J.W.’s News Update; Monday June 13, 2011

Good Monday, Here are some stories making headlines today:

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The Texarkana Texas City Council has called a special meeting for tonight at 6pm at city hall. The purpose of tonights meeting is to conduct an open meeting concerning a discussion on Regional Water Needs.

The council will also have an executive closed session as well. The public is invited to attend the closed portion of tonights meeting.

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OSHA, The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined Tyson Foods, Inc $70,000 in the wake of a fatal collapse at the company's Nashville, Arkansas feed mill.

OSHA cited Tyson saying a collapsed grain silo was " strutuerally unsound". The silo collapsed prior to dawn last December 9th, killing a 48 year old employee from Lockesburg. Tyson has until June 22nd, to either pay the fine or contest the findings.

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In Sports;

The Dallas Mavericks are the 2011 NBA Champions. The Mavericks won their first ever World Title by beating the Heat in Miami 105-95 to take the best of seven series 4-2.

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he will pay for a Victory Parade through Downtown Dallas.

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