Good morning, Amarillo.

Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch will host its 82nd annual Rodeo and Fall Fest on Saturday, Oct.

17. Boys Ranch students will compete in events like mutton busting and steer roping while attendees enjoy vendors, food trucks, face painting (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and a free cornhole tournament.

Cinergy Amarillo (the local cinema) will show the Twilight Saga every Wednesday through Nov.

11 with a themed food and drink menu for spooky season. It will also screen Scream’s 30th anniversary and Halloween H20 on Oct. 30 and host The Nightmare Before Christmas breakfast on Oct. 31.

West Texas A&M University Theatre opens its season today with The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical at the Happy State Bank Studio Theatre in the Sybil B.

Harrington Fine Arts Complex on campus. The show runs through Oct. 18.

Texas Panhandle farmers are coping with increased input costs and lower crop prices, with some farmers unable to harvest key crops today.

They hope wet winter moisture will boost winter wheat yields for 2027.

Amarillo ISD renewed its Good Cause Exception — allowing the district to use alternatives to having an armed officer at every campus.

The district plans to expand its police force and deploy trained teachers to build lasting relationships while keeping students safe.

West Texas A&M University is hosting a discussion—exploring the British-born adventurers behind the Zulu Stockade in Hansford County—at 7 p.m. Oct.

15 in Legacy Hall in the Jack B. Kelley Student Center with free admission.

Recent storms left standing water at John Stiff Park and along a local loop (some spots look nearly 12 feet deep), and more thunderstorms are expected this week as fall brings warmer, wetter weather than the Old Farmer's Almanac predicted.

TxDOT is inviting Amarillo residents to review its new District Bicycle Plan and share feedback on bikeway functions and proposed Bicycle Tourism Trail upgrades.

The survey, open until Friday, Nov. 6, will guide future improvements on state roads.

The Harrington Cancer and Health Foundation will offer free prostate cancer screenings for men aged 45-75 from the Texas Panhandle at Pondaseta Brewing on Oct.

15 from 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Each screening will enter participants in a drawing for $1,000 & include a free pint redeemable that night.

Carla Contreras Birthday Blood Drive will take place this Thursday at Coffee Memorial Blood Center, 7500 Wallace Blvd. Donors will receive a Halloween-themed T-shirt, a ticket to the 6th Street Massacre haunted house, and a coupon for a free bundtlet when they bring a toy for an orphanage in Mexico.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine leaders accepted a $1 million gift from Children’s Miracle Network of Amarillo to support the TTUHSC Pediatric Fund for Excellence, which will help expand local specialty pediatric care.