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Woman, man in Piedmont charged after emaciated children found

2 weeks ago By Robert Medley

After an emaciated young girl was found hiding behind a building and five children were taken into state custody, a Piedmont woman is now charged with felony crimes related to abuse.

Tina Marie Ramirez, 43, was booked into the Canadian County Jail after a runaway child was found March 15.

On March 28, Ramirez was charged in Canadian County District Court with two counts of child neglect and four counts of child abuse, according to the Oklahoma Supreme Court Network website.

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19-year-old woman hurt in U.S. 81 wreck

2 weeks ago By News Staff

A 19-year-old El Reno woman was injured last week in a collision that occurred on U.S. 81 at Britton Road.

The accident occurred shortly after 11 a.m. April 3.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Haylee Martin was traveling south on 81 when her vehicle collided with a vehicle driven by Mary Voss, 79, of Yukon.

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Public Records - 4/10/2024

2 weeks ago By News Staff

LAWSUITS

The Credit Union Loan Source LLC vs. Luis Castilleja for $73,652.98 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Stephen and Darla Upchurch and Lacie Upchurch, individually and as mother of C.S. and H.S., minor children, vs. the City of Mustang and Wright Water Corporation for an amount in excess of $75,000 for alleged compensatory and punitive damages.

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Moving old to digital

2 weeks ago By News Staff

El Reno’s Carnegie Library got a boost in helping to digitize historic records with a grant from the Oklahoma Historical Society.

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Walking off a birdie?

2 weeks ago By Glen Miller

This Canada goose seems to be walking off the distance for a birdie putt for Redlands Community College sophomore Clara Peake (background) on the 18th green at Crimson Creek Golf Course last week.

The waterfowl walked around the green and watched golfers come and go through the hole for more than an hour.

See related coverage on the Women’s Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships here.

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Riddell retains Zone 1 seat on CVTC Board

2 weeks ago By Conrad Dudderar - Yukon Progress

A Canadian Valley Technology Center board member withstood a challenge to retain his Board of Education post. Incumbent Dean Riddell of Yukon on Tuesday won CV Tech’s Zone 1 board election by a 62.67 percent majority.

Some 4,983 votes were cast in 102 precincts across the multi-county Canadian Valley school district, with Riddell besting challenger Cotton Ruzicka of Yukon by a 3,123-1,860 vote.

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Structure fire

2 weeks ago By Glen Miller

Two units from the El Reno Fire Department and a third from El Reno FCI responded to this house fire in the 400 block of South Barker Avenue Wednesday morning.

According to the ERPD incident report, the structure received $80,000 damage and loss of contents was estimated at $20,000.

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BlueSTEM to hold symposium April 18

2 weeks ago By News Staff

BlueSTEM AgriLearning Center’s 2024 Agriscience Symposium will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 18 in the Austin Family Conference Center at Redlands Community College, 1300 S. Country Club Road.

BlueSTEM students representing five school districts will display their agriscience research project posters.

Calumet High School: Aspen Burns, Kylista Burton and Mikah Mayo.

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Dip in the pond

2 weeks ago By Glen Miller

El Reno Fire Department Capt. David Baker (left) and firefighter Parker Crosby stand next to the trash can that was fished out of the Legion Park pond using the hook and pole Wednesday afternoon.

According to El Reno Police Department Capt. David Beaty, someone set the trash can on fire and a bystander tossed the can into the pond to put out the flames.

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Oklahoma senators target special-needs discrimination

2 weeks ago By Ray Carter - Center for Independent Journalism

Under existing state law, Oklahoma public schools can treat children with special needs differently than other children whenever a family seeks an open transfer into another district.

Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, said the discrimination against those children, who have an individualized education program (IEP), is likely illegal and sets up the state for legal problems.

“I know for a fact that IEP transfers are not treated with the same respect that students who do not have some special needs are,” Treat said.