April 2022

The future of the Panthers golf team has the potential to be bright for many years to come. Fort Stockton middle schooler Brayde Barragan showcased his skills on the golf course over the past two weeks.

Taking down district leader Andrews was a must for the Prowlers softball teaml to regain control of their postseason hopes. The task was no small order for the Prowlers after losing to the Mustangs 14-9 earlier this season and by a combined score of 37-1 in a pair of games a season ago.

The following are the winners for each event of the Comanche Springs Rodeo held on March 25-26 at the Pecos County Coliseum. BAREBACK Tom Webster - Weatherford, TX SADDLE BRONC Treyson Antonick - Overton, TX RANCH BRONC Dakota Rice Dakota Rice STEER WRESTLING Trevor Crainer - Carrizo Springs, TX TIE-DOWN ROPING Max Mathis - Ben Wheeler, TX Bradley Bynum - Big Lake, TX BREAKAWAY ROPING Emilee Charlesworth BARREL RACING Jana Bean - Fort Hancock, TX TEAM ROPING - HEADER Alex Muratoni - Alpine, TX TEAM ROPING - HEELER Jimmy Martinez - Marfa, TX BULLRIDING Dakota Barnett - Wink, TX.

Fort Stockton’s offense has been a strong suit for the Panthers all season. That was far from the case in their district matchup against Greenwood on April 9 in a home contest against the Rangers.

The Fort Stockton boys track team competed in the District 2-4A preliminary races and field event finals on April 9 at Andrews High School. Eight Panthers qualified for the area meet during Saturday’s competition and more will have the opportunity to do so on April 14 during the running event finals.

Where did all the nurses go? One of my family members ended up in the ER for a week after a bad fall. The hospital we chose and its staff were wonderful in every way, but this time one important thing was missing - an appropriate number of nurses to deliver superior care.

It’s a great day for America – or at least it should be. It’s Thursday, April 7.

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Students, faculty and members of the public were welcome to attend the opening reception of the Buena Vista Cemetery photograph collection held on April 7 at the Williams Regional Technical Training Center in Fort Stockton. All of the photographs were taken Mario Rodriguez — a man who wears many hats (veteran, photographer, historian and member of the Pecos County Historical Commission). It was easy to see that Rodriguez was proud to showcase his black and white photographs. Photos by Megan Wehring

Funded through a grant, the Fort Stockton Public Library will start using a new automation system. The Pecos County Commissioners Court unanimously approved allowing the library to migrate to Book Systems, which is being paid by Tocker Foundation at no cost to the county until after the fifth subscription year.