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After about 3 1/2 years, Canadian County’s Family Justice Center will be moving to a new home.

Cardinal Point will occupy what is now the Canadian County Health Department (CCHD) building at 1023 E. Vandament in Yukon. The CCHD’s Yukon and El Reno offices are scheduled to move this spring to a newly remodeled, 33,000-square-foot site at 6100 E. Highway 66 just west of Evans Road. A $3.6 million renovation began last fall at the former El Reno Halliburton plant.

Voters interested in voting by absentee ballot during the 2024 election year can request absentee ballots now using the OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/elections/ovp.

Requests can be accessed by downloading and printing an application from the Oklahoma State Election Board website at oklahoma.gov/elections.

Applications are also available at the Canadian County Election Board and can be mailed, emailed or faxed to the county election board.

The bidding will soon open to build a future Okarche water treatment plant to help the town solve the problem of dangerously high levels of nitrates.

The town has been under an EPA consent order to remove nitrates from the water source. Levels have been high in Okarche for two decades.

In December, trustees moved forward with plans for bids to be taken on construction work for a new $2 million treatment plant.

The location for the plant has been selected on the west side of Okarche.

DIVORCES GRANTED

Chase Bradley Stevens vs. Kristin Elizabeth Stevens.

Leann Robison vs. Michael Wheeler.

Matthew R. Babin vs. Angela J. Babin.

Julia N. Johnston vs. Rodrigo M. Moline.

Dakota Kitchel vs. Jackie Lee Babb.

Jeffrey Matthew Gelm vs. Kylie Ann Gelm.

Braiden Suzanne Lee vs. Stephen J. Lee.

Sierra Marie Hedges vs. Brody Allen Hedges.

Caleb D. Wilds vs. Linzee L. Wilds.

Lindsey Sharise Latham vs. Morgan Ann Latham.

Robert Dustin Bugos vs. Jamie Jon Skaggs.

El Reno city leaders said residents need to be prepared for the arctic temperatures expected to arrive over the weekend.

The weather warnings were issued at the conclusion of last week’s city council meeting.

Mayor Steve Jensen encouraged residents to take precautions and to make sure family and friends are included in plans to stay warm.

A developer’s plan to rezone a piece of property on Gabriel Street from R-3 Multi-Family to Planned Unit Development R-3 was tabled for the second time by the El Reno City Council.

The vote to table until the February meeting was unanimous at last week’s council meeting.

Cesar Salazar is asking to change the zoning at 1415 Gabriel St. from R-3 Multi-Family to a Planned Unit Development (PUD) with a base of Multi-Family Residential.

The plan is to develop five duplexes on the property that consists of .3989 acres.