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Candidate filing is underway for candidates seeking a place on the ballot in the May 4 city council and hospital, school and groundwater district board elections.

AMARILLO, Texas (Jan. 25, 2024) – Xcel Energy is reminding customers that cold weather can often lead to higher energy bills as area residents use more electricity to warm their homes and businesses. Customers who are concerned they might fall behind on payments are encouraged to apply for energy assistance or establish pay arrangements.

Early registration is now underway for the “Stewarding Our Water Future” conference, which will be held on Thursday and Friday, March 21-22, at Amarillo Area Foundation’s Harrington Center for Philanthropy, located at 919 S. Polk Street in Amarillo.

Misdemeanor Arrests
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• Jorge Alberto Marana Juiz, Dallas; display expired license plates and no financial responsibility; 1/16/24

As winter weather moved into the area this past week, blood donors began cancelling appointments and blood drives were delayed, forcing an already struggling blood supply to critically low levels. This blood shortage has the potential to impact hospitals and patients in need.

Coffee Memorial Blood Center, which is part of Our Blood Institute (OBI), is asking donors to reschedule appointments and come in to donate as soon as possible as the weather clears.

DOJ report on response to Uvalde shooting scathing

The U.S. Justice Department issued a scathing report late last week on the May 4, 2022, mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

Attorney General Merrick Garland said at a news conference in Uvalde that officials’ response that day and afterward “was a failure that should not have happened.”

Canadian ISD trustee Courtney Trolinger officially announced her decision this week not to seek another term in the May 4 school board election. The terms of both Trolinger and board president Cody Culwell will expire this year.

Candidate filing begins tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 17, for candidates seeking a place on the ballot in the May 4 city council and hospital, school and water district board elections.

Filing ends on Friday, Feb. 16, at 5 pm. Details about filing and eligibility for each governmental entity are as follows:

Canadian City Council

Misdemeanor Arrests

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Felony Arrests

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Citations

▪ Giovanna Luna, Wheeler; speeding; 1/10/24

▪ James Andrew Jernigan, Shamrock; speeding; 1/11/24

Quakes prompt officials to limit disposal wells
The Texas Railroad Commission has suspended nearly two dozen permits that allow oil and gas companies to inject saltwater into the ground, which regulators say has contributed to increased earthquakes of greater magnitude in West Texas.