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An office space has been identified for a new Canadian County special judge.

County commissioners discussed a plan for county maintenance personnel to remodel an area on the second floor the Canadian County Judicial Building for another judge and bailiff.

Canadian County will have a fourth special judge after passage of House Bill 2771 during the 60th Oklahoma Legislature. Increases in population and caseload allowed the county to fill this new judicial position after July 1.

Redlands Community College is more than an institution of higher education. We are a vital economic driver for the state of Oklahoma.

A recent analysis by the University of Cincinnati Economics Center (UCEC) confirms what many in our community already know: Redlands delivers significant value far beyond the classroom.

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Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Regina Degrate for $2,370.15 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Alejandro Robles for $979.83 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Synchrony Bank vs. Daniel Ramirez for $4,280.50 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Donald Mayfield III for $1,651.28 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

In October, a 1943 military hangar at El Reno Regional Airport will once again come alive with the hum of radial engines and the stories of the golden age of aviation.

The newly established nonprofit, The Caldwell Collection at Mustang Field, will officially open its hangar doors to the public Oct. 4, during the city of El Reno’s annual Fly-In event.

El Reno Carnegie Library helped add a new chapter for the community when it combined fitness and reading. The activities came together last week with the opening of the new StoryWalk at Lake El Reno’s Sunset Trail. 

The project, described as innovative, combines literacy, outdoor exploration and family fun. Pages from a children’s picture book are displayed in a series of weatherproof panels spaced along the walking trail, allowing visitors to read the story together while enjoying the lakefront and engaging in healthy activity.

The City of El Reno held its annual fireworks display at Lake El Reno.

The show lasted for more than 10 minutes with a variety of color bursts and patterns.

El Reno youngsters are having a colorful summer thanks to the El Reno Arts Council Art in the Park program.

Sue Bear with the Arts Council said children are creating all kinds of colorful works of art.

The next activity will be July 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Frank Knight Park.

For the 35th year, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes will host the annual Oklahoma Indian Nation Powwow in Concho.

The 2025 edition honors “35 years of tradition and culture,” the Tribes announced. The powwow will be Friday to Sunday, Aug. 1-3 in Concho.

The honorees have been announced for this year’s powwow and will include Elder Cheyenne Ruth Yellowman Brooks; Elder Arapaho Eloise Bushyhead Rice; Senior Miss Yanna Yellowfish; Junior Miss Emily La’Miyah Gray; and Little Miss Parker Blessing.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA) welcomed the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority (OSIDA) on July 1 as the state’s space industry agency merges into the department.

The move, prompted by passage of SB 912 during the 2025 legislative session, is a signal to the nation that Oklahoma intends to launch into a new frontier of space industry development, not only at the Air and Space Port located in Burns Flat, but also across the state.

CHICKASHA — Jim Cowan, executive director of the Chickasha Economic Development Council, has spent years promoting tourism in a city best known for its giant leg lamp.

That changed 18 months ago when a private developer joined city and state leaders to transform a mile-long road through a wheat field into the center of what they’re calling the “Oklahoma Land Run 2.0.”

If all goes to plan, the field will soon be home to an industrial park, anchored by a data center with its own power plant.