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Art Mix a “hot” success

9 months ago By News Staff

Members of the El Reno Arts Council learned a number of valuable lessons from the first Art Mix on 66 event held last weekend. Maybe the most important being that the next festival will be held in the fall and not the summer.

Sue Johnson, president of the Arts Council, said the inaugural event was a “great success” but the Oklahoma heat in late June was more than many could handle.

“We know we’re moving next year’s festival to the fall, probably September,” Johnson said.

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County juvenile budget grows

9 months ago By Conrad Dudderar - Yukon Progress

A record-high annual budget totaling nearly $10.3 million has been approved for Canadian County’s juvenile center.

The Gary E. Miller Canadian County Children’s Justice Center's fiscal year 2024 budget was approved unanimously by Canadian County commissioners.

Projected revenues and expenditures total $10,285,292.56 for the fiscal year starting July 1.

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Inmate charged

9 months ago By Conrad Dudderar - Yukon Progress

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.

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County fair looks for contestants

9 months ago By News Staff

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.

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County works with towns on roads

9 months ago By Cara Pattison - Yukon Progress

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.

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Audit alleges state misuse of pandemic funds

9 months ago By Jennifer Palmer - Oklahoma Watch

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.

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NEA offers ways to support transgenderism

9 months ago By Ray Carter - Center for Independent Journalism

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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Public Records - 7/1/2023

9 months ago By News Staff

LAWSUITS

Capital One N.A. vs. Jessica Beets for $5,897.79 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One N.A. vs. Daniel Rodriguez for $1,778.32 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One N.A. vs. Michael Ludwig for $3,998.76 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One N.A. vs. Robert Sisk for $5,291.81 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One N.A. vs. Lauren Cossidente for $3,863.56 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

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JKM a key to growth for nine decades

9 months ago By Ray Dyer

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.