connection with the death of James "Bud" Phillips, 60, of San Angelo, according to statements released and confirmed by the San Angelo PD on Friday ... San Angelo police detectives then obtained a warrant for Clark's arrest, according to released statements. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
KIMBERLY STRONG FINISHES SEVENTH AT ANGELO STATE MULTI EVENT Mar 21, 2009
- finished in seventh place in the heptathlon at the Angelo State multi event meet in San Angelo, Texas Friday. She finished the meet with 4,402 points. (Utamavs.com)
JARED CLOUD FINISHES SEVENTH AT ANGLEO STATE DECATHLON Mar 21, 2009
David Christopherson fourth in discus at Horned Frog Invitational. - UTA's began his spring season with a seventh place finish at the Angelo State Spring Multi Event decathlon. (Utamavs.com)
Braves 15th in Blue Division at Angelo tourney Mar 19, 2009
The Iraan Braves improved by 15 shots from the first round to the second and ended with a 739 Saturday to finish 15th in the Blue Division at the San Angelo Classic. Call Cade led the Braves, posting rounds of 89 and 86 for a 175 total. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Five ways to boost your metabolism Mar 19, 2009
"Grazing helps normalize blood sugar levels rather than producing three large spikes, which is what happens eating three meals a day," says Nick Flynn, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. Determine the amount of calories you need at. (CNN -- Law)
Panthers 13th in Blue Division at San Angelo Mar 19, 2009
The Fort Stockton Panthers finished 13th in the Blue Division Saturday after the second and final round of the San Angelo Classic. The Panthers shot team rounds of 347 and 350 to finish with a 697. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Killer stole victim's spark, then her life Mar 16, 2009
After graduation, Stacey attended San Angelo State University in Texas. She later became a flight attendant for Reeve Aleutian Airways. (Anchorage Daily News)
Buffs Take Game Four From #12 Rams, 13-9 Mar 16, 2009
SAN ANGELO, Texas - The West Texas As used a six run fourth inning to defeat the 12th ranked Angelo State Rams, 13-9, in the final game of the teams Lone Star Conference weekend series in front of 325 fans at Foster Field in San Angelo. The Buffs improve to 11-18 overall with a 5-15 mark in LSC play. (Gobuffsgo.com)
Angelo State Drops WT, 11-0 Mar 15, 2009
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS - The Angelo State Rams scored early and often in game two of Saturday's doubleheader against WT, as the defeated the Buffs, 11-0, in front of 225 fans at Foster Field in San Angelo. The loss drops West Texas A0-17 overall with a 4-14 mark in the Lone Star Conference. (Gobuffsgo.com)
Cubs up to third in state baseball poll Mar 15, 2009
San Angelo Grape Creek, 6-2; 7. Krum, 12-0; 8. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Millard Ray Meek Mar 14, 2009
He was born July 10, 1942, in San Angelo, Texas. He was predeceased by his parents Luther and Catherine Bronson Meek; a son, Mel Meek; and a sister, Shirley Jowers. (Nogales International, AZ)
Advocacy Group Says Fight Was Staged At Mexia State School Mar 13, 2009
Attorney Beth Mitchell, who is with Advocacy Inc., a non-profit group with federal authority to monitor abuse and neglect at the facilities, cited two incidents investigated and confirmed by Texas Adult Protective Services in the past year in which staffers in Mexia and San Angelo instigated residents to beat up others. Meanwhile warrants were issued Thursday for six employees of the Corpus Christi State School over an alleged fight club in which employees are accused of organizing fights... (KWTX.com, TX)
Schedule Change For Angelo/WT Series This Weekend Mar 12, 2009
The four game Lone Star Conference series that was originally set for Friday and Saturday has been moved to Saturday and Sunday in the hopes that the two teams will miss inclement weather predicted to come into the San Angelo area on Friday. Doubleheader action is now set for Saturday at 4:00 p.m. with the two teams hitting the diamond on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. to conclude the series with a doubleheader at Foster Field. (Gobuffsgo.com)
Odessa Permian goes with Gaines Mar 11, 2009
Gaines is a proven winner who had an overall coaching record of 111-75-6 during his 17-year coaching career with stops at Petersburg, Monahans, Permian and San Angelo Central. He left Permian to become an assistant coach at Texas Tech in 1990. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
Chaps Shutout Buffs, 15-0 Mar 11, 2009
The Buffs return to action this weekend as they travel to San Angelo to face off with rival Angelo State in a four game Lone Star Conference series. First pitch of a doubleheader Friday is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. CST.. (Gobuffsgo.com)
People Profile--Jacobs says snow belt years made Texas' conversion easy Mar 10, 2009
The Jacobs family's next two moves would be to Eden, near San Angelo, for two years; then to West Sinton, near Corpus Christi, for another two years; and then, in August 1993, the Rev. Matthew Jacobs would be asked to serve Grace Lutheran Church in Brenham as the associate pastor working with senior pastor, the Rev. David Jentsch. When the Rev. Jentsch died suddenly in 1996, Jacobs was asked to assume the senior pastor's role for this large congregation - which has now grown to 700 members - and... (Brenham Banner, TX)
Track and field: 65th Annual West Texas Relays schedule and more Mar 10, 2009
1992: San Angelo Central ... 1957: San Angelo Central ... 1967: San Angelo Central. (Odessa American, TX)
