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Substandard property identified as historic Butz home

The City of Fort Stockton Substandard Building Committee met for its regular meeting on Jan. 6. The mission of the committee is to promote the welfare of citizens by securing, repairing, or demolishing structures that are deemed unfit for habitation or hazardous to the public.
1508 W. Division has been discovered to be the old Butz home on Rio and Division. Fate has drastically changed for this substandard building, which was at risk of demolition. Photo by Jeremy Gonzalez

COVID cases peak in Pecos County

COVID-19 active cases trended downward this past week in Pecos County for the first time since the Omicron variant began to spike locally on Dec. 28. Active cases reached an all-time high of 282 people in the county as reported on Jan. 6. That number has since dropped to 266 people as of Jan. 11.
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Inmate Arrests Report – Pecos County Jail (Jan. 4-11)

January 4 Carlos Roberto Gonzalez, of Fort Stockton at 9:21 p.m., officers from the Fort Stockton Police Department apprehended Gonzales on a failure to appear warrant for theft by check. Gonzalez received a $1,000 bond and was released the same day.
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Family reunited with museum artifact

The Annie Riggs Memorial Museum houses an old west carriage that was originally owned by the Eudaly family in the early 1900s. Fast forward to present day, the Eudaly’s visited the museum to pass on their family history to the current generations.
The Eudaly family visited Fort Stockton on Dec. 29 to visit an artifact once belonging to their relatives. The new generations of Eudaly’s reattained their family tie to the carriage on their visit to historic Fort Stockton. Photo by Jeremy Gonzalez

Hospitalizations remain low despite record-setting COVID spike

The number of COVID-19 active cases in Pecos County continued to rise new levels this past week. On Jan. 4, there were 207 active cases reported – 89 cases higher than the week prior. There were 167 new cases reported in the past seven days and of that group, 62 people were vaccinated (37%).
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