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Oklahoma’s hard red winter wheat harvest is complete as farmers close the book on a season plagued by drought.

Project Transformation recently celebrated Christmas in July.

The celebrations included Christmas crafts, music and decorations throughout Wesley United Methodist Church.

Each of the campers and teachers received Santa hats to wear all week. Of course, Christmas in July would not be complete without visits from the Grinch and Santa and Mrs. Claus, who brought gifts for each camper. 

Project Transformation is an eight-week day camp hosted by Wesley Methodist every Monday through Thursday. Each day, the campers receive breakfast, lunch and a snack.

Having spent years watching her dad race jet boats on the Southern Drag Boat Association circuit, it was only natural that El Reno’s Radley Miller would catch the bug to jump into the driver’s seat.

“I don’t know when it started. I just liked going to the lake and watching him race. It’s fun to watch him,” said Radley.

There’s just one little problem - Radley is just 12 years old. Four years too young to be a SDBA boat driver and six years shy of racing in the higher-powered classes like her father, Matt Miller.

Oklahoma State University officials announced last week that OSU surpassed the $50 million fundraising goal for the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall with the generosity of more than 600 donors.

The milestone comes two and a half years after publicly launching the campaign, which will help build a state-of-the-art teaching, research and Extension facility for OSU Agriculture.

LAWSUITS

Kalidy LLC vs. Elizabeth P. Reece and Stacy C. Reese for $2,861.93 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Synchrony Bank vs. Robin Hester for $5,452.34 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Abigail J. Boehm for $6,908.05 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Weokie Federal Credit Union vs. Robert Sestak and Rhonda Sestak for $3,864.59 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Northeast

Birch: July 10.
Elevation is .5 ft. below normal, water temperature 85°F and stained.
Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait around channels, points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure.

The city of El Reno is trying to bring a little Christmas cheer to the sun-baked days of July in a partnership with participating local businesses.

A Christmas in July - Shop Local promotion will run throughout the month with one lucky shopper winning a $500 shopping spree at local businesses that participate in the promotion.

Each merchant will be provided an entry box and forms.

Any purchase made at that particular store qualifies to be entered into the drawing. The promotion will end July 31 at midnight.

A 4 percent to 5 percent cost-of-living raise for Canadian County employees is being considered as annual county budget talks got under way recently.

Several Canadian County elected officials speaking during a recent 2023 fiscal year budget conference expressed the desire to increase salaries for county personnel who have been faced with higher gas prices and double-digit inflation.