On a wing and a prayer: Mission trip takes group to war-torn Ukraine
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AS MANY DO, Betty Bynum has summer travel plans. Her destination, however, is far from your typical tourist hotspot.
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Xcel Energy is first in nation to add all-electric bucket trucks
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MINNEAPOLIS—Xcel Energy is taking the next steps in its journey toward electric transportation by becoming the first energy company in the nation to add all-electric bucket trucks to its fleet. Xcel Energy crews will use these new, quiet, zero-emissions trucks as they maintain the electric system and respond to outages after storms.
Commissioners approach new budget cycle with higher property values offset by rising costs
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County commissioners this month got the first look at their estimated net taxable property values for the 2022-23 fiscal year, and the news was welcome. Hemphill County’s values have risen an estimated $1.2 million over last year’s rate.
EDC awards funds for job creation, business development
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Following executive sessions held during their May 2 and June 6 meetings, the Canadian/Hemphill County Economic Development Council board of directors approved a $12,000 job-creation grant for KerTec LLC; approved a $16,000 loan for Main Street’s newest business, the Canadian Business Hub; and authorized the purchase of a former mud storage building located in the Industrial Park from Cornett Realty for $2,000.
U.S. Senate advances Cornyn-backed bipartisan gun legislation
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Exactly four weeks after a teenage gunman armed with a semiautomatic rifle massacred 19 elementary schoolers and two teachers in Uvalde, the U.S. Senate voted 64-34 Tuesday night to advance a bipartisan compromise that, if enacted, would become the first major legislation on gun safety since 1994.
Hemphill Co. Hospital reports rise in COVID-19 test positives
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After a nearly three-month reprieve from weekly COVID-19 reports, Hemphill County Hospital has resumed these notifications after observing a recent uptick in admissions and positivity rates. HCH is reporting this week that the hospital lab performed 81 tests from Wednesday, June 1, through Tuesday, June 21, and confirmed 26 COVID-positive tests.
The Canadian River Music Festival
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John Sauce and His Fan Club David Beck's Tejano Weekend Clay Walker The Tyler Wilhelm Band The Dirty River Boys.
Celebrating Flag Day in Canadian
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Canadian Rotarians sprang into action early Tuesday morning to line Main Street with American flags, in observance of Flag Day. The holiday commemorates the date in 1777 when the Second Continental Congress paused in their writing of the Articles of Confederation to pass a resolution, stating that “the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white,” and that “the union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.” Over 100 years later, in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson marked the anniversary of that decree by officially establishing June 14 as Flag Day.
No suspect has been identified in vandalism of Tom Brown sign, local authorities report
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A public statement issued by Klein Investigations and Consulting last Thursday suggested that a suspect had been identified in the May 27 vandalism of the Justice for Thomas Brown sign on Main Street.
Save a life this summer: donate to Coffee Memorial Blood Center
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With low donor turnout so far this summer, Coffee Memorial Blood Center is offering blood donors an extra incentive on Fridays and Saturdays this month. With school out of session and summer vacations, the donor turnout continues to decrease.
