El Reno City Councilwoman Tracey Rider said she will be a candidate for the District 3 Canadian County Commissioner seat. The filing period opens Wednesday and ends Friday at 5 p.m.
The primary election is set for June 28.
Special Judge Khristan Strubhar said she intends to seek the office of District Judge, after current Canadian County District Judge Jack McCurdy’s decision not to file for re-election.
“I respect Judge McCurdy’s wisdom, guidance and leadership, both as an attorney who’s appeared in his courtroom and as a judicial colleague who’s worked alongside him and benefited from his mentorship,” Strubhar said.
“Now I am asking the voters for the privilege to walk in his footsteps.”
After much discussion with my family, especially my 3-year-old granddaughter who wants to “play with Papa more,” I have decided I will not be running for re-election to the position of District 2 District Judge of Canadian County.
I will truly miss serving the citizens of Canadian County, but I feel that the judiciary in this county is one of the best in the state and I will be leaving it in great hands. I feel now is the time to devote myself to other things.
Judge Jack D. McCurdy II
Law enforcement reports over the past three years show there have been approximately six reported rapes or attempted rapes in Canadian County each month.
As part of the national 2022 “Building Safe Online Spaces Together” campaign, Canadian County’s Coordinated Community Response Team (CCRT) joins the National Sexual Violence Resource Center in promoting online communities that value respect, inclusion and safety.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Dakota Ray Mahan, 25; Kailee Marie Holt James, 23.
David Chase Hufnagel, 22; Madison Renea Holt, 22.
Paul Axel Avit Nyamke, 31; Claude Stephanie Bouaffo Kafe, 27.
Aron Kent Tahdooahnippah, 19; Holly Pauline Serrano, 20.
Pike Reed Pennington, 33; Jassee Lee Leno, 30.
Ron Wesley Dustin, 24; Kyra Adara Avila, 22.
Cory James Scarbrough, 30; Elida Mikel Perez, 22.
Gerald Alford McLemore, 62; Angela LeeAnn Woost, 54.
Michael Jeffrey Turner, 34; Emily Brooke Ramsey, 31.
Ray Melvin, 78, of El Reno, was born April 12, 1943, in Enid to James L. (“Dick”) Melvin and Dena (Van Haun) Melvin. He passed away April 5, 2022.
Vigil services for Paul “Boots” Charles Knecht will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, with Mass of Christian Burial on Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Okarche. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Paul passed away April 5, 2022. He was born Feb. 24, 1932, in Okarche. He was a lifelong resident of Okarche and a graduate of Holy Trinity Catholic School. Paul served as a corporal in the U.S. Army. He was involved in farming and ranching and commercial trucking.
Funeral services for Almetta Davis of Minco were held Wednesday at Minco First Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Luster officiating.
Burial followed at the Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.
Almetta passed away April 2, 2022, at her home. She was born Nov. 20, 1927, in Minco and graduated from Minco High School. She had worked for the Minco Minstrel Newspaper. She was employed with Tinker Air Force Base from 1966 until her retirement in 1987. She was a member of Minco First Baptist Church.
Funeral services for Emmanuel Calvin White Sr. will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Concho Resource Center with burial in the Concho Cemetery.
Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Emmanuel died April 1, 2022, at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City.
Ronald D. Robinson died April 5 at his home in El Reno and was buried that afternoon in the El Reno Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Ronnie worked in the oil fields with his own crew and was a member of the Baptist church.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda Thompson of the home; children, Nancy Huddleston, Lisa McKenna, John Thompson and Donald Robinson; and five grandchildren.
