OKLAHOMA CITY – The private company that operates a Lawton prison has ended its contract with the state after Gov. Kevin Stitt rejected a request for a $3 million increase.
In his veto message, Stitt said Senate Bill 1167 would create an unfunded mandate to increase per diem rates at the Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility. The increase was not in the budget agreement, he said.
El Reno police said a man who was being sought in connection with three killings may have also killed a man here.
Assistant Police Chief Kirk Dickerson said Stacy Lee Drake, 50, had been identified as a suspect in an apparent homicide that happened in El Reno on June 14.
Drake was reportedly arrested in Arkansas on Thursday morning.
Dickerson said on Friday, June 14, officers were called to a home at 204 N. Macomb shortly before 10:30 p.m., after it was reported a man was believed to have died there.
According to the National Golf Foundation, 3.1 million children ages 6 to 17 years old visited a golf course at least once during 2020 – the sport’s largest increase in youth in more than a decade.
Despite those gains, youth across the United States face three major challenges getting into the sport according to U.S. Kids Golf founder Dan Van Horn - equipment, instruction and competition.
The Men’s Golf Association at Crimson Creek Golf Course is doing its part to attack all three areas through its first-ever Youth Academy, which is set to wrap up June 29.
Canadian County Sheriff Chris West won a third term in Tuesday’s Republican primary, trouncing challenger Justin Mize by an 81.83 percent majority.
West earned 10,040 of the 12,270 votes cast across all 60 Canadian County precincts.
“I’m extremely humbled by the overwhelming show of support by the citizens of Canadian County,” West said Tuesday night.
The El Reno Tribune was named the top Oklahoma newspaper in its division for 2023 during the annual Oklahoma Press Association convention. The gathering was held in Oklahoma City earlier this month.
The Tribune competed in the Semi and Tri-Weekly Division and earned 530 points. Points were totaled from a number of categories including News Content, Layout and Design, Advertising, Photography, Community Leadership and Writing.
An Oklahoma City woman is in the Canadian County Jail accused of driving drunk and killing a man on an El Reno public street.
Brooke Alexis Mills, 36, was charged June 6 in Canadian County District Court with second-degree murder and/or, in the alternative, first-degree manslaughter and driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
This criminal case stems from Mills’ arrest by El Reno police June 1 in the 1600 block of Eighty Niner Terrace west of Country Club Road.
Five trustees of Canadian County’s new Title 60 public trust swore an oath of office and elected officers at their first meeting.
The Canadian County Expo Authority was established to oversee the operation, management and maintenance of the county’s $20 million Expo and Event Center venue at 3001 Jensen Road East.
The authority’s trust indenture and board members were approved recently by the Canadian County commissioners.
A gardening endeavor spearheaded by the Oklahoma State University Extension Tulsa County Master Gardeners program provides residents at the Tulsa Boys Home with skills they can use throughout their lives.
The shocking power struggle in the Oklahoma State Senate received extra volts and jolts Tuesday night when the Republican Caucus’ next designated leader lost his seat and a pair of other senators — one on each side of the conservative ideological divide — were also shown the door.
MUNICIPAL COURT
Angel Alfredo Ramirez Gonzalez, El Reno, driving without license issued, $252.
Samantha Dyan Hawk, El Reno, speeding in a school zone, $295.
Monty Sparks, El Reno, jaywalking and disorderly conduct, $700.
Toby Wayne Chism, Weatherford, speeding, $165.
Esteban Perez, Dallas, speeding, $245.
Paul Michael Escobedo, El Reno, failure to yield to pedestrian in crosswalk, $195.
Charity Ladelle Widdifield, El Reno, expired tag, $165.
Jeffrey J. Davis, El Reno, failure to comply, $245.
