May 2025

Canadian County Sheriff Chris West traveled to the nation’s capital recently to meet President Donald Trump.

“I thanked the president for everything he’s doing to protect America,” said West.

“It was very humbling to not only represent law enforcement in Oklahoma, but to be there on behalf of sheriffs across the country.”

West is the first vice president of the National Sheriffs Association (NSA) and will become its 85th president this summer. The organization represents the country’s 3,083 sheriffs.

With the assistance of El Reno firemen Gage Pittman (left) and Austin Gorbet, Ross Seed in downtown El Reno hung a huge Oklahoma City Thunder banner.

OKC split games with the Denver Nuggets as the NBA Western Conference semifinals series heads back to Oklahoma for game five tied at 2-all.

Canadian County citizens will soon be able to make online reports about damaged culverts, potholes, overgrown weeds, illegal dumping and other issues that occur in unincorporated areas.

Commissioners voted 3-0 to implement REPORT IT, a non-emergency online reporting system.

The annual cost will be $519 to cover licenses and a dedicated email address, according to District 2 Commissioner Lacey Dawson. The first-year county commissioner spearheaded the proposal, which was endorsed by District 1 Commissioner Tom Manske and District 3 Commissioner Tracey Rider.

Kailyn Twyman has joined Canadian County’s Oklahoma State University Extension Office as a new 4-H educator.

An Edmond native, Twyman moved with her family to Stillwater during high school. Twyman earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture education from OSU in December 2024.

She worked in turfgrass management and wheat research, also helping at the student farm.

OKLAHOMA CITY — A Democratic lawmaker who is battling breast cancer said last week she plans to try to override the governor’s veto of a bill designed to improve access to diagnostic screening of the disease.

Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa, said Gov. Kevin Stitt’s veto of House Bill 1389 generated a “lot of shock” and felt personal even though she’s well through the diagnostic screening process for her own breast cancer. 

LAWSUITS

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Monica Randall for $4,977.15 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Keena O’Neal for $4,673.66 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Sean Gough for $4,432.20 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Richard Howell for $7,536.40 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

ELGIN – Out of the four regional sites on the west side of the state, El Reno High School’s baseball team played the host school the closest, only to fall in the championship round for a second straight year.

El Reno reached the title series of the Class 5A West Region 4 Championship needing to beat Elgin twice but suffered a 7-0 loss to the Owls to end its season with a 17-12-2 record.

El Reno High School runner Ethan Brooks saved his best individual effort of the season for the most important day of his freshman season to date – the Class 5A West Region 2 Championships.

Brooks earned three state passes to this weekend’s Class 5A Oklahoma State High School Track and Field Championships with one gold and two silver regional finishes in battles with some old foes – Guymon’s Adam Sium and Tesfaye Lire.

SHAWNEE – Between spring and fall seasons, the past four Class B Oklahoma State High School Baseball Championships have been settled between Calumet and Fort Cobb/Broxton.

Unfortunately for the Chieftains, their archrival got the upper hand again.

The Mustangs held Calumet to a pair of base hits en route to a 9-2 victory as Fort Cobb/Broxton won its third straight spring title, fifth overall and ninth counting the fall season.

Tim Gatz told the crowd that gathered for the ceremonial opening of The Filling Station that Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell used the revitalized El Reno property as the centerpiece for his presentation during a major Route 66 gathering in New Mexico. 

The El Reno native and director of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Gatz joined city, county and other state officials in the May 3 opening of The Filling Station.

The $1.2 million restoration and revitalization project was funded through a grant from the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission.