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CANYON — A renowned historian will discuss the intimate connection between the human inhabitants of a region and the mercurial nature of their environment in an upcoming lecture at West Texas A&M University.

Dr. Char Miller, the W.M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History at Pomona College and the director of the Claremont Colleges' environmental analysis program, will speak at 7 p.m. Sept. 18 in Legacy Hall in the Jack B. Kelley Student Center on WT’s Canyon campus.

Intents to Drill

OCHILTREE (ALLEN-PARKER, Marmaton; BARLOW, Mississippian; BARLOW, Des Moines) J-Brex Company, #4 Peterson J, (160 acres) 1320’ FNL & 300’ FWL, Sec 930, Blk 43, H&TC RR Surv, A-1439, 5.7 mi SE from Perryton TX TD 8827’, (sgd. Taylor Lucas 806-358-2446, x20) Vertical Recompletion

OLDHAM (WILDCAT) Arrow Oil & Gas, LLC, #5 SW Boys Ranch, (639 acres) 1334’ FNL & 1354’ FWL, Sec 10, Blk B5, EL&RR RR Surv, A-630, 11 mi S from Channing TX TD 3995’, (sgd. Kelly Shockley 405-364-2601, x1102) Vertical

Second special session gaveled to a close

The second special session of the Texas Legislature ended last Thursday with a new congressional map, flood relief and safety measures but  a stalemate on whether to ban or regulate THC. The Dallas Morning News reported that lawmakers approved most of the legislative priorities Gov. Greg Abbott listed for the special session. 

Misdemeanor Arrests

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Citations

• Brendon Jeremy Bush, San Angelo; speeding; 08/27/25

• Alejandro Guadalupe Cerda, Amarillo; no drivers license (when unlicensed); 08/27/25

This month’s Canadian Community Blood Drive will be held here on Thursday, September 18, at the Canadian Church of Christ. The need for blood donors is still great—particularly for both negative and positive O donors and A- donors.

Redistricting bill sent to Abbott; lawsuit challenges it

A Grand Jury convened at the Hemphill County Courthouse on Thursday, August 21, and returned with four felony indictments.

• Jackie Eugene Byrum, 37, was indicted on two third-degree felony charges of injury to a child with intent to cause bodily injury. The charges were based on a July 3, 2025 incident in which Byrum intentionally and knowingly caused bodily injury to a child 14 years of age or younger by hitting him in the chin and in the head. Byrum’s bond was set at $40,000.