Canadian County CASA Inc. (Court Appointed Special Advocates) recently welcomed its newest volunteer. Aaliyah Ezeh made the commitment to give her time to help abused and neglected children in Canadian County. Judge Bob Hughey swore her in.
Ezeh has just been appointed to her first CASA case and is excited to begin her journey in becoming a valuable advocate for a child in need.
For the first time in state history, Oklahoma voters have chosen to oust a sitting member of the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
When the votes were tallied on Nov. 5, a majority of Oklahoma voters casting a ballot — 723,329 — voted against the retention of Justice Yvonne Kauger.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s third-largest school district, Epic Charter School, has laid off 144 employees, including 42 teachers, and implemented pay cuts amid a financial shortfall from lower-than-expected enrollment.
Epic announced the reductions on Oct. 25 after 4,000 fewer students enrolled this school year than administrators anticipated, communications director Rob Crissinger said. The public, online-based charter school educates about 30,000 students across the state and receives state funds for every child enrolled.
Oklahoma tribal leaders say they are pleased with President Joe Biden’s apology for the forced removal over 100 years of Indigenous children from their families and tribes to Federal Indian Boarding Schools.
“I formally apologize, as President of the United States, for what we did. I formally apologize, and it’s long overdue,” Biden said on Oct. 25, at an event with the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona.
As of Jan. 1, 2024, the Department of the Interior has identified 451 Federal Indian Boarding Schools that operated prior to 1969, 87 of which were located in Oklahoma.
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El Reno High School senior Davin Shamblin recently signed a national letter of intent to play baseball just a few miles away from the Hub Reed Complex for Redlands Community College.
Shamblin becomes the second player in the past two seasons to stay home to play college baseball for the Cougars.
UNION CITY – Lily Russell scored five points in the final 21 seconds as Union City High School’s girls basketball team rallied to defeat Verden 50-45 and hand Leo Price a victory in his Tigers head coaching debut.
Despite leading for three and a half quarters, Union City found itself down 45-44 with 50.9 seconds left after two Verden free throws.
However, that deficit was short-lived as Morgan Brothers grabbed the offensive rebound off a miss by Breeana Goad on the next Tigers possession. The senior scored a put-back basket for a 46-45 lead.
UNION CITY – Camden Patterson’s first-ever win as a head coach will have to wait until another night as his Union City High School’s boys basketball team was held without a 3-pointer in a 59-29 season-opening loss to Verden.
The Tigers made 11 2-point baskets in the loss and went 7-of-13 from the charity stripe for 54 percent. Union City did not lead in the game, trailing 14-5 after one frame and 26-13 at the break.
Verden took a 43-21 advantage into the third period before outscoring the Tigers 16-8 over the final eight minutes to secure the 30-point blowout.
Due to early deadlines for Veterans Day, coverage of the Indians week 10 game with Western Heights will appear in Saturday's edition.
Redlands Community College had two runners qualify to compete in the NJCAA Division II Cross Country National Championships.
Freshmen Joseph Thompson of Anadarko and Oklahoma City’s Andres Iniguez secured their spots at the national meet with solid performances at last month’s regional qualifier. Both athletes met the national qualifying standard at 33 minutes, with Thompson running the 8-kilometer course (4.97-mile) with a time of 31:23, while Iniguez finished in 32:39.
