The American Farmland Trust has received a generous gift from H-E-B’s Spirit of Giving Fund to provide disaster recovery assistance to farmers and ranchers in the Texas Panhandle who were impacted by the Smokehouse Creek Fire this winter.
IN REMEMBRANCE
THERE’S REALLY NOT ENOUGH INK to write about Dean Looper’s legacy to the City of Canadian. As City Manager for the last fifteen years, and a City employee for the last twenty-one, Looper has ushered Canadian from an era of relative chaos and unrelieved controversy in City government, into a new one marked by thoughtful planning, thorough preparation, fiscal efficiency, personal accountability, intergovernmental cooperation, and—last, but by far, not least—civility.
CANADIAN – Beginning Thursday, June 27, traffic will switch from westbound US 60 to the eastbound side as crews continue to work on the US 60 Highway Improvement Project in Canadian. The project extends from Birch Street on the south edge of Canadian to the intersection with Main Street in the center of downtown.
JUNE 11-24, 2024
Misdemeanor Arrests
None
Felony Arrests
• Moreira Paneque Ernedis, 38, Houston; forgery, govt/national inst/money/security; 06/18/24; TXDPS-Canadian
• Camden Ryan Cook, 17, Canadian; aggravated assault causes bodily injury; 06/21/24; HCSO
Drought conditions ease slightly while heat dome returns
Drought conditions across the state dropped a percentage point in May compared to the previous month, with 26% of the state in some stage of drought, primarily in West and South Texas and parts of the Panhandle.
Misdemeanor Arrests
None
Felony Arrests
• Jerry Don Luna, Jr., 18, Shamrock; evading arrest or detention with a vehicle; 06/05/24; HCSO
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Thirty-five Texas counties eligible for individual disaster aid
Residents in a total of 35 Texas counties now qualify for individual disaster assistance following a series of severe storms and flooding that began in late April, The Dallas Morning News reported.
CANYON—Donors may contribute to a scholarship fund established in honor of a West Texas A&M University athlete and coach turned administrator.
An anonymous donor has challenged donors to endow the Coach Kimberly Dudley Cross-Country Scholarship, offering to match contributions one-for-one up to $25,000. If the match is met in full, the endowment will provide $2,000 annually in perpetuity to assist members of the Lady Buff Cross-Country team.
Misdemeanor Arrests
• Raul Francisco Ruiz, 37, Booker; warrant for duty on striking unattended vehicle; 05/28/24; HCSO
• Monica Denise Chumbley, 42, Canadian; warrant for possession of less than 28 grams of a controlled substance, Penalty Grade 3; 05/30/24; HCSO
Felony Arrests
• Frank Peralta, 43, Canadian; warrant for driving while intoxicated, third or more offense; 05/31/24; HCSO
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Dear Editor,
I would like to send a sincere thank you to Nate Fredley, who put his Angel wings on to stop and change a blown-out tire on a back road in Kansas even when he was pressed for time with another appointment!
