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An inmate has been convicted of a felony for having drugs at the Canadian County Jail.

Yukon’s Megan Elizabeth White, 37, pleaded guilty Feb. 26 in Canadian County District Court to bringing contraband into a jail or penal institution.

She received a two-year suspended sentence except for the first 90 days to serve in the county’s detention center.

It was at the county lockup where White in May 2024 dropped a small glass vial containing methamphetamine while being booked into custody.

Champions were honored at the Canadian County Junior Livestock Show’s inaugural ag mechanics competition.

The event was held at the Canadian County Expo and Event Center, 3001 Jensen Road East.

More than 20 projects were exhibited at the inaugural event that helped kick off the 53rd annual weeklong youth livestock show.

The purpose of ag mechanics is to give FFA and 4-H members the opportunity to display their projects, promote the development of skills in ag mechanics and recognize accomplishments in the area of ag mechanics.

LAWSUITS

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Valerie Parker for $1,249.17 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Zachary Worrell for $1,169.28 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Justin Cole for $930.40 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

U.S. Bank N.A. vs. Teressa Black for $5,604.14 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Dennis Purifoy knows there is both good and evil living in the world around us every day.

He’s seen it, lived it firsthand and now is telling his story to make sure that the next generation of Oklahomans never forget the events of April 19, 1995.

Purifoy is one of the more than 600 people to survive the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. One hundred and sixty-eight people, including 19 children, died from the explosion and building collapse.

A 24-hour holding center is being established that will benefit police officers in their interactions with Canadian County juvenile offenders.

Commissioners, at their weekly meeting Feb. 24, approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will allow the Gary E. Miller Canadian County Children’s Justice Center (CCCJC) to provide a Community Intervention Center for local law enforcement agencies.

Canadian County commissioners have accepted a maximum guaranteed price of $223,625 for a remodeling construction project at the former Department of Human Services Building, 314 W. Rogers.

The site will serve as the temporary Canadian County Administration Building during development of a four-story county courthouse at 201 N. Choctaw.

Commissioners, at their weekly meeting, approved the old DHS building remodeling project cost presented by the construction manager for Redhawk Construction.

Applications for Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s 2025 Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators program are now open until April 4 for rural Oklahoma and agricultural innovators looking to develop their enterprises and deepen their business understanding.

The program offers two distinct pipelines for rural Oklahoma innovators who are looking to develop their ideas, build their entrepreneurial skills and hone their pitches with help from Oklahoma’s world-class business development ecosystem.

LAWSUITS

Capital One N.A. vs. Deborah Freeman for $2,867.49 to pay a debt plus costs.

Capital One N.A. vs. Tasha Rodgers for $2,545.66 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Synchrony Bank vs. Clyde Percy for $2,578.39 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Tavaris Vaxter for $5,491.20 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Katheryn Valbracht for $4,542.77 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

El Reno will apply for an $800,000 forgivable loan to plan for utility needs in newly annexed areas and is also moving forward with a long-awaited terminal at the Regional Airport. 

The city council unanimously supported a resolution to apply for the loan through the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. 

City Manager Matt Sandidge said the loan is 100 percent forgivable and will be utilized to plan for wastewater needs in the new areas of town. 

Some 458 Canadian County youth are entered in the 53rd Annual Canadian County Junior Livestock Show. The event is being held at the Canadian County Expo Center, 3001 Jensen Road East.

FFA and 4-H members from across the county will showcase their goat, sheep, swine, beef and broiler projects in the judged competition.

“Canadian County is the number one county in the state,” Canadian County Fair Board Chairman Kelly Beck said.

“We have the best kids, best livestock, best facility and best sale. We’re leading the way.”