April 2023

A process has been proposed designed to streamline the way Canadian County government officials make certain purchases.

Commissioners are moving ahead with plans to implement a County Purchase Card Program.

County officers and department directors discussed the proposal at the commissioners March 27 meeting. Commissioners approved a letter of participation to implement the program at their April 3 meeting.

District 1 Commissioner Tomas Manske likes the idea of having a p-card for certain county purchases from companies that don’t accept purchase orders.

Eastbound and westbound Interstate 40 will have short-term ramp closures and will be intermittently narrowed at interchanges between the Texas state line and Yukon for the installation of wrong-way warning systems, pavement markers, signage and upgraded striping at interchanges along the western half of I-40.

SARANAC LAKE — It is with great sadness that Steven Dennis Hilbert, 73, passed away peacefully on Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, N.Y., after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.

Arron Rickets, representing El Reno Masonic Lodge, presents a donation to the El Reno Carnegie Library reading programs to library director Bridget Scheffler.

Masons support many educational programs with continued support and scholarships.

El Reno High School March Students of the Month are Mason Fulton, Radly Jo Slimp, Martin Perez, Bailey Schmidt, Aiden Gore, Conner Stephens, Alondra Preciado Calderon, and Brionna Spann.
 

Students were recently honored at the State Capitol by the Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges for their outstanding academic achievement, record in the classroom and leadership ability.

Higher Education Chancellor Allison Garrett, left, and Redlands Interim President Jena Marr, right, congratulate Redlands students on their achievements.

Visitation for Mary Elizabeth Williams will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 9 at Holy Trinity Church in Okarche. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, April 10, also at Holy Trinity Church with Rev. Cory Stanley officiating. Burial will follow at the Holy Trinity Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Riverside March Students of the Month, front row from left, Lexi Matias, Carlee Imoe, Valentina Garcia, Brylonlee WhiteHorse, Nate Al-Mufleh, Michael Queen, Piper Sneed,
Eli Matias, Dax Macias and Kaylee Saldana; middle row, Crew Wooten, Zaia Seamster, Katheryn Trujillo, Gustavo Saldana, Yitzel Casanova, Evie Alexander, Jordan Lockler, Rafe Rowland, Mia Matias, Caroline Bender, Ares Noear and Thea Sneed; back row, Macy Long, Rausten Alexander and Jeremiah Castillo. Not pictured: Teegan Billings, Ava McCall and Jaxon Merveldt.
 

Canadian Valley Art Guild will hold a demonstration meeting featuring award-winning watercolorist and local artist Dwayne Taylor on April 13 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at United First Methodist Church, 400 Elm Avenue in Yukon.

A native of Caddo County, Taylor has pursued his career dream in art for more than 45 years. He began as a high school art instructor for three years in Anadarko and later for two years in Nowata. Success with juried art shows led Taylor to a full-time art career.

OKLAHOMA CITY  - Oklahoma law does not give the State Board of Education (SBE) the ability to make administrative rules without proper direction from the state Legislature, Attorney General Gentner Drummond recently ruled in a formal opinion.