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AMARILLO—Xcel Energy is taking advantage of its diverse fuel mix to reduce the impact of high natural gas prices this winter and is reminding customers of efficiency and conservation measures they can take to keep winter heating bills under control.

Stanley Lankford passed peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by family, at home on Nov. 24, 2021, in Canadian. A celebration of life is planned for 11 am on Thursday, Dec. 18, at The River on Main Street.

Around $4 million in local property tax dollars are at stake in a two-year-long legal battle between the Hemphill County Appraisal District and MidCoast G&P (Oklahoma) L.P. MidCoast filed a lawsuit challenging the appraised values for 2019 and 2020 on property where its pipelines are located.

Canadian native and Canadian High School alum Kimberly Wainwright-Morrison is one of a group of emergency room nurses featured in a new book written by bestselling authors James Patterson and Matt Eversmann.

According to the latest Texas Department of State Health Services reports, nearly 55 percent of Texans are now fullyvaccinated against COVID-19. While the Texans hospitalized with COVID is at one of its lowest points since the start of the pandemic, hospitalizations are beginning to rise, increasing by 213 patients compared to a week ago.

Tim Reid of Amarillo—an agent with the FBI for 26 years—announced on Nov. 23 his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Texas State Senate District 31. The seat became open when Kel Seliger announced in October that he would not seek re-election after serving the district since 2004.

Amarillo attorney Jesse Quackenbush has made his 2022 political ambitions official with his campaign announcement that he will be running for Texas Senate on Wednesday. Quackenbush announced his candidacy for the District 31 Texas Senate seat on Wednesday, becoming the fourth official candidate in the race to replace the retiring State Sen.