October 2022

With school safety in the forefront of the news in the wake of Uvalde and Sandy Hook, the Fort Stockton Independent School District is proposing a security upgrade at all its campuses. Proposition A of the Nov.

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Road Race: Big Bend Open Road Race 2.0 honored its winners Oct. 15 at the Fort Stockton Convention Center. The awards were presented by Miss Fort Stockton Ysabella Sanchez, left, and Junior Miss Fort Stockton Ariana Ramirez. Pioneer photos by Shawn Yorks

SEPTEMBER The following is the school resource report given and provided by Fort Stockton Police Chief Robert Lujan at Tuesday’s regular city council meeting: FORT STOCKTON HIGH SCHOOL Officer Assigned: Rosalie Acosta Calls For Service: 20 Traffic Contacts 9 Investigations 1 Unsecured doors reported 12 FORT STOCKTON MIDDLE SCHOOL Officer Assigned: Javier Soto Calls For Service: 7 Traffic Contacts: 17 Investigations: 1 Unsecured doors reported: 3 FORT STOCKTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL Officer Assigned: John Aguilera Calls For Service: 1 Traffic Contacts: 2 Investigations: 0 Unsecured doors reported: 0 FORT STOCKTON ALAMO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Officer Assigned: Alexis Olivares Calls For Service: 4 Traffic Contacts: 0 Investigations: 1 Unsecured doors reported: 5 FORT STOCKTON APACHE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Officer Assigned: Jessica Sherrell Calls For Service: 0 Traffic Contacts: 2 Investigations: None Unsecured doors reported: 2 MISCELLANEOUS INFO Five SRO’s worked the football game no issues reported.

The Fort Stockton High School swim team competed Tuesday in a tri with Monahans and Pecos in Monahans, and several Panthers had strong showings. Sophomore Ella O’Tierney, placed fourth with her best time in the 50-yard freestyle, and Junior Zeeta Celaya placed fifth, dropping her time by another two seconds.

It is important to note than an arrest should not be considered as evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law OCT.

Dear Neil: Someone told me I would like the smaller-flowering pansies better than the types with large blooms. Why would they say that? Much of it depends on how and where you will use them.

I’ve been thinking about airplanes because I will be flying again for the first time since COVID came into our lives. Modern airliners are incredibly complicated machines, and the engineering required to lift a 700,000-pound jet off the ground is mind boggling. The amount of work that goes into designing, building, and testing a new plane is so massive it can take a decade or longer.