A repeat felon could see his prison stay extended after being accused of pepper-spraying three detention officers while he was an inmate at the Canadian County Jail.
Weatherford’s Damon Neal Dunbar Jr., 38, was charged with three counts of discharging a stun gun, tear gas, mace or other deleterious agent against an officer and one count of possession of contraband in jail.
The felony case stems from an Oct. 16, 2022, incident at the Canadian County Jail.
Nothing compares to the aroma of fair food, the lights and sounds from the midway and bringing home that 4-H blue ribbon from the county fair. The Canadian County 4-H Office is deep in the planning and preparation stages for the 2023 Canadian County Free Fair - Under the Big Top. This year’s circus-inspired theme promises an excellent family experience filled with county competitions, livestock barn tours, family socials and more.
Canadian County District 1 personnel are working with municipalities to improve roads this summer.
From May to July, county crews will have repaired and assisted with roads in Piedmont, Okarche and Calumet.
“A lot of people don’t know that a road can have parts of it that are owned by the city and other parts owned by the county,” said Canadian County District 1 Commissioner Tom Manske.
A private school voucher program funded with federal pandemic relief dollars selected schools for preferential treatment, awarded funds to families not facing financial hardship and then ran out of funds that could have been used by families that were, according to an audit released last week.
Of the $10 million Gov. Kevin Stitt allocated to the Stay in School program, $6.5 million didn’t align with the program’s purpose, which was to help families impacted financially by the pandemic continue to send their children to private school.
In a recently unveiled “toolkit,” the National Education Association (NEA) advises teachers on strategies to overturn policies that require educators to use a student’s given name rather than a “transgender” name, and the organization also directs teachers to various LGBTQ+ organizations, including one that has defended prostitution and another accused of helping pedophiles access vulnerable youth.
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If it truly takes a village to help raise a child, as the saying goes, then it stands to reason, it must take a family-owned business to help build a community.
Celebrating its 90th year in business, JKM, an El Reno family-owned business, might be “Exhibit A” supporting this argument.
In 1933, Moore Jewelry opened in downtown El Reno. That was the year the late Jimmy Moore was born. He and his brothers, Henry and Clyde, would grow up and join their mother and father, Clyde and Margie Moore, in operating the business that would later transform into JKM.
El Reno hosted two events over the weekend providing fun for all ages.
The first Mental Health Youth Summit Prevention Day was hosted by the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in early June.
The event was intended to help guide Native youth to be mentally, physically and spiritually whole through hands-on workshops, inspirational speakers, music and sharing the day with their peers.
Some 150 people attended an annual celebration that raised about $12,000 to help child victims of abuse.
The Child Abuse Response Team (C.A.R.T.) House’s “Champions for Children Gala” was Saturday, June 17 at a venue provided by Canadian County philanthropist Dave Mathena.
“I can’t say enough how much this man gives during the process,” said Joanne Riley, C.A.R.T. House’s executive director.
“The success of our gala was the result of his generosity.”
