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The American Farmland Trust has received a generous gift from H-E-B’s Spirit of Giving Fund to provide disaster recovery assistance to farmers and ranchers in the Texas Panhandle who were impacted by the Smokehouse Creek Fire this winter. 

IN REMEMBRANCETHERE’S REALLY NOT ENOUGH INK to write about Dean Looper’s legacy to the City of Canadian.

CANADIAN – Beginning Thursday, June 27, traffic will switch from westbound US 60 to the eastbound side as crews continue to work on the US 60 Highway Improvement Project in Canadian.

JUNE 11-24, 2024Misdemeanor ArrestsNoneFelony Arrests• Moreira Paneque Ernedis, 38, Houston; forgery, govt/national inst/money/security; 06/18/24; TXDPS-Canadian• Camden Ryan Cook, 17, Canadian; aggravated assault causes bodily injury; 06/21/24; HCSO

Drought conditions ease slightly while heat dome returnsDrought conditions across the state dropped a percentage point in May compared to the previous month, with 26% of the state in some stage of drought, primarily in West and South Texas and parts of the Panhandle.

Misdemeanor ArrestsNoneFelony Arrests• Jerry Don Luna, Jr., 18, Shamrock; evading arrest or detention with a vehicle; 06/05/24; HCSOCitations

Thirty-five Texas counties eligible for individual disaster aidResidents in a total of 35 Texas counties now qualify for individual disaster assistance following a series of severe storms and flooding that began in late April, The Dallas Morning News reported.

CANYON—Donors may contribute to a scholarship fund established in honor of a West Texas A&M University athlete and coach turned administrator.

Misdemeanor Arrests• Raul Francisco Ruiz, 37, Booker; warrant for duty on striking unattended vehicle; 05/28/24; HCSO• Monica Denise Chumbley, 42, Canadian; warrant for possession of less than 28 grams of a controlled substance, Penalty Grade 3; 05/30/24; HCSOFelony Arrests• Frank Peralta, 43,...

Dear Editor, I would like to send a sincere thank you to Nate Fredley, who put his Angel wings on to stop and change a blown-out tire on a back road in Kansas even when he was pressed for time with another appointment!