Misdemeanor Arrests
• Jesus Daniel Barrera, 25, Canadian; 02/20/26; driving while license invalid (license suspended), D/L; HCSO
Felony Arrests
• Ruben W Gonzalez II, 33, Amarillo; 02/29/26; warrant for forgery, financial instrument; HCSO
Citations
• John Ross Baker, Canadian; speeding; 02/22/26
• Maximus Fan, Enid, Oklahoma; speeding; 02/23/26
The Canadian ISD will hold a public hearing to discuss the 2024-2025 District TAPR (Texas Academic Performance Reports) during the regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, beginning at 5:30 P.M. at The Administration Building located at 800 Hillside, Canadian, Texas.
The Canadian ISD will hold a public hearing to discuss the 2024-2025 District TAPR (Texas Academic Performance Reports) during the regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, beginning at 5:30 P.M. at The Administration Building located at 800 Hillside, Canadian, Texas.
As the deadline for filing in the local May 2 elections arrived on Friday, February 13, a handful of candidates signed up, resulting in contested races for seats on the city council, and school and water district boards.
By the end of the day, four candidates had filed for three open seats on the Canadian City Council. All four candidates—incumbents Gary Prater, Wendie Cook and Ashlee Talley, and newcomer Jennifer Ford—signed up as the deadline approached, setting up a contested council race in May.
AMARILLO—The Amarillo Area Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2026–2027 academic year. Students across the Texas Panhandle are encouraged to apply before the deadline of Friday, March 6, at 12 pm (noon).
Intents to Drill
None
Gas Completions
SHERMAN (TEXAS HUGOTON) Pantera Energy Company, #3 Dooley, 22.9 mi SE from Stratford, Sec 67, Blk 37, T&NO RR Surv, A-440, spud 7-29-2025, compl 11-20-2025, tested 2-3-2026, potential 54 mcf, 0 bbls cond, 0 bbls wtr, 25# ftp, 133# SIWHP tubing, TVD 3285’, PBD 3285’ API 42-421-31266, Vertical
Oil Completions
AMARILLO—Xcel Energy crews have restored power to nearly all customers impacted by Tuesday’s Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) in the Texas Panhandle and weather-related outages across the area. As of 3:45 p.m. CT on Wednesday, 526 customers were still affected by outages amid ongoing restoration efforts. All Amarillo customers have been restored except those near the ongoing Lavender fire. Crews also continue to repair damage caused by severe weather.
Misdemeanor Arrests
• Joe Jacob Rodriguez, 35, Pampa; 02/14/26; driving while license invalid (driving while license suspended), D/L with prior convictions; RCSO
Felony Arrests
None
Citations
• Joshua Isaiah Padilla, Las Vegas, New Mexico; speeding; 02/10/26
