A bill aimed at reducing property taxes – which recently passed a state Senate committee – could result in a loss of about $18 million annually to Canadian County.
Senate Bill 1809, authored by Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton (R-Tuttle), would increase the homestead exemption to $5,000 from $1,000 beginning in tax year 2027.
A civil suit filed by a contractor over the Canadian County Courthouse construction bidding process has been dismissed.
On Feb. 18, District Judge Paul Hesse signed an order granting Lingo Construction Services and the Canadian County Public Facilities Authority (CCPFA)’s motions to dismiss the case. A Feb. 20 hearing was stricken from the court docket.
Lingo and the CCPFA were named as defendants in the suit filed Jan. 2 in Canadian County District Court.
A former Mustang High School teacher will be in prison for at least 14.45 years after pleading no contest to six felony counts for his repeated sexual assaults of a high school student between December 2014 and June 2017.
Yukon’s Raymond Thomas Garner, age 63, became a convicted sex offender when he was formally sentenced Feb. 23 in Canadian County District Court.
Jamie Von Tungeln stopped by the Tribune last week and shared this note with me.
“Most Sundays in 1967 and 1968, our mother, Dorothy Riley, baked this banana bread recipe. It was wrapped in wax paper and aluminum foil and put in a shoe box to mail, always adding a note of encouragement.
The smell of sewage was pungent in Teresa Ralls’ Oklahoma City apartment.
LAWSUITS
Meladee Cheadle vs. City of El Reno and Oklahoma Environmental Management Authority of El Reno for an amount in excess of $75,000 for alleged injuries and damages.
Tidewater Motor Credit vs. Justin Cole for $13,054.81 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Westlake Financial Services vs. Natasha Wilborn and Daniel Prairie Chief for $17,391.26 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
El Reno’s Route 66 and especially Adams Park continue to attract attention from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes.
The Gilt Show kicked off the 2026 Canadian County Junior Livestock Show on Sunday.
Gilts are young pigs which have not had piglets.
The weeklong event ends Friday with the annual sale.
An El Reno woman was killed Thursday when her vehicle was involved in a collision with a semi-truck on SH 66 near Manning Road.
El Reno police are investigating the incident, said Assistant Police Chief Kirk Dickerson.
Police and emergency crews were called to the scene at 1:23 p.m., after receiving a 911 call.
Reports said the woman, Blanca Perez Rameriez, 21, of El Reno and formerly of Wayne, suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Construction is in full swing for Canadian County’s new courthouse.
The anticipated date of substantial completion is July 27, 2027, for a four-story, 112,407-square-foot Canadian County Courthouse at 201 N. Choctaw. Maximum guaranteed price is $71,838,991.
County commissioners, convening Feb. 17 as the Canadian County Public Facilities Authority (CCPFA), received a project update with timeline from Tyler Johnson of Lingo Construction and Tayler Thompson of MA+ Architecture.
