February 2022

February 22

Raul Sergio Ibarra, of Ozona at 8:09 p.m., officers from the Department of Public Safety apprehended Ibarra and he was charged with driving while intoxicated BAC more than or equal to 0.15. Ibarra received a $2,000 bond and is still in jail.

February 24

Donald Clay Pfiester, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend passed on Feb. 17, 2022. Don was born on Jan. 20, 1949, to Roy Edward (Bunk) Pfiester and Sammie Warnock Pfiester in Fort Stockton, Texas.

Hunting and fishing were natural to Don, two passions he continued to have all his life and eventually passed on to his grandchildren.

Judy Polson, 77, of Guymon, Okla., passed away Jan. 22, 2022, at Memorial Hospital of Texas County.

Judy Diane Clary was born Oct. 22, 1944, in Post, Texas, to Ira Alton and Vada Earnestine
(Taylor) Clary.

Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) released the following statement on Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.

• Jonathan Ryan Arcides, DOB 10/13/1991, offense date 01/13/2021 (CR-24501, duty on striking unattended vehicle) defendant has entered into a 12-month pretrial intervention program with a $250 fee.
• Jonathan Ryan Arcides, DOB 10/13/1991, offense date 01/13/2021 (CR-24518, duty on striking unattended vehicle) ) defendant has entered into a 12-month pretrial intervention program with a $250 fee.
• Mario Carrillo, DOB 10/12/1976, offense date 04/10/2021 (CR-24386, interference with emergency telephone call) d

Romans 8:25 - “But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.”

Sometimes as Christians it is difficult to admit to our humanity. We have given our lives over to Christ to mold us and make us into vessels for his service. We believe in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

While January is officially the coldest month in Texas, February is not far behind. As parents bundle up their children to protect them from the cold, it is also a good time to think about protecting them from injury in vehicle crashes.