June 2022

Calumet Public Schools recently inducted the inaugural class of its Athletic Hall of Fame.

The class included, from left, Mariah Miles-Ayers, Mark Evans, Robin Challis-Davis, Rick Gore, Shane Hansen and Janet Burkhead-Schroeder.

Investigators with the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office arrested Richard Sharp, 58, at his Canadian County home on two counts of possession of child pornography. 

Sheriff Chris West said Sharp possessed multiple images on his cell phone and computer of children being raped. The children in these images were between 2 and 11 years old, West said.

Reports said the investigation began when a Cybertip was referred to the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children.

Planting for summer crops is finishing up in the Panhandle and southwestern regions following some much-needed rain, but drought concerns still remain.

The last few weeks have produced Oklahoma’s most plentiful rains so far in 2022, but will the precipitation sustain long-thirsty soil on the western side of the state?

Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor has joined a national coalition of state attorneys general to oppose the Biden administration’s efforts to force schools to embrace transgender policies, including policies that grant male students access to girls restrooms.

On June 22, by popular demand, U.S. President Joe Biden asked Congress to pass a three month “holiday” on collection of the federal gasoline tax.

With prices hovering at around $5 per gallon, Americans want something done.

I’m all for it. I hate taxes, and I’m all for tax cuts, in any amount, for any length of time. Yay, Biden!

But before breaking into a collective happy dance over the holiday proposal and how great it's going to be for our wallets, let’s look at some numbers.

While some of the names and faces may be changing from last year’s run to the Class 5A state championship game, the expectations of El Reno High School’s girls basketball program will not.

“We can still be successful in Class 5A and I would like to think we have the people to be successful and make it back to state. We just have to be more prepared and more diligent.

“We have to have specialized game plans to get us into that position. We have to be different and not just living off our talent level and experience,” said El Reno head coach Jennifer Douglas.