Canadian High School alum Arionna Black, of Canadian, was one of 493 students named to the Ouachita Baptist University President’s List for the Fall 2025 semester. Black is majoring in Biology Pre-Med. To qualify for the President’s List, a student must compile a 4.0 grade point average and be classified as a full-time undergraduate student, with a minimum of 12 academic hours and no incomplete or failing grades for the semester.

The local political season kicks off next Wednesday, January 14, when candidates may officially begin filing for seats on the City Council and school and hospital boards. Aspirants for public office will have their choice of ten open seats which will be decided in May 2, 2026 elections. 

The deadline to file for a place on the General Election Ballot is Friday, February 13, 2026, at 5 pm.

Details about filing and eligibility for openings on each board are as follows:

Canadian City Council

January 6, 2026 ─ Our Blood Institute-Coffee Memorial Blood Center is in critical need of type O blood donors, with supplies of both O-positive and O-negative blood at low levels following the holidays. With patients living in the balance every day, O donors are needed now to support hospitals and emergency responders.
Two types of O donors with lifesaving impact:
· O-positive (O+) “Gold Donors”

Several local students from Canadian and nearby communities earned recognition i WTAMU’s Fall 2025 President’s List and Dean’s List, which were released in conjunction with Fall Commencement Ceremonies. They were:

President’s List (Undergraduates with a minimum of 12 credit hours/semester earning 4.0 GPA)
CANADIAN: Arthur Brown, Senior, Computer Science, Distinguished Scholar; Payton Lee, Sophomore, Sports/Exercise Science; Summer Meller, Senior, Education, Distinguished Scholar; Abril Rivera-Cervantes, Sophomore, Pre-Hursing