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Jason Little has resigned as El Reno High School's softball coach after school officials said he violated district policy concerning coaches in the locker rooms.

“I had a group of girls make an accusation that I was in the locker room while they were changing and that I had been doing that since October. That is totally false.

“Due to the accusation, I resigned. I’m not going to coach kids that are making accusations that are totally false,” said Little.

A Piedmont police officer found an emaciated young girl hiding behind a building and the discovery led to four other children being taken into state custody, as well as the arrest of two adults.

Tina Marie Ramirez, 43, was booked into the Canadian County Jail Tuesday, March 19 on three complaints of child abuse by injury, five complaints of child neglect and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Her bail was set at $125,000.

Anthony Chukwuemeka Ibeziako Jr., 26, was arrested on a child neglect complaint. He posted a $50,000 bond and was released.

Five-year-old Maria Ortiz played with baby Easter chicks in their warming incubator at Ross Seed last week, before
picking up one of the chicks and holding it for the camera.

The baby chicks are a popular site at the store each year.

Collyns Cooper pulls the winning ear tag to determine the winner of a custom fire pit.

The fire pit was one of the auction items at the recent Canadian County Junior Livestock Show and Sale.

Ear tags were sold by the Junior Livestock Herdmanship Ambassadors throughout the week of the show as a fundraiser for The Winners Circle and Buckles and Bids.

After the state of Texas imposed age-verification requirements for porn sites, Pornhub announced it would cease business in the state.

Oklahoma could soon join the list of states with similar age-verification laws for porn content.

The proposal has received bipartisan support — and surprisingly vocal push-back from some legislators.