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Canadian County commissioners approved contracts between the Gary E. Miller Canadian County Children’s Justice Center and 22 counties “for the provision to secure juvenile detention services” for fiscal year 2023. The vote was 2-1, as it has been for several years.

Zonelle Rainbolt, executive editor of Wesner Publications, took office as president of the Oklahoma Press Association July 1. OPA members elected Rainbolt during the annual business meeting at the June 10-11 OPA Convention in Oklahoma City.

LAWSUITS Alliance Health Midwest vs. Rebekah Shain for $2,378.50 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Department Stores National Bank vs. Sadamae Boland for $2,060.77 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Nick Owen can relate to the sticker shock Oklahomans are experiencing when going to the grocery store to buy products made from wheat that he and other county and state farmers have grown. “Our hands are tied. We have no bearing on what food prices are.

Saint Katharine Drexel Retirement Center celebrated its 15th anniversary in late June. The assisted living and memory care center opened in 2007, built and sponsored in a partnership between Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.

A mobile health unit offers public health on-the-go across Canadian County. The Oklahoma State Health Department’s fifth-wheel trailer is typically out three to four days a week, according to Canadian County Health Department (CCHD) Interim Regional Director Maggie Jackson.

Although a lawsuit over property damage caused by flooding has been settled, a Canadian County woman is waiting anxiously for county officials to remedy drainage issues near her home.

July always brings Oklahoma’s hottest days, and the National Weather Service predicts temperatures this year will be well above average. Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation experts recommend preparing for those long summer days. Drink up!

MUNICIPAL COURT Lonnie Lee Monaco, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $245. Rachel Buckley, El Reno, speeding and failure to appear warrant, $440. Albert Roy Redhat, El Reno, speeding, driving without license issued and failure to appear warrant, $473.

The former Halliburton office building will become the new home for the Canadian County Health Department. County commissioners last week approved spending $6 million in federal stimulus aid to purchase property at 6100 E. Highway 66 for a future Canadian County Health Department location.