The Canadian Lady Cats have checked one important mark off their list when it comes to goals for the season. Thanks to wins at Dalhart, 52-47, last Friday, followed by a 64-11 thumping of Highland Park at home Tuesday, Canadian punched its ticket back to the Class 3A playoffs.

In their February meeting, Canadian’s City Council will consider proposed new restrictions on Main Street—from 2nd to 7th streets—extending the no-parking zone at each intersection in order to provide greater safety and visibility for crossing vehicles.

AUSTIN (KXAN)—If you’re putting off renewing your driver’s license because of the expiration date waiver, now is the time to make an appointment at the DMV. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reminds Texans that the waiver, which applies only to driver’s licenses that expired on or after March 13, 2020, will end on April 14.

Doug Ricketts, of rural Lipscomb County, has wanted to replace his aging and weathered mailbox for many years. And, for some reason, a winter in a pandemic seemed like a good chance to take the time. Of course, if you are an artist with visions of sculptural forms, chances are your mailbox is going to be a calling card out at the entry to your home. The result is 8 feet tall and weighs several hundred pounds. It sits on private property, so it poses no risk to wayward snowplows or semis. After a consultation with mail carrier Debby Opdyke about the practical needs—the optimum height for her Jeep, as well as some special weather-dictated features—Doug welded a heavy windproof door, a flag that would stay up regardless of high wind, and a special “ice hammer” that Debby can use when the box is encased in ice. The “mail rock” from the old mailbox serves to hold the mail in place when the door is opened, preventing letters from being blown to Mexico or Canada, depending on the wind direction and speed. That’s how it earned the name, the Prairie Wind Mailbox.