Daily editionThursday, October 29th, 2026
Good morning, Amarillo.
The Good Day Amarillo Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 29th of October.
Community
A new downtown memorial honoring 110 first responders killed in the line of duty opened today at 11th and Polk, with families and agencies attending a dedication ceremony.
The site is open to the public 24 hours a day so visitors can read the names and pay respects.
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Plenty of Halloween events are happening: Mazda Amarillo Trunk or Treat is Friday, Oct. 30, 5–7 p.m. at 4404 S. Georgia St.; Matthew’s HVAC Trunk or Treat is Friday, Oct. 30, 6–8 p.m. at 7686 SW 81st Ave.; Don Harrington's Monster Bash is Saturday, Oct. 31, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
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The RANGE held a Rural Innovation Expo today showing a live drone healthcare delivery demo, wildfire-detection testing at Wildcat Bluff, its Horizon workforce-training updates, and plans for a white paper on water’s economic value in the Texas Panhandle.
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West Texas A&M will lower its flag and the Texas A&M University System flag to half-staff to honor Ryan Hazelwood, a WT Hall of Famer and former KVII news director who died Oct. 18; a celebration of life will be held on his birthday, Jan. 2, at Harvest Connexion Church in Amarillo.
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Business
iPOW Physical Therapy, which returned to patient care three days after the Aug. 19, 2025 SoncyMed Center flood, will host a grand reopening open house on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 4 to 6 p.m. at 8501 S. Soncy (#300) in a space 1,400 sqft larger.
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Culture
Amarillo College will hold a free Día de los Muertos opening reception Thursday evening from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. in the Concert Hall Theater common lobby (Washington Street Campus), featuring student drawings and stories plus music by the AC Mariachi Orchestra; the exhibit will remain on display through Monday, Dec. 7.
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Environment
Fruit flies and gnats are increasing across the Panhandle as warm fall weather keeps them active, and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension says they breed in fermenting fruit and vegetables, so residents should clean drains, refrigerate fruit, remove trash, and try apple cider vinegar traps.
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Lifestyle
Local cafés are serving fall drink menus now, with shops like Small Talk, Palace, Journey, 806 Coffee, and La Chula Vida offering pumpkin, apple, and marshmallow flavors (Small Talk's menu features pumpkin pie, maple sea salt, red velvet; La Chula Vida will drop a new menu Nov. 1).
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Sports
On Oct. 27 the Amarillo Sod Poodles unveiled a new alternate identity called the Chiltons and will wear it at select HODGETOWN games.
The team also launched the Chill Club, $150 for seven Chiltons game tickets, a tee, a drinking glass, a commemorative ticket, and a Chilton-making kit, while season-ticket members pay $50.
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