Four vendors are seeking a contract with the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office to provide a full body scanner at the county jail. In a first for Canadian County, two of those companies submitted their bids online.
To help keep inmates from bringing drugs and weapons into the county jail, Undersheriff Kevin Ward said the sheriff’s office will install a full body scanner in the jail’s receiving area.
The four bids ranged from $105,000 to $147,000.
Canadian County OSU Extension Center will host El Reno Wheat Field Day May 17.
The day is to help inform regional wheat farmers about the popular wheat varieties being grown in the central region of Oklahoma.
The field day will highlight popular varieties and a few varieties currently being researched that have not been released to growers and are currently still being tested.
WASHINGTON – An attorney arguing for the state of Oklahoma told U.S. Supreme Court justices that “thousands of crimes” have gone unprosecuted since a ruling two years ago removed state jurisdiction over many crimes in a large part of eastern Oklahoma.
DIVORCES GRANTED
Maurice O. Smith vs. Lupita A. Smith.
Carrie Iago-Menge vs. Derrick E. Menge.
Patricia G. Rosales vs. Hector F. Rodriguez.
Paul Lamb vs. Taylor Lamb.
Anita Faye Clarke vs. Steven Mark Miller.
Pamela J. Landry vs. Jacques P. Landry.
Jason Hagar vs. Jada Hagar.
Amanda C. Ramirez vs. Charles J. Ramirez.
Charles Gossman vs. Beverly Gossman.
Karin M. Bales vs. Joshua D. Bales.
Margaret Keeler vs. James R. Keeler.
J.C. and Vonda Carroll will be honored on their 70th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at a local restaurant on Saturday with their daughter, Jana Wilds serving as hostess.
The couple was married May 2, 1952, at Wickline Methodist Church in Midwest City. J.C. is the son of the late Joe and Ethel Carroll, and Vonda is the daughter of the late Chet and Edith Sanders.
El Reno High School Students of the Month are Ella Schnider, Hayden Hefner, Grady Lesperance, Seth Holdcraft, Abril Martinez, Anna Perez, Emma Patswald and Tucker Colby.
Lamplighters OHCE of Canadian County met recently at a local church. Joan Herr called the meeting to order and offered opening prayer.
Carol Stine led the flag salute, then gave a devotional titled “Word and Deed.”
Maxine Little read minutes from the previous meeting, with Patricia Morrison giving the treasury report.
Thank-you cards were read from Gran Gran’s Assisted Living Love for the Children’s Center, and Intervention and Crisis Advocacy Network for gifts and donations and personal thank you’s from Janice Taylor and Anna Rinehart.
El Reno High School senior Carlie Golden, seated second from right, signed a national letter of intent to play soccer for Redlands Community College.
Golden is the second player from the EHS girls team to sign to play at the next level.
The Underwood Oklahoma Home and Community Education Association of Canadian County met recently in the home of Vicki Duncan, with Natalia Valenzuela calling the meeting to order.
Bernita Davis read minutes of the previous meeting, while Ann Ricketts gave the treasury report.
Members made plans to attend the Spring Council meeting set for May 3 at the Mustang Town Center, featuring a guest speaker from Yukon Manna Pantry.
The group discussed items needed for the county fair as well as the cookie jar entry.
“At Oklahoma State University, we celebrate LGBTQ Pride during April,” the OSU Office of Multicultural Affairs recently announced.
One of the many events and programs offered “in honor of LGBTQ Pride” was a “Drag Queen Story Hour” which was “geared toward ages 2-8.” (The age recommendation was scrubbed from the OSU website after a FOX News reporter inquired about it.)
