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Oklahoma CareerTech and the Film Education Institute of Oklahoma are working together to promote the state’s film industry.

The two entities recently signed a memorandum of understanding to work together and with other industry partners to provide training and curriculum to meet the film industry’s employment demands in Oklahoma.

“This partnership is another example of how Oklahoma CareerTech is helping overcome the skills gap facing Oklahoma industries,” said Marcie Mack, CareerTech state director.

Meat goat market disruptions due to COVID-19 last year appear to have made less of an impact than expected, said JJ Jones, Oklahoma State University Extension area agricultural economist.

“Meat goats were affected barely at all by the pandemic,” Jones said. “Prices and demand remained surprisingly strong, to Oklahoma producers’ benefit.”

Madison Phillips and Baylor Stilley, both of Calumet, announce their plans to be married May 8 at the Schmidt family farm in Mulhall.

Phillips is the daughter of Jeremy and Abby Schmidt of Mulhall.

A 2017 graduate of Mulhall-Orlando High School, she earned an associate of applied science degree from Murray State College.

She is employed at Cimarron Nursing Home.

Stilley is the son of Mike and Malinda Stilley and grandson of Janice and Leon Bomhoff, all of Calumet.

Maple March Citizenship Award honorees, back row from left, Graham Phillips, fourth grade, Ashlyn Hardy, sixth grade, Dustin Stokes, seventh grade, Maddie Moss, eighth grade, and Bryson Cooper, fifth grade; middle row, Case McPeak, kindergarten, Kinsley Bonilla, second grade, John Henry Von Tungeln, first grade, and Brennan Ayers, third grade; in front, Ellie Rose Von Tungeln, pre-kindergarten.

Calumet March Students of Month, from left, Blanca Beard, Jaxon Olive, Connor Goff and Makyla Nitzel.

LAWSUITS

Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Jamie T. Hollis and Brandy J. Hollis for $52,173.28 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Commerce Bank vs. John Kearby for $17,575.81 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

TD Bank USA N.A. vs. Cie A. Checotah for $10,061.24 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

American Express National Bank vs. Ajin Joy for $29,421.38 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Whether it was from the right side or the left side of the mound, El Reno High School’s pitching staff found the strike zone often in last week’s District 5A-2 series with Capitol Hill.

Four pitchers combined to strike out 24 of the 42 batters faced over the two-day series as El Reno’s baseball team posted 15-2 and 16-4 wins over the Red Wolves. The Indians improved to 12-9 on the season and 8-0 in the 5A-2 standings.

UNION CITY – Mixing in eight timely hits between 12 walks, Union City High School’s slow-pitch softball team rallied from an early 4-0 deficit to defeat cross-county rival Calumet 12-8 last week.

The win lifted Class A’s 20th-ranked Tigers to 13-9 on the season and a rivalry sweep, while the Chieftains slipped to 3-9 for the spring.

Union City scored three runs off bases-loaded walks, with the rest plating on a team batting average of .307 as the Tigers went 8-of-26. Kaitlyn Linson batted .750 after going 3-for-44 with a double, a triple and two runs batted in.