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Council rethinks decision on reimbursement of unbilled commercial water and sewer accounts

5 years ago By News Staff

In last month’s meeting, council members learned that a recently discovered error in the city’s billing process had resulted in a failure to bill most commercial accounts for sewer service over the last eight months. The price tag: approximately $116,000 in lost revenue.

Canadian Apartment owners default on foreclosure notice

5 years ago By News Staff

City Manager Joe Jarosek advised the council Monday evening that the owners of the Canadian Apartments property located at 203 Birch were served with foreclosure notice, and that their failure to respond has created a judgment by default.

Hemphill County Hospital reports rising number of COVID-19 positive cases and hospitalizations

5 years ago By News Staff

Hemphill County Hospital District reported 17 new positive COVID-19 tests in this county in the last seven days, from Oct. 15-21, and 12 positives in out-of-county residents.

Source: Johns Hopkins University, Texas Dept. of Health and Human Services.

Rural infections break record for fourth week, top 1 million

5 years ago By News Staff

COVID-19 spread in rural America at a record-breaking pace again last week, adding 160 counties to the red-zone list and bringing the total number of rural Americans who have tested positive for the coronavirus to more than 1 million.

Map: Daily Yonder #usafacts | Source: USA Facts

Canadian ISD announced

5 years ago By News Staff

Canadian ISD announced its 24th positive case of coronavirus this week, and released this COVID dashboard which is posted on Facebook as the case count changes.

Uninsured Texans

5 years ago By News Staff

AUSTIN—In the recently released October edition of Fiscal Notes, the comptroller’s office examines the issue of uninsured Texans, the economic consequences for the state, options available to those who have recently lost their insurance—and various policies that could extend health coverage to more...

Election season enters the final homestretch

5 years ago By News Staff

Hemphill County residents continue to show enthusiasm for this election. The Nov.

Early Voting Headquarters at Hemphill County Courthouse

Drone demo and locker room tour highlights of Canadian school board trustee’s field trip

5 years ago By News Staff

“By far, the best class I’ve ever taken,” CHS senior Hayze Hufstedler said, shortly after executing a pinpoint drone landing for suitably impressed school trustees at the CMS practice field last Tuesday.

Rut-roh...the deer are on the move

5 years ago By News Staff

Motorists are urged to use caution this time of year as whitetail and mule deer enter the rut, and are more visible and less cautious along highways. The dismembered remains of a whitetail on U.S.

Booker native serves aboard USS Ronald Reagan during maritime security ops

5 years ago By News Staff

INDIAN OCEAN—Senior Chief Logistics Specialist Antonio Rodriguez, a native of Booker, and Booker High School graduate, is serving aboard the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during maritime security and stability operations in the Indian Ocean, Oct. 9.

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