News

El Reno firefighter Gage Pittman (left) holds a set of battery-powered spreaders as fellow firefighter Nathan Dewberry (center) uses battery-operated cutters. Both devices were used on the door to free the driver of this vehicle involved in a two-vehicle accident on North Country Club Road near the entrance to Adams Park last week.

ERFD Sgt. Slade Terry (right) holds the door while talking to the driver.

According to the ERFD report, both drivers required medical assistance from Pafford Medical Services but were able to walk to stretchers on the scene.

According to a biologist with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, birds this time of year are looking for unfrozen water to migrate toward and with recent temperatures below freezing, when unfrozen ponds are located, they become crowded such as the one near the overpass (second photo), which was home to thousands of several different species of waterfowl.

Canadian County commissioners have agreed to spend more to stabilize the subgrade for a parking lot resurfacing project outside the county assessor’s building.

The commissioners, at their weekly meeting Jan. 16, voted 3-0 to approve a $15,296 change order for the long-awaited parking upgrade.

This increases the cost to $236,121.

When the old pavement was removed, officials discovered a wet subgrade. Recent wet weather delayed the process further.

The Canadian County Sheriff’s Office will begin training staff on crisis intervention, said a statement from the sheriff’s office.

The first of seven, five-day, 40-hour crisis intervention team training sessions began Jan. 22. The final block will be taught in October.

Crisis intervention team training was developed to assist officers in recognizing individuals who may be experiencing a mental health crisis.

In an effort to alleviate some of the college expenses for students, faculty at Redlands Community College are identifying free course materials.

Three instructors were recently awarded grants by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for creating or adopting openly licensed, zero-cost textbooks, saving students hundreds of dollars.

A former Canadian County sheriff’s deputy charged criminally with sexual misconduct is now being sued by an alleged victim.

David Wayne Loman is defendant in a lawsuit filed Dec. 22 in Canadian County District Court.

Loman allegedly assaulted the plaintiff while he was transporting the female inmate from the Pottawatomie County Jail to the Canadian County Jail. Convicted in March 2020 of drug trafficking, she is now in state prison.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) spoke on the Senate floor last week in support of life, ahead of the 2024 March for Life in Washington, D.C.

Lankford has been a leading voice for the protection of life. He recently received an A+ score on the latest Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America National Pro-Life Scorecard, a tool for holding members of Congress accountable for their legislative records on life and highlighting leadership in the fight to protect unborn children and their mothers.

LAWSUITS

Stacey Mott vs. Walmart Stores East Inc. for an amount in excess of $75,000 for alleged injuries and damages.

TCM Bank N.A. vs. Maggie Mwoyosvi for $13,239.25 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Discover Bank vs. Betty Delong for $16,060.36 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Discover Bank vs. Ashley Jennifer for $10,013.22 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Discover Bank vs. Jackson James for $18,339.32 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

First Baptist Church El Reno will serve as host of the 2024 Night to Shine.

The event is sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. Pastor Grant Findley said the church will have plenty of support from the community to help with the special event.

The prom night experience celebrates people with special needs. It will be held by host churches around the world simultaneously on Friday, Feb. 9.

The relocation of the Canadian County Health Department this spring will ultimately provide a larger space for the county’s family justice center.

The health of county citizens was a prevailing theme when Canadian County Commissioner Dave Anderson spoke during the inaugural State of the County address last week in Yukon.

The four-term District 2 commissioner discussed efforts to expand and improve Canadian County’s health department – a process that began at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.