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Canadian County’s steady growth is evident in a remarkable increase in property values since early last decade.

In 2023, Canadian County’s net valuation totaled $2,128,291,555 - that’s $2.1 billion.

This figure represents 12 percent of the total market value of all taxable property in Canadian County (Oklahoma is a fractional assessment state).

When Assessor Matt Wehmuller took office in 2011, the net valuation for Canadian County was $890,767,541 ($890 million).

A Canadian County judge has set bail at $1 million for a man who allegedly caused the fentanyl-related death of his daughter.

George Harold Graves, 54, was booked Dec. 16, 2023, into the Canadian County Jail after being formally charged Nov. 13 in Canadian County District Court with first-degree murder (distribution of a controlled dangerous substance).

The defendant - who has a Red Lake, Minn. address - is accused of murdering Stormie Jasmine Graves in February 2023 when she overdosed at her Calumet home.

Natural gas producers who have an application pending to export Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) won’t get a decision from the U.S. Department of Energy anytime soon.

That’s because the Biden administration has announced a temporary pause on pending decisions for exports of LNG until the DOE evaluates the impacts of LNG exports on energy costs, energy security and climate change.

The decision does not have Congressman Tom Cole’s support.

LAWSUITS

Capital One N.A. vs. Alesha Hughey for $4,835.64 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One N.A. vs. Kristen Barnett for $2,098.54 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Goldman Sachs Bank USA vs. Miranda Altom for $5,687.46 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

American Express National Bank vs. Kevin Sheafe for $2,914.99 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

The Indigenous Student Association at Southwestern Oklahoma State University has rescheduled the date for hosting the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Tradition Not Addiction program.

Christian Wassana, actor and director’s assistant in Paramount Network’s “Yellowstone,” and founder of the motivational movement, “I Am, I Can, I Will,” will remain the guest speaker for this event.

The event, scheduled earlier, was delayed by weather. It will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 5 in the East Ballroom of the Memorial Student Center on the Weatherford campus of SWOSU.

For nearly 39 years, it has been illegal for retail establishments to sell alcohol before 2 p.m. on Sundays in Canadian County.

Registered voters on Tuesday, March 5 will have the opportunity to change that if they desire.

County commissioners voted 3-0 to place a proposition on the March 5 countywide ballot that would eliminate the county’s Sunday alcohol sales restriction. That is the same day as the Presidential Primary Election in Oklahoma.

The ballot measure will read: