Kermit High News Today

Fifth-year senior Kenny Hrncir and true freshman Kanon Gibson have ties to one West Texas high school program.

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

I think about Dalia Mendoza, and why I do what I do professionally. Dalia was 14 years old when she gave birth to her daughter in the west Texas desert town of Kermit. She was smart, determined and trying to figure out life while teaching her child about it, too. When I met her, she was about to graduate high school a year early and with Kermit High’s highest GPA. That last fact really mattered. In Texas, the valedictorian of a high school qualified for a tuition scholarship at a state unive...

School District Mourns Death of Elementary Student   KERMIT, TX – The death of an elementary school student near Kermit, TX has rocked the Wink-Loving Independent School District. “It is with great sadness that we inform you the elementary student passed away,” a statement from the district reads. The student, later identified as Hazel Thompson, was killed in an accident along State Highway 302. According to DPS, Hazel was killed in a multiple-vehicle crash. The crash occurred after a t...