July 2022

David William Kuhn of Odessa, Texas, was born on Aug. 24, 1963, in Falls Church, Va., the third son of the late Thomas Edward Kuhn and Mary Walker Kuhn of Grandfalls, Texas. He was married to Katherine Baker Kuhn of Odessa. He entered the glory of heaven on July 13, 2022.

Effective immediately, the Window Trail in the Chisos Basin in Big Bend National Park is closed to public use until further notice. This emergency closure is due to significantly increased bear activity in the narrow trail corridor, and the safety of both the bears and the public is paramount.

Henrietta Murillo Ayala, 85, of Betteravia, Calif., passed away on May 27, 2022, in San Angelo, Texas. Henrietta was born in Betteravia to Manuel and Paz Murillo on July 14, 1937. She went to school at Santa Maria High School. She married Juan Luna Ayala in November 1967 in California.

The annual Water Carnival Parade took place on Saturday morning in Fort Stockton on Dickinson Boulevard and Main Street. Former Fort Stockton High School graduation classes and Water Carnival contestants, among many others, took part in the event. See photos in the July 21 paper.

Ysabella Sanchez is your 2022 Miss Fort Stockton. Sanchez was crowned as the new Miss Fort Stockton on July 16 at the conclusion of this year's Water Carnival at the Comanche Springs Pool.

Traffic operations crew from the Texas Department of Transportation plan to place a new stoplight pole at the Intersection of Dickinson Boulevard and Main Street on Friday, July 15. “We do have a pole in the district that we can use to replace the one that got knocked down.