Good morning, Amarillo.

Dutch Bros in Amarillo is hosting Buck for Kids day this Friday, donating $1 per drink to support the High Plains Food Bank's Kids Café program — which offers free nutritious meals and snacks to local kids.

Amarillo Parks and Recreation will host a Repair Cafe event tomorrow at Warford Activity Center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.—residents can bring one item for repair and learn simple repair skills at this free community event.

Village Bakery and Deli, from the team behind Shelby's Diner and Town Square Diner, has opened at 9180 Town Square Blvd. Suite 1310 in Town Square Village, serving pies, sandwiches, and a salad bar (Mon-Sat 10 am to 9 pm, Sun 10 am to 3 pm).

Liquidation Mania will relocate to the former Big Lots building at 3415 S.

Bell Street on October 1, with a fallback date in the first two weeks of October. The larger store will offer a traditional discount setup and more space for deals while respecting the adjacent Crazy Top Deals.

Visit Amarillo earned state tourism honors after the Destinations Texas Annual Conference in Plano — team member Amy Tarr earned her DMS certification and the group tied for third in Leisure Travel Promotion among nearly 400 tourism professionals.

Bubba's Card Exchange opened on Sept.

12 at 201F Westgate Parkway, drawing sports card fans with rare wax boxes and reasonably priced memorabilia. The shop will host its grand opening with food trucks on Oct. 3 — planning a November card show to benefit local nonprofits.

Bell hosted a beam signing ceremony at its Amarillo facility on Sept.

17 at 4:47 a.m. CT to mark the start of production for the AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter + Nigerian delegates signed the aircraft’s frame, and production will finish in early 2029.

West Texas A&M University Symphony Orchestra will perform a free concert titled 'Happy Birthday, America!

The USA Turns 250' on Sept. 24 at Mary Moody Northen Recital Hall at WT campus in Canyon (the program features a new work honoring the U.S. Army and iconic works by American composers).

The Amarillo Botanical Gardens will host its annual Day of Butterflies tomorrow, offering breakfast, games + tours as visitors explore the new John P.

Connell Butterfly Sanctuary designed for butterfly conservation and education.

Oil and gas producers met in Amarillo at the 97th annual Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association convention to address challenges—water scarcity, weather impacts, and infrastructure safety—as well as strategies for profitable operations.

The event concludes today with a golf tournament at Ross Rogers Golf Course at 9 a.m.

West Texas A&M invites prospective students to register for its Discover WT preview event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct.

17 (in Canyon), where they can tour the campus and learn about admissions while lunch is provided; registration closes on Oct. 16.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and TTU received a $24.5 million five-year NIH grant noted as the system's largest grant, announced on Sept.

17. The funding will expand research+mentorship and community health initiatives, especially for underserved rural areas.

Local health organizations are offering free prostate cancer screenings for men this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Amarillo Urology Associates (1900 Medi Park Dr).

Men aged 45 and older will be entered in a drawing for one of three $100 gift cards.