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Misdemeanor ArrestsNoneFelony Arrests• Ramiro Vitela Rocha, Jr., 46, Amarillo; assault public servant, indictment; driving while intoxicated with child under 15 years of age, indictment; 07/25/25; HCSOCitations

Kerr County death toll now at 108; two still missingThe number of people still missing in the July 4 Kerr County flood dropped to two after another body was recovered last week, the Austin American-Statesman reported.The two still missing are a child and an adult who were at Camp Mystic, where at...

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING: Canadian’s City Council will meet at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, to receive public comment on the proposed renovation of City Hall, alternative sites, and a possible bond election. The meeting will be held in the City Hall Auditorium.

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Intent to Drill LIPSCOMB (LIPSCOMB, Cleveland) Duncan Oil Properties, Inc., #1629H Arlene, (601.69 acres) 340’ FNL & 900’ FWL, Sec 604, Blk 43, H&TC RR Surv, A-868, 1.5 mi E from Lipscomb TD 7817’, (BHL: 20’ FNL & 900’ FWL Sec 629, Blk 43, H&TC, A-259) (sgd.

Abbott: Flooding death toll now at 135Gov. Greg Abbott said late last week that the statewide death toll from the catastrophic flooding in the Hill Country stands at 135, and the number of persons missing has dropped to three.The July 4 flooding began when the storm stalled over what is known as...

Notice is now given that the Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation District Board of Directors will meet at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in the Hemphill County Underground Water Conservation District Board Room, located at 211 N 2nd Street, Canadian, TX.

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CANYON – A teenager suspected of planning an attack at local Independence Day festivities in Northwest Texas is behind bars thanks to a joint investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), Amarillo Police Department (APD) and the Randall Co. District Attorney’s Office.