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The Canadian County Sheriff’s Office will host classes designed to help civilians know what to do in the case of an active shooter. The classes are open for the public and will begin in April. Sheriff Chris West said the classes will be held every other month throughout the calendar year.

The first of the four classes is scheduled for Saturday, April 20 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Canadian County Sheriff’s Annex, 201 N. Rock Island.

The Oklahoma House of Representatives has approved legislation reducing government overreach into health-care markets by repealing the Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Facility Certificate of Need Act.

The author of House Bill 2330, Rep. Jeff Boatman, R-Tulsa, said the measure aims to eliminate unnecessary government interference in the health-care sector, specifically in the establishment of psychiatric and chemical dependency facilities.

Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, secured passage in the House of House Bill 3022, which would require every restroom, changing room and sleeping quarters within a state correctional facility to be used by only members of one sex.

“This bill protects and provides safety for women in our correctional facilities,” Humphrey said. “It makes sure that only women go to women’s correctional facilities and men go to men’s correctional facilities.”

LAWSUITS

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Elizabeth Jones for $4,272.62 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Ashley Strange for $8,391.33 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Joshua Truax for $2,163.77 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Cheryl Woods for $4,808.82 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

In its first tournament of the spring, Redlands Community College’s golf team placed 11th in the 2024 Diffee Ford Invitational held recently at Kickingbird Golf Course in Edmond.

The Cougars completed the 36-hole event on the 5,821-yard, par-72 course with a 666 total (331/335), missing the top 10 by 18 strokes. Northwestern Oklahoma State held that spot with a 648 tally.

Motorists traveling Highway 66 between Yukon and El Reno have noticed recent safety improvements in the area. An Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) contractor has made significant progress since early January on a permanent upgrade to the four-way stop at SH-66 and Banner Road.

Canadian County Commissioner Tom Manske provided an update on the project.