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The Canadian Church of Christ’s traditional GO! Weekend—now in its eighth year of community-wide clean-up projects here—is packing up the shovels and work gloves and heading up US 83 this year to help the tornado-stricken town of Perryton. The date that was set for Canadian’s GO!

Misdemeanor Arrests •Ramiro Vitela Rocha, Jr., 44, Amarillo; resisting arrest, search or transport; 6/20/23; RCSO Felony Arrests •Matthew Scott Sanders, 36, Canadian; warrant for possession of a controlled substance, PG 1; HCSO

Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after spring planting should make an appointment with the Hemphill County Farm Service Agency (FSA) before the applicable deadline.

CISD administrators are shuffling the deck this summer as they address a number of staff changes. School board trustees have already approved the hiring of eight new teachers—several of them familiar to this community—and shifted six staff members to fill vacancies.

Following last week’s EF3 tornado that has caused extensive damage in Perryton, both KXDJ Radio’s Chris Samples and https://highplainsobserverperryton.com/ continue to provide frequent and detailed updates regarding the needs of that devastated community.

Sometimes, traditions become so routine it’s hard to remember how they began. This is true even in a community that cherishes long-standing traditions.

Misdemeanor Arrests •Jay Barton English, 39, Canadian; public intoxication; resisting arrest, search or transport; terroristic threat against public servant (two counts); 6/14/23; HCSO Felony Arrests None Citations •Lloyd James Murphy, Amarillo; unsafe speed; 6/13/23

Perryton’s Assistant City Manager Colby Waters just reported to The Canadian Record that due to an influx of generous donations from all over the country, the City of Perryton is inundated with provisions and materials that they have no way of handling under the existing difficult conditions...

On Tuesday, June 13, a multivehicle crash occurred on Second Street in front of Dollar General. A Ford F250, driven by John Floyd of Canadian, slowed to turn into the Dollar General parking lot but had to stop due to another vehicle blocking the entrance.