HERE’S THE THING: I’m not superstitious. It all started when I was still in Mexico, visiting a gallery, and I saw a painting across the room.

Be prepared is an excellent motto, not only for Boy Scouts, but for all of us. A quick look at the latest headlines is a reminder that we never ever know what the day has in store for us. With that in mind, Canadian’s American Legion Post 56 is resuming Stop the Bleed training. Uncontrolled bleeding is the No. 1 preventable cause of death following an injury.

Amelia Pantoja pled guilty to assault causing bodily injury in a Hemphill County Court hearing held on Thursday, Aug. 18. Pantoja was sentenced to 12 months of deferred adjudication, and ordered to pay a $750 fine and all court costs and to meet all terms and conditions of her probation.

Motions for continuance were filed in several other cases, which were passed to the next docket. Two cases were dismissed.

StateRep.KenKing(R)launchedhispre-88thLegislature tour through District 88 here in Canadian on Tuesday, speaking to a small group of about 20 at the Hemphill County Exhibition Center. “We talk a lot about the national news,” King said in his opening comments.