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OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation authored by Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, to increase pay for election day poll workers took effect July 1. Senate Bill 290 increased election inspector pay from $110 to $225, and doubled pay for election clerks and judges, from $100 to $200.

“The dedicated Oklahomans who staff our polling places often work 12- to 14-hour days, and until now, have not been adequately compensated for their work,” Hamilton said.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, is leading Senate opposition to a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposed rule to move marijuana from the list of federal Schedule I drugs to Schedule III.

Schedule I drugs have a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use and a lack of accepted safety under medical supervision.

Schedule III drugs have a lower potential for abuse, a currently accepted medical use and a moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence.

LAWSUITS

Federated Mutual Insurance Company vs. Kiana Cunningham for $37,304.13 to pay a debt plus costs and attorney fees.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. vs. Larry Taylor for $116,376.75 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 22, Block 3, Silver Leaf West Addition Section 1, Oklahoma City.

Security State Bank vs. Brian Kidd for $103,243.01 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

OneMain Financial Group LLC vs. Kim Tran for $23,994.69 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Joe Farley wants El Reno to take better care of the fire hydrants scattered around town. 

For years, Farley drove the streets of El Reno as well as much of Canadian County while working in the county assessor’s office. It was his job to notice the details about a property. He said fire hydrants and how they are maintained are important to the overall appearance of a neighborhood.

“You don’t want to have a nice house with a well-kept yard and then have a fire hydrant that’s not been maintained,” Farley said.

“It takes away from the property.” 

County commissioners signed off on a plan that is designed to help people get to and from the new county health department once it opens. 

The county purchased the former Halliburton complex at 6100 E. Highway 66 and contractors have been renovating the office buildings to create the new, more centralized Canadian County Health Department.

The location is in east El Reno, but much closer to the more populated areas on the east side of the county. 

Archie Miller, 22 months, uses a stick of blue chalk to add his touch to sidewalk flowers drawn during the Art in the Park event over the weekend at Gadberry Park.

The event is sponsored by the El Reno Arts Council.

The final event of the summer will be Aug. 4 at Legion Park from 1 to 3 p.m. It will feature chalk art and balloon-making fun.

The Canadian County OSU Extension Office will host the Central Oklahoma Wheat Conference on Thursday, Aug. 8.

There will be three ODAFF CEU credits for private pesticide applicators and research and demonstration credits pending.  

The seminar will be held at the Education Building, 220 N. Country Club Road, and will begin at 8 a.m., with the first speaker at 8:30.

Kyle Worthington, Canadian County Extension director, said the wheat conference was planned around critical management decisions that Oklahoma wheat farmers are faced with annually.

WASHINGTON — The Democratic Party has just weeks before its delegates are scheduled to vote for a presidential candidate during a virtual roll call in early August, a process that got much more complex Sunday when President Joe Biden withdrew as the presumptive nominee.

The timeline, which was set in motion months ago, provides a small window for Democratic delegates throughout the 50 states to unify around any one candidate, an uphill battle, even with Biden endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.

LAWSUITS

Bode Mankin and Chayna Mankin, individually and as parents of Hutch Mankin, a minor child, vs. Erik Christensen and Jennifer Christensen for an amount in excess of $75,000 for alleged injuries and damages.

Carrington Mortgage Services LLC vs. David Ribble for $179,917.13 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 3, Block 8, Skyline Trails Addition Section 4, Oklahoma City.

There was no harm done to the buildings in downtown El Reno from the filming of the new Twisters movie.

Yet after the jaw-dropping climax to the sequel, released nationwide on Friday, viewers might think otherwise.

“It was surreal because what we saw on the screen after they added the special effects is completely different from what we saw when they were filming.