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Kane White and Evalyn Ellis throw rubber ducks toward the center of the court during a recent Calumet High School basketball game. Both are elementary school students and paid $1 per duck to throw toward a plastic ring at center court.

The city of Yukon is seeking a $2 million grant to develop a downtown park. The Yukon City Council recently approved submitting a 2023 Route 66 Revitalization Grant proposal for development of the park at 25 North 4th Street.

Gov. Kevin Stitt has named education advocate Nellie Tayloe Sanders to serve as Secretary of Education. “Nellie has championed innovative paths in education, particularly for those with dyslexic thinking and unique learning styles,” Stitt said.

The Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA) has named Sandra Shelton as director of Government Affairs, Industry Development and Communications.

Sen. Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa, has filed legislation aimed at incentivizing the use of firearm safety devices. Senate Bill 1476 would provide a state sales tax exemption to encourage more Oklahomans to take advantage of such equipment.

LAWSUITS LVNV Funding LLC vs. Annette Pride for $969.36 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Mia McCrory for $2,482.87 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Broken water pipes at Jenks Simmons Field House forced Mobile Meals to shut down, hopefully for no more than a week. El Reno Schools Superintendent Matt Goucher said the pipes that broke overnight on Jan. 16 were on an exterior wall at Jenks.

El Reno firefighter Gage Pittman (left) holds a set of battery-powered spreaders as fellow firefighter Nathan Dewberry (center) uses battery-operated cutters.

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...

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.