It’s been a long journey for Trey Bishop and his associates.

A member of Canadian County’s Libertarian party, Bishop has spent the last few months seeking signatures for a petition regarding Sunday alcohol sales.

The aim of the petition was for bars and restaurants in Canadian County to be allowed to sell alcohol before 2 p.m. on Sundays.

If the effort had gotten 6,920 signatures, the issue could have gone on a future ballot. The petition didn’t reach its goal by the cutoff date of Dec. 23.

On Dec. 30, ABLE Commission officers conducted 40 alcohol compliance checks throughout Canadian County. Reports said two of the 40 stores checked were cited for selling alcohol to a minor.

Alcohol compliance checks are a tool law enforcement can use to reduce the availability of alcohol to underage youth from commercial sources such as bars, restaurants, liquor stores, grocery stores and convenience stores.

Oklahoma, Canadian and McClain counties will receive $338,884 through the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board to supplement emergency food and shelter programs.

The Emergency Food and Shelter National Board is a program of the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, and consists of representatives from American Red Cross, Catholic Charities, U.S.A., National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., The Salvation Army, United Jewish Communities and United Way.

The Canadian County Extension Service will conduct a home landscaping design workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at the Canadian County Fairgrounds, 220 N. Country Club Drive, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The seminar, with a $10 registration fee, is open to home gardeners, landscape professionals and amateur horticulturalists.