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Disabilities Awareness Day set for March 5

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Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services will host People with Disabilities Awareness Day on March 5 at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive in Oklahoma City.

The event brings hundreds of people with disabilities, their families and their supporters together. It runs from noon to 4:30 p.m. and is open to the public.

People are encouraged to wear green to show support for the event.

Gun safety bill passes committee

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Nick Archer, R-Elk City, passed a bill out of the Appropriations and Budget Committee that would encourage responsible gun ownership.

Starting from tax year 2025, House Bill 3427 proposes to provide a tax credit equal to 50 percent of the purchase price of a gun safe or other qualified lockable storage device, up to a maximum of $1,000.

Public Records - 3/2/2024

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LAWSUITS

PBR Rentals LLC vs. Chaseton Pitcock for $1,578.60 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Discover Bank vs. Lucille Rachal for $2,955.53 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Britney Jones for $4,204.79 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Juan Trinidad for $2,008.72 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

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Jury trial set for May in shooting death of former ER officer, sheriff’s deputy

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A jury trial is set in May for a Canadian County man charged with his wife’s murder.

Vaughn R. Cannon, 41, is accused of shooting to death Jordan Cannon in August 2023 at their eastern Canadian County home.

Jordan Cannon, 40, was a Cleveland County sheriff’s deputy and former Okarche and El Reno police officer. Vaughn Cannon also was a Cleveland County sheriff’s deputy and previously a Canadian County deputy.

Vaughn Cannon was charged Sept. 5 in Canadian County District Court with first-degree murder – deliberate intent.

Commissioners approve system for p-card buys

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Canadian County will implement a purchasing card program after approving a new county policy and designating eight card holders.

County commissioners approved the change last week.

“We’re moving into the p-card world,” Commissioner Tom Manske said.

“This is a great start. I’m excited about this. This is going to make business easy.”

County government officials have decided to use the purchasing, or p-card program to streamline the way certain county purchases are made from companies that don’t accept purchase orders.

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County voter registration jumps more than 5,400 in past 12 months

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Voter registration is nearing 100,000 in Canadian County, having increased by 5,450 voters (7.1 percent) in the past 12 months.

Canadian County’s total number of registered voters now surpasses 99,000.

Month-end registration statistics for Jan. 31 show Canadian County with 99,071 registered voters, according to the Oklahoma State Election Board.

Republicans comprise 59.27 percent of the total with 58,723 registrations.

Oklahoma Senate approves grocery tax cut

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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Senate last week sent Gov. Kevin Stitt a bill that would eliminate the state’s sales tax on groceries.

House Bill 1955 passed by a vote of 42-2.

In addition to eliminating the state’s 4.5 percent tax, it would put a moratorium on the ability of cities and counties to raise their sales taxes on groceries until July 1, 2025.

Sen. Mary Boren, D-Norman, joined Senate Appropriations Chairman Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, in voting against the bill.

Thompson cited several needs the state has, and its history of down budget years.

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Republicans join Democrats to nix effort to move school board races to November

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A handful of House Republican lawmakers joined Democrats to kill a bill that would have moved school board elections to the November ballot.

A vote in opposition was a vote to effectively ensure that fewer voters — particularly parents — will be involved since school board elections would continue to be held at unusual times of the year with little-to-no publicity to alert voters that an election is scheduled.