Deadline for absentee ballot requests nears

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Voters in Canadian County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the Oct. 14 El Reno Public Schools, City of Oklahoma City or Hinton Public Schools special elections should apply now, Canadian County Election Board Secretary Allen Arnold said.

Absentee ballots are available to all registered voters, provided they are eligible to vote in the election requested. No excuse is needed to vote by absentee ballot.

EHS August Students of the Month

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El Reno High School August Students of the Month are Quinn Charmasson, Rhett Davis, Ella Findley, Grant First, Garrett March, Malachi Bilbrey, Addison Kennedy and Bridgette McReynolds.

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Maple honorees

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Maple August Students of the Month are Hazel Resendiz, pre-kindergarten; Cooper Higdon, kindergarten; and Bowen Ellison, first grade.

Also, Abby Bass, sixth grade; Rowyn McKee, second grade; Blaiklyn Barton, fifth grade; Zoe Robles, fourth grade; Creelie Hamons, third grade; Lottie Vise, seventh grade, and Katie Ellis, eighth grade.

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Lawmaker: Time to dismantle OSSAA

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The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association’s recent decision to prevent four teenage boys from playing basketball for Glencoe High School because they transferred into the district, effectively undermining Oklahoma’s open transfer law, has one lawmaker urging his colleagues to dismantle the association and start anew.

“The OSSAA is structured in a way that is unfair to student athletes and families,” said state Rep. Ty Burns, R-Pawnee.

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