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The Hemphill County Hospital Board approved the expansion of its Sleep Center in the May 20 meeting. The service has steadily grown, with a busy 2020, during which the revenue totaled $200,714. For the first five months of 2021, the total revenue was $142,348, according to the Sleep Center director, Melissa Bundy.

Having heard over two weeks of testimony in a lawsuit over damages suffered by area landowners and BNSF Railway in the devastating March 6, 2017, wildfire, a Hemphill County jury needed less than three hours to return with a verdict of no negligence on the part of the defendant—North Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Over the next two weeks, a seven-person, safety vest-clad work crew will be installing new electronic meters on city water meters. The work began yesterday (Wednesday) morning, and will continue over the next two weeks until installation is complete.

WASHINGTON—This week, U.S. Small Business Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman issued the following statement on the closure of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to new loan guaranty applications, which has provided over $798 billion in economic relief to small businesses and nonprofits across the nation, keeping employees employed and helping businesses come back stronger than ever.

Texas families who relied on the Pandemic EBT card, which previously provided a one-time benefit of $285 for students receiving free and reduced-price meals, can apply for another round of food aid for the 2021-22 school year.

The annual community wide Memorial Day Ceremony will return to Canadian on May 31 at 11 am. This is one of Canadian’s most important events and honors the men and women of Hemphill County who served in the defense of their country.