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A contractor has advised Canadian County officials to have a structural engineer evaluate the condition of the historic county jail before they decide the next step.

Canadian County commissioners at their weekly meeting Aug. 29 heard a proposal from Erick Westfahl with Redhawk Construction Inc. about rehabbing the old jail located at Rogers and Evans.

“The work is far beyond just a roofing contractor,” said Westfahl, who has lived in Yukon for more than 20 years.

Renovation plans are being designed so Canadian County’s public health clinics and offices can move into one central location.

A 33,000-square-foot building on SH 66 near Evans Road will become the new Canadian County Health Department.

County commissioners in late June spent $6 million in federal stimulus funds to purchase the 10-acre property at 6100 E. Highway 66.

Lingo Construction has been hired as construction manager for the remodeling project.

Ahead of the November general election, Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt and Democratic State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister have agreed to participate in a gubernatorial debate co-hosted by NonDoc and News 9.

The debate, titled Executive Session, is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 at the Will Rogers Theatre, 4322 N. Western Ave. in Oklahoma City.

For this particular debate, NonDoc has partnered with the State Chamber of Oklahoma to host the event, but questions will be written and asked exclusively by professional journalists.

While staying close in the majority of ball games, El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team is struggling to find its way back into the win column on a consistent basis.

El Reno went 1-4 over the weekend in the Bixby Invitational, defeating the host school 7-6 as Maddie Moss singled and scored the winning run behind two errors by the Spartans.

The losses were to Perry (10-7), Sand Springs (4-2), Tulsa Union (8-7) and Skiatook (5-2).

El Reno High School’s volleyball team went into the Noble Invitational looking to rebound from 3-1 losses to Duncan, ranked 13th in Class 5A, and unranked Chickasha.

The close losses to the Chicks were by scores of 24-26/19-25/25-19/22-25.

Trinity Black led the team in kills for the two matches with 12, followed by Savannah Robinson with 11.

Jewell Graham led those in single digits with seven kills, while Emma Patswald and Bri Barksdale added five each and Pauline Black-Harmon with four kills.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Tristan David Hill, 27; Sydney Christine Eggers, 27.

Luis Angel Morales Jr., 32; Krislynn Jennifer Kellebrew, 35.

Cary James Morgan, 32; Autumn Dawn DeJulio, 26.

Jay Thomas Shank, 23; Anna Christine Coffee, 23.

Clifford Clay Clark III, 31; Stephanie Rachelle Camp, 31.

Willie Jagers III, 20; Natalie Sue Cowling, 22.

Dany Varghese, 39; Sneha S. Varughese, 27.

John Paul Resendez DeLeon, 29; Gabrielle Leigh Kissner, 21.

Kevin John McFarland, 34; Terri Lynn Henderson, 60.

WEATHERFORD – It's been said lightning doesn't strike the same place twice, which is a hard theory to sell El Reno High School's football team.

For the second time in three weeks the Indians have had a win snatched from their grasp in the final minute, this time by Weatherford, which scored a touchdown with 22 seconds to play to steal a 20-19 victory.

The loss closed out non-district play for El Reno with an 0-3 record, while the Eagles improved to 1-1.

El Reno’s Board of Adjustment unanimously rejected a request from an oil and gas company seeking a waiver from city ordinances that would allow for the drilling of a well in an area surrounded by homes.

Board chair T. Mike Smith made the motion to deny the request from Revolution Operating Company, LLC. He drew a second from board member Dave Mehan and the motion drew support from fellow Board of Adjustment members Brad Baker, Paul King and Robert Stevenson.