Sample ballots are now available for April 2 elections in Canadian County.
Voters may download a sample ballot using the State Election Board OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/elections/ovp or pick up a copy at the Canadian County Election Board during normal business hours.
Canadian County Election Board Secretary Allen Arnold reminds voters that sample ballots are specific to each person.
Collyns Cooper pulls the winning ear tag to determine the winner of a custom fire pit.
The fire pit was one of the auction items at the recent Canadian County Junior Livestock Show and Sale.
Ear tags were sold by the Junior Livestock Herdmanship Ambassadors throughout the week of the show as a fundraiser for The Winners Circle and Buckles and Bids.
The Canadian County OSU Extension Office will offer a free pasture calibration seminar and one ODAFF CEU credit for private pesticide applicators. The seminar will be held April 3 at the Education Building, 220 N. Country Club Road, and will begin at 8:30 a.m.
Kyle Worthington, Canadian County Extension director, will be presenting the seminar and will be providing the simple steps to calibrate a boom and boomless sprayer system.
This program is applicable to small-acreage owners as well as farmers and ranchers.
After the state of Texas imposed age-verification requirements for porn sites, Pornhub announced it would cease business in the state.
Oklahoma could soon join the list of states with similar age-verification laws for porn content.
The proposal has received bipartisan support — and surprisingly vocal push-back from some legislators.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma House Rep. Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa, passed HB 3936 off the House floor last week, which changes the term “Child Pornography” to “Child Sex Abuse Material" in statute.
“The word pornography suggests that children can consent, which they cannot. Every image depicting what we call ‘Child Pornography’ is a crime scene. This bill makes a necessary clarification on the legal term ‘Child Pornography’ and better defines what the material actually is,” Provenzano said.
Maple School basketball player Tannah Ferguson was named to the 2024 Oklahoma Rural Elementary Schools All-State Tournament Team.
Maple’s seventh- and eighth-grade team made the ORES state tournament in Division III.
The Underwood Oklahoma Home and Community Education Club met recently at a local restaurant for its March meeting. Delpha Miklautsch served as hostess and lesson leader. Others present were Bernita Davis, Vicki Duncan, Janan Fletcher and Ann Ricketts.
Miklautsch gave the lesson on “Is Your Glove Box Ready For An Emergency?”
During spring break, the Okarche Speech Team participated in the Southwest Regional Speech and Debate Tournament.
The team as a whole placed first in sweepstakes. Placing first through fourth individually qualified members for state.
Jace Rother won first in Poetry and second in Humorous Interpretation with his duet partner, Chloe Goble.
Goble also placed first in Monologue and third in Humorous Interpretation.
Rylie Bomhoff placed first in Humorous Interpretation and Dramatic Interpretation.
