Good morning, Amarillo.

Local officials and historical groups met at the Santa Fe Building on Aug.

19 to discuss plans for preserving the Santa Fe Depot. The discussions included ideas for a museum, boutique hotel, dog park, and other community uses to revitalize the site.

Amarillo Botanical Gardens dedicated the new John P.

Connell Butterfly Sanctuary today as a family memorial + community gift that honors the Connell legacy.

Tod Mayfield of Amarillo, a founding member of the 100 Club of the Texas Panhandle, is riding 343 miles from Boston to New York City from Sept.

6-10 to honor first responders and support local emergency services + he has raised $1,182 of his $10,000 goal.

North Heights community organizers are hosting the second Labor Day Trail Ride on Sunday, Sept.

6, 6 p.m. — 11 p.m. at Bones Hooks Park; the ride includes horses, ATVs, family activities, food trucks, and a performance by The 806 Big Steppaz while honoring Curtis Johnson, Tasha Sims, and Matthew Bones Hooks.

Bubba’s 33 raised $9,225 at its recent kickball tournament to benefit Special Olympics Texas Panhandle athletes and programs (with an extra $2,500 from the Optimist Club of Southwest Amarillo), showing growing community support for local athletes.

A Day with the Butterflies returns to the Amarillo Botanical Gardens on Sept.

12. Visitors can enjoy breakfast (9:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.), arts and crafts, a butterfly seminar, a book signing with Elizabeth White Olsen at 11:30 a.m., and the grand opening of the John P. Connell Butterfly Sanctuary.

AAA Texas reported that gas prices surged ahead of Labor Day weekend, even as Amarillo's regular unleaded price dropped from $3.77 to $3.68 today — a sign of volatile rates amid rising oil costs.

AAA Texas reports Amarillo gas prices are $3.68 per gallon today (down 9 cents from last week) as other cities see mixed changes ahead of Labor Day weekend; drivers can expect to pay about $15-$20 for a full tank.

The RANGE is accepting applications for its second Horizons workforce development cohort starting Sept.

21 in Amarillo. Classes will meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and aim to equip job seekers + prepare them for local career opportunities.

Cleanup is underway in Bishop Estates after the Stinky Fire burned 2,335 acres in May — county officials will map debris and request proposals for removal work in coming days.

Potter County set aside $100,000 for cleanup, though final costs may be higher.

Calls, texts & chats to Amarillo's 988 hotline have risen by 15% from last year and nearly 50% compared with two years ago.

Local mental health experts now perform crisis evaluations and offer safe referrals to nearby providers.