OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, the chair of the House Common Education Committee, held an interim study examining computer science education in state public K-12 schools.

“We have a huge job market that requires computer science skills, and we don’t yet have enough people to fill these high-paying, competitive jobs,” Baker said. “We want to make sure Oklahoma students are fully equipped to fill those positions should they decide these are the jobs for them.”

Pets are cute and cuddly, but they serve a bigger purpose beyond companionship. Research has shown pets are good for both mental and physical health.

A jury trial is expected in a lawsuit filed over a woman’s fall near the Canadian County Jail.

Mustang’s Pamela Smith is plaintiff in the civil suit against Canadian County commissioners and the city of El Reno. Both defendants deny they are negligent.

The court action stems from injuries Smith sustained in April 2019, after allegedly stumbling and falling on “broken and uneven sidewalk” in front of the old jail building at the corner of Evans Avenue and Rogers Street.

For the second time in three seasons, El Reno High School’s girls softball team is back in the Elite Eight after punching its ticket to state with a sweep of Duncan to win the Class 5A Region 2 Championships.

El Reno went 3-0 in day two of the regional, eliminating Ardmore 10-0, before beating Duncan 9-4 in the first championship game.

The Demons, undefeated in the playoffs to that point, were then handed a 5-0 shutout by the Indians.