OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Sherrie Conley, R-Newcastle, last week passed a bill in the House that would require school personnel engaging in electronic or digital communication with a student to include the student’s parent or guardians.
Exceptions to House Bill 3958 may be made in case of an emergency, subject to subsequent notification to the parent or guardian.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, passed a significant judicial reform proposal in the Senate last week. Senate Joint Resolution 34 will give voters the opportunity to adopt the U.S. Constitution’s judicial nomination process and apply it to how justices are selected for the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
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Jacob Thomason, 33; Kayla Renae McClendon, 31.
Travis Wayne Fletcher, 25; Kaitlin Jacy Louk, 30.
Alexis Nicole Rowan, 23; Sayler Bryn McClain, 25.
Auston Connor Shown, 22; Candace Hope Rogers, 24.
Jordan Elliott Henricks, 39; Tayler Michelle Senn, 38.
Michael Julian Walton, 33; Kristyn Danielle Poe, 31.
Tyler Patrick Lewis Brahic, 23; Ammy Vanessa Ceron, 22.
Louis Robert Boggs, 24; Ashlie Marie Johnston, 21.
Dustin Ray Slizewski, 27; Abby Kay Gilliland, 27.
Services for Lillie Lenora Avery of Minco were held Saturday, March 16 at the United Methodist Church in Minco, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.
Lillie passed away March 12, 2024, at her home.
She was born Nov. 5, 1938, in Pocasset, and graduated from Midwest City High School in 1957. She was employed with Tinker Air Force Base, later transferring to the McAlister Ammunition Depot, where she retired in the late 1980s. She had also worked for Fountainhead State Park in Eufaula.
The Hub Reed Complex is usually a main hub for the annual Union City Spring Break Festival, but with El Reno High School on a different break schedule than the host, games at the HRC were trimmed down.
This season El Reno played in just two junior varsity and a pair of varsity outings in the event, which was scaled back due to Union City having its spring break a week earlier than many other districts.
“The field was cut by more than half,” said Union City head coach Ludy Griggs.
Redlands Community College’s baseball team snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 12-6 win over Carl Albert State College to avoid being swept by the Vikings.
The road win was the first of the season for the Cougars in NJCAA Region 2, Division 2 action as RCC improved to 1-8 in the standings and 5-25 overall. Carl Albert took the first two games of the series by scores of 5-3 and 10-2.
Nazhoni Sleeper is a young woman of God.
The senior is also the starting point guard for El Reno High School’s state championship girls basketball team and will have the privilege of playing the sport at the next level at Seminole State College.
However, Sleeper is quick to tell anyone who will listen that without putting God first, the second would have never happened.
El Reno High School held a downtown parade last week to honor its girls basketball team which brought home the program’s first-ever state championship.
It was the first basketball title won by either the boys or girls programs in 71 years.
The 2024 Class 5A state champions also toured ERPS school sites as well as schools in the county such as Maple and Darlington.
The team was accompanied by the EHS cheerleaders and the pep band.
El Reno’s city council continued its crusade against dilapidated properties last week, voting to demolish three structures. The action came at the regular monthly meeting.
In this fiscal year, which began July 1, 25 properties have been condemned, with 15 of those being deemed dilapidated, said Kim Eden, head of Code Enforcement.
The properties the council addressed last week included 121 S. Roberts, 611 N. Grand and 607 W. London.
A seven-member committee has recommended construction of a four-story, 112,407-square-foot building to house Canadian County government and judicial offices. The projected cost is $71 million for the new courthouse on North Choctaw.
This 67-foot-tall building - featuring the full courts/county programs - would replace the 62-year-old Administration Building (old courthouse) and 36-year-old Judicial Building.
This preferred option includes a minimal basement, with secure parking and vehicle sallyport at grade.
