Fort Stockton’s playoffs hopes are still alive and well.

The Prowlers traveled to Seminole on April for the teams second district matchup and Fort Stockton came away with a victory in another down to the wire finish between the ballclubs.

The Prowlers tallied 14 runs on 10 hits and held off a six-run final inning by Seminole to earn the 14-12 win.

Pecos County Judge Joe Shuster took a precautionary step on Tuesday to aid wildfire breakouts that could potentially take place due to the current drought conditions in the county.

Shuster signed a Disaster of Declaration Threat of Wildfires on April 5 following Governor Greg Abbott’s proclamation that was signed on April 1.

The action by Shuster will allow the county to ask for assistance from the state and federal government for any reimbursements on property loss.

Mary Elizabeth Tinkler Elliott, 80-years-old, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Emerson “Tink” and Effie Courtney Tinkler and her only sibling, Jim Tinkler, who passed just 48 hours before her.

Visitation will be held Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home in Midland, Texas

Graveside service will be Friday, April 8, 2022, at Serenity Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Midland, Texas.

James “Jim” Thomas Tinkler, father and grandfather, took his last ride April 3, 2022, at the age of 85. Jim was born Sept. 6, 1936, in Fort Stockton, Texas, to Emerson “Tink” and Effie Mae Courtney Tinkler. He had one sister, Mary Elizabeth Tinkler.