Fresh from football season, the Canadian Wildcat basketball team is off to a 1-1 start in the early portion of the year. Canadian downed Booker, 52-44, last week before falling at home to New Home, 68-15, on Tuesday night.

Canadian members and Canadian Water Well employees made the season a bit brighter this week. Spearheaded by John Julian, this crew hung the beautiful lighted 9-foot wreath on the Canadian River Wagon Bridge last weekend for all to enjoy. PHOTOS BY DAWN WEBB

Time is running out on the filing period for Texas 2022 primary elections. The deadline for candidates to register with their respective party chairs for a place on the March 1, 2022, primary ballot is Monday, Dec. 13, at 6 pm.

The number of Texans hospitalized with COVID-19 is at one of its lowest points since the beginning of the pandemic, and the number of hospitals reporting full ICU units has levelled off, according to The Texas Tribune (https://apps.texastribune.org). However, the count of patients hospitalized rose by 300 compared to those a week ago, and the death rate increased by 20.