Canadian state Rep. Ken King (House District 88) describes last year’s 87th legislative session as “probably the longest and the most grueling of my career.” First elected in 2011, King knows whereof he speaks.

Canadian gained a measure of revenge they’ve waited a year for on Tuesday night, making a major statement in the process. The Lady Cats knocked off Shallowater 51-45 during a Class 3A regional quarterfinal showdown of state-ranked teams, in what was an electrifying atmosphere at Amarillo’s Caprock Activity Center.

A grassfire that started in Ochiltree County around 10:30 am Tuesday morning, near the intersection of FM 281 and County Road 23, burned 1,150 acres of rangeland before it was finally quelled. Canadian VFD was one of at least eight fire departments from four surrounding counties that sent firefighters to provide mutual aid to Ochiltree County and Perryton VFD.

After a series of weather and COVIDrelated postponements, Baker Elementary School third- and fourth-graders got their moments in the spotlight at the Texas Crown Performance Hall on Monday. The third-grade classes presented Pirates from Grammar Island, a musical play intended to energize the language arts curriculum.