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WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced $79 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to support wildland fire management. The funding will expand wildfire detection capabilities, reduce risk from wildfires, help rehabilitate burned areas and enhance radios and other technology used by wildfire incident management teams. 

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – On Tuesday, April 2, Texas A&M Forest Service held the second of three funding meetings of fiscal year 2024 for the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program, awarding 74 grants totaling approximately $1.3 million.

Grant funding from the program will help Texas rural volunteer fire department recipients from this allocation purchase equipment such as dry hydrants, fire and rescue equipment, personal protective equipment and training aids.

Agencies blasted over wildfire oversight

State agencies and regulators were heavily criticized at a Texas legislative hearing for failing to communicate during the deadly Panhandle wildfires, the Texas Tribune reported.

The three-day hearing, held in Pampa, investigated the Smokehouse Creek fire and others that burned more than a million acres, destroyed hundreds of homes, killed up to 10,000 cattle and resulted in two deaths.

Misdemeanor Arrests

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•Esthela Cervantes-Barrera, Canadian; back without safety and no driver’s license (when unlicensed); 4/3/24

I am excited and honored to be running for one of the CISD School Board Trustee positions. I would like to share some information about myself for those of you who would like to know more about me.

•I’ve been married to my husband Craig, for 11+ years and together, we have 3 beautiful children: Conner-10, Creed-7 and Courtney “Coco”-6.

•Our children currently attend school at Canadian Elementary and Baker Elementary.

Misdemeanor Arrests

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• Kenneth Eugene Wicker, Canadian; animal at large; 3/27/24

The 40th Annual Southwest Farm & Home Expo will be April 13-14, at the Elk City Convention Center, offering attendees an opportunity to see the newest and best products and services for farm, home, lawn or garden.

AMARILLO — Everyone needs nutritious food to thrive, and in every community in America, people are working hard to provide for themselves and their families. Yet in 2022, 44 million people—1 in 7 individuals—faced food insecurity in the U.S.

Those are the highest numbers in a decade, underscoring the need for more charitable food assistance in the Texas Panhandle and beyond.

FEBRUARY 27TH WAS A DAY no one could have predicted the tragedy that was going to take place. We sure did not expect to be one of the ones impacted, and especially did not expect to lose absolutely everything!

Solar eclipse means big money to Texas

One economist is calling it “the most profitable 22 minutes in Texas history,” according to the Texas Standard. The total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8 is expected to draw up to a million visitors to the Lone Star State, especially in its narrow path of totality.