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Half a year into the nationwide baby formula shortage and with no foreseeable end in sight, parents are still struggling among scarcity of these products.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Rep. Ty Burns, R-Pawnee, looked into the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) during an interim study before the House Common Education Committee Burns, a former public schoolteacher and coach, requested the study to examine discrepancies in policies related to...

Tulsa Public Schools will be closed on Election Day in November, potentially creating financial strain for many low-income families in the district and delaying classroom instruction at a time when Tulsa students remain far behind their peers in academic outcomes.

LAWSUITS Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Raychel L. Warren and Sean M. Warren for $5,061.44 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. MidFirst Bank vs. Diana Jenkins for $3,162.78 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

The city of El Reno is seeking a $1.5 million loan from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to enhance the well fields that provide water for the city. And once the work is completed, as much as 25 percent of the debt could be written off. City council approved the action last week.

Six artists from across Oklahoma and other states converged on the alley next to the Canadian County Health Department last week to paint the latest murals in the project known as El Reno Walls. The murals took three days to complete.    

Josh Davis wants to ensure Canadian County communities are ready for the next disaster – whether it’s a tornado, ice storm, flood, wildfire or chemical spill.

Canadian County’s elected officers are due to receive a salary increase Jan. 1, 2023. A resolution establishing a base pay for county elected officers, pursuant to Oklahoma state statute, was approved unanimously by county commissioners.

The deadline to request absentee ballots by mail is approaching. Applications must be received by the Canadian County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Oct. 24. County election board acting secretary Allen Arnold said absentee voting is available to all voters and can be submitted several ways.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Thousands of Oklahoma families have used Oklahoma’s new open transfer law to send students to the public schools that best meet their needs.