Yukon city leaders said Tuesday night they would not force annexation as they claim Yukon’s neighboring municipality to the west has done.
Yukon City Council, at its Dec. 17 meeting, initiated a process to annex 2,079 acres of unincorporated land immediately west of the city limits toward El Reno. One week before, on Dec. 10, El Reno’s city council initiated annexation efforts for some of the same area.
After a brief warm-up, temperatures are forecast to drop near arctic levels over the weekend and possible snow is expected Monday and Tuesday.
A traffic stop on Interstate 40 in Canadian County led to the arrest of Chun Fu Lin, 43, on complaints of trafficking marijuana.
The incident on Jan. 12 occurred at approximately 3:43 p.m. when a deputy initiated a traffic stop after allegedly observing Lin’s vehicle traveling east on I-40, following a vehicle too closely.
Canadian County commissioners at their Jan. 13 meeting voted 3-0 to renew membership in the National Association of Counties (NACo).
The annual membership fee is $2,295.
Canadian County had previously been a member of NACo, but commissioners were not taking an active role.
On Monday, commissioners cited the potential benefits of attending NACo’s next legislative conference in Washington, D.C.
NACo is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States.
The holiday rush is over, and many people will experience a touch of the winter blues over the next couple of months.
In response to years of feral hogs causing extensive damage to property and agriculture in rural Oklahoma, Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, has introduced SB478, the Free to Hunt Feral Hogs Bill, designed to remove all required permits for hunting feral hogs and free Oklahomans to protect their land, crops and livestock from their destructive impact.
Feral hogs cause an estimated $1.5 billion in damage annually across the United States, with Oklahoma bearing $30 to $50 million in losses each year.
MUNICIPAL COURT
Stormy Porter, El Reno, trespassing on private property, $245.
Christina Deanne McClure, El Reno, failure to stop at stop sign, $165.
Oscar Rodriguez Lozano, El Reno, driving without license issued, $252.
Christine Marie Pannell, Oklahoma City, speeding and driving under suspension, $560.
Marcus Fisher, El Reno, dog at large, $145.
Gerald Par Artinian, Weatherford, speeding, $165.
Craig Allen Clemons, Oklahoma City, speeding, $185.
Bryce Gene Hansen, El Reno, failure to stop at red signal, $165.
El Reno was blanketed by several inches of snow last week and overnight temperatures in the teens and low 20s.
Canadian County’s chief district judge has his sights set on the state’s highest court.
Paul A. Hesse is among 14 applicants who want to fill a vacancy on the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
He is serving his eighth year as a Canadian County district judge.
“I decided to submit my application for the Supreme Court position because of the monumental opportunity to continue to serve our state on the highest court,” said Hesse of Mustang.
“Vacancies on the state Supreme Court are rare.”
When Congress passed a continuing resolution in December in order to avoid a government shutdown, it included a small provision backed by Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK3) with big impacts for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes.
