We spent a couple of hours last week catching up with County/District Clerk Lisa Johnson, who also serves as this county’s official voter registrar and is responsible for conducting countywide special and general elections, and for handling absentee voting. This year, Johnson’s task has grown to encompass the city council election. Originally scheduled for May 2, that election was postponed by gubernatorial executive order to safeguard the public during the coronavirus pandemic.

State Rep. Ken King (R-Canadian) got a good taste of the concerns he will likely hear voiced by residents of District 88 as he kicked off a his series of town hall meetings at the Hemphill County Exhibition Center last Wednesday, Sept. 28. He also voiced some of his own.

Canadian firefighters, and Hemphill County EMS and law enforcement were dispatched around 2:30 pm last Wednesday, Sept. 23, to a two-vehicle accident just north the US 60/83 intersection, south of town. The accident involved two semi-tractors—both traveling south.

Sue Tubb found this recipe at tasteofhome.com and had to give it a try. She was not disappointed, “Amazing flavor—definitely the pumpkin!” The recipe calls for canned pumpkin, but an equal amount of fresh would work as well. Split a small pumpkin, brush flesh with olive oil—placing flesh side down on baking sheet—and cook 350 degrees until soft. Since this recipe calls for cooked turkey, it would be a delicious use of your leftover Thanksgiving bird. Enjoy!