The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry has received numerous reports from Oklahomans stating they have received unsolicited seeds from foreign countries. These seeds are sent in packages, usually stating the contents are jewelry.   

This act is known as agriculture smuggling. Although these items appear to be harmless, there is a potential of hidden threats in these seeds that could seriously threaten U.S. agriculture and our natural resources. Unsolicited seeds could be invasive, introduce diseases to local plants or be harmful to livestock. 

A former firefighter could face criminal charges after being arrested Friday by Canadian County authorities after he allegedly made arrangements to have sex with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl.

Charles Guess, 37, of Noble, was arrested when he arrived at a local gym where he had allegedly arranged to meet the girl.

Instead, he was surrounded by deputies, said Sheriff Chris West.

West said Guess, who is a former McComb firefighter, was arrested on a complaint of solicitation of sex from a minor.

ARDMORE — Four Noble Research Institute research teams each received a two-year, $100,000 grant from Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). The four grants will be used to help improve various aspects of agriculture by fighting pecan scab, improving tall fescue, building plant defenses against disease and helping plants use nitrogen more efficiently.

MUNICIPAL COURT

Diana Renee Wilson, Yukon, speeding in a construction zone, $295.

Courtney Hope Kitchens, Bastrop, La., speeding in a construction zone, $295.

Roberto C. Aguilar, Yukon, speeding in a construction zone, $295.

Joshua S. Tresner, Yukon, speeding in a construction zone, $295.

Randy Chris Solorio, Wichita Falls, Texas, speeding in a construction zone, $295.

Jarico Maurice Hayes, El Reno, speeding, $185.

Kooper Jack Walker, El Reno, speeding, $165.