As districts emerge from the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association’s mandatory dead period, many coaches are looking forward to a new school year and reflecting on gains made during summer activities.
It’s also a time I keep asking a nagging question for districts with fall wholly or partly in Canadian County: Why is there not a summer league made up of all seven for baseball and softball?
Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a look into the rise and fall of Sellout Crowd website. It originally appeared on www.readfrontier.org.
Canadian County Sheriff Chris West spent three days this spring in El Paso, Texas. He was there as part of a group of lawmen from across the country to see firsthand what was happening at the U.S. southern border.
The visiting lawmen met with representatives from the Southwest Border Sheriffs and Texas Border Sheriffs Association to discuss what was described as an “ongoing debacle” – and national security situation at the southern border.
Canadian County’s fairgrounds venue saw a 52.4 percent increase in event bookings for the recently concluded fiscal year.
The number of events presented at the Expo and Event Center grew from 42 in FY23 to 64 in FY24. Rental income from those events also increased in the year-over-year comparison, although at a lesser rate.
Income from event bookings totaled $320,225 for FY24 – up 7.3 percent over FY23 at $298,536. That compares to $225,500 in FY22.
All lanes of east and westbound SH-152 will be closed between US-81 and Banner Road near Union City through winter as crews begin a major reconstruction of the road.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation said drivers can use US-81 to I-40 to SH-4 or US-81 to SH-37 to SH-4 as a detour.
ODOT said this is the first phase of a nearly $40 million project that will resurface, add shoulders and improve driver sight distance for nearly 10 miles of SH-152 between US-81 near Union City and Mustang.
June 25 marked the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Cavalry Camp at the Cheyenne Agency that later became known as Fort Reno.
To mark the occasion, Leslie Dietrich, Regent of the Fort Reno Chapter, NSDAR, requested a mayoral proclamation of El Reno Mayor Steven Jensen.
The Board of Historic Fort Reno and the Daughters of the Fort Reno Chapter greeted visitors, served cookies and punch and gave out door prizes along with tours of the Fort Reno Visitors Center Museum.
A shuffling of Canadian County offices is under way, which will ultimately relocate the county’s family justice center for domestic abuse survivors to Yukon.
Cardinal Point and its resource partners will occupy what has - since the early 1990s - been the Canadian County Health Department’s Yukon office, 1023 E. Vandament.
Canadian County commissioners approved an agreement with the contractor, Redhawk Construction to remodel office space in the building.
Underwood Oklahoma Home and Community Education Group met recently in the home of Vicki Duncan. The meeting was called to order with members Bernita Davis, Delpha Miklautsch and Ann Ricketts present.
Davis read minutes of the May meeting.
It was decided the club will donate to the 4-H Achievement Awards Banquet.
Members discussed booth entries and volunteer work at the upcoming Canadian County Free Fair, with each member contributing to the Underwood display booth.
The June lesson was on Savory Pies, with lesson pages passed out including several recipes.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma senators during the interim are expected to take a deep dive into cellphones in schools, voucher costs and other topics.
Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, approved 39 interim study requests. The requests have been assigned to committees.
The committee chairperson will determine whether or not the study will proceed.
Senate interim studies are expected to be concluded by Nov. 1.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University announced the list of graduates for the spring 2024 semester, with a total of 687 students having successfully completed their academic programs, including 173 graduate degrees, 442 baccalaureate degrees and 72 associate degrees.
Among those local graduates are Ashli Robinson, School Counseling, Master of Education, Breanna Ray, General Studies, Associate of Science, Kayli Swigart, Early Childhood Education, Bachelor of Science in Education, and Kierra Vaughan, Public Health, Bachelor of Science, all of Calumet.
