July 2022

Canadian County commissioners approved a host of agreements and permits during a busy Monday that featured their regular weekly session as well as two special authority meetings.

Sheriff Chris West was on hand during the Monday meeting to field any possible questions about two items pertaining to his department – one of those the renewal of an agreement with Washita County that allows the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office to utilize bed space for overflow prisoners.

A convicted felon has been sentenced to seven years in prison for trying to get a Yukon-area teen to have sex.

He was arrested after the mother of the youngster he was contacting by cell phone got involved.

Oklahoma City’s Krishna Kama Skanes, 40, was convicted June 30 in Canadian County District Court with soliciting sexual conduct or communication with a minor by use of technology.

Skanes pleaded guilty to the felony crime at a preliminary hearing before Canadian County Special Judge Charles Gass. He appeared with his attorney, Douglas Parr.

Oklahoma’s hard red winter wheat harvest is complete as farmers close the book on a season plagued by drought.

LuAlyce Compton Wiggins passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2022.

She was born to John H. and BernaDean (Sendelbach) Compton on Jan. 6, 1928. She had three brothers, Bill, Lad and Mike.

LuAlyce graduated from Mount St. Scholastica Academy in Atchison, Kan., and St. Anthony’s School of Nursing, Oklahoma City.

In 1951 she married Harry L. Ward and they had three children, Bridget, Mark and Gretchen. After Harry died in 1976, she married Dick Kelly and they were together for five years.

Project Transformation recently celebrated Christmas in July.

The celebrations included Christmas crafts, music and decorations throughout Wesley United Methodist Church.

Each of the campers and teachers received Santa hats to wear all week. Of course, Christmas in July would not be complete without visits from the Grinch and Santa and Mrs. Claus, who brought gifts for each camper. 

Project Transformation is an eight-week day camp hosted by Wesley Methodist every Monday through Thursday. Each day, the campers receive breakfast, lunch and a snack.

Graveside service for Ezzie McFarland will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the El Reno Cemetery.

Come-and-go viewing will be held at Wilson Funeral Home on Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m.

Having spent years watching her dad race jet boats on the Southern Drag Boat Association circuit, it was only natural that El Reno’s Radley Miller would catch the bug to jump into the driver’s seat.

“I don’t know when it started. I just liked going to the lake and watching him race. It’s fun to watch him,” said Radley.

There’s just one little problem - Radley is just 12 years old. Four years too young to be a SDBA boat driver and six years shy of racing in the higher-powered classes like her father, Matt Miller.

Oklahoma State University officials announced last week that OSU surpassed the $50 million fundraising goal for the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall with the generosity of more than 600 donors.

The milestone comes two and a half years after publicly launching the campaign, which will help build a state-of-the-art teaching, research and Extension facility for OSU Agriculture.

LAWSUITS

Kalidy LLC vs. Elizabeth P. Reece and Stacy C. Reese for $2,861.93 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Synchrony Bank vs. Robin Hester for $5,452.34 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Abigail J. Boehm for $6,908.05 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Weokie Federal Credit Union vs. Robert Sestak and Rhonda Sestak for $3,864.59 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Northeast

Birch: July 10.
Elevation is .5 ft. below normal, water temperature 85°F and stained.
Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait around channels, points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure.