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Wednesday, August 26, 2009  The caliche and clay mega block walls are up, but more importantly the Mariposa eco village has a visual sign of progress.

Tuesday, July 07, 2009  It's been five years since the Amarillo Gun Club last hosted the Texas State Trap Shooting Championships, and it's a welcome boost to the local economy.

Monday, July 06, 2009  With about 80 percent of the Panhandle's wheat harvest in, the yeilds are looking average to below average, but the Panhandle made out much better than the rest of the state of Texas.

Monday, July 06, 2009  Pronews Seven's Billy Loftin made it over to the Amarillo National Center for a first hand look at the culture, the love of horses, and the challenge that is the sport of cutting.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009  It's all about being a good neighbor, that was the motivation behind Cannon Air Force Base's public meetings in Clovis and Portales on Wednesday. Representatives from the 27th Special Operations Wing answered questions and presented information in regards to late night training excercises.

Monday, June 22, 2009  For decades the Amarillo downtown occupancy levels stayed at 75%, but the past few years that number has sky rocketed up over the 90% level.  This year alone around 19% of all the vacant office space downtown has been leased.

Monday, June 22, 2009  Tinkering, Arthur Ganson's art machines, and the Cabaret Mechanical Theatre, all make up a new mega exhibit at the Don Harrington Discovery Center in Amarillo.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009  After a tough start, this year's wheat crop could be better than most expected.

Monday, June 15, 2009  A case between State Farm and a couple of Texas insurance agencies has been ongoing for several years now, but a decision may come down soon that would require the state's largest home insurance provider to pay millions in refunds.

Tuesday, June 09, 2009  The city of Amarillo's newly appointed environmental advisory committee, met for the second time on Tuesday. The meeting focused on 3 presentations by local companies that offer some type of recycling or green service here in Amarillo.

Monday, June 08, 2009 

Monday, June 08, 2009  Back in 2007, the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center renamed their Women's Health Research Institute, to the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health. Monday at the Ritz-Carlton in Dallas, the university and the institute hosted a luncheon to honor Bush for her efforts in women's health issues.

Tuesday, June 02, 2009  The last time the city of Amarillo updated it's business sign ordinance was back in 1968, so city staff presented Amarillo's city commission with a presentation about sign trends and what concerns have arisen with the current rules in place.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009  It's one of Cannon Air Force Base's most prestigeous and emotional ceremonies, the changing of command. This is the first change of command since the base's mission changed, and the 27th Fighter Wing was replaced by the 27th Special Operations Wing (SOW), back in October of 2007.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009  Summertime is here and that means water consumption almost doubles from off peak months, and that's why the city of Amarillo is kicking off their conservation campaign, "Every Drop Counts".