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El Reno Public Schools recently announced its site Teachers of the Year award winners and the group of seven were honored last week in a special assembly among peers at the high school.

“This is the time of year we get to come together and honor the hard work of our educators,” said El Reno Superintendent Matt Goucher.

Site teachers are voted on by educators at those schools from a list of eligible candidates.

Goucher said the district Teacher of the Year Award is voted on by a panel of administrators after observing each site winner in the classroom.

A design development process is in full swing for Canadian County’s new courthouse build.

County department heads have been meeting with the project architect, MA+ Architecture, to provide input on the design of each county and district court office that will occupy a new four-story building at 200 N. Choctaw.

More meetings are planned in December.

“It’s moving forward, this is an exciting time!” said District 3 Commissioner Tracey Rider, who chairs the Canadian County Courthouse Building Committee.

Todd Branson, 4-H educator for Oklahoma State University Extension in Canadian County, and Courtney Keck, horticulture educator for OSU Extension in Canadian County, recently graduated from the OSU Extension Leadership Academy. The program concluded with a retreat in Tulsa.

Two men have been charged with instigating and encouraging illegal cockfighting in Piedmont.

Jorge A. Velasco Duran, 36, and Rafael Duran Velasco, 39, were charged Oct. 24 in Canadian County District Court with the felony crime.

Piedmont police responded April 14 to a complaint of cockfighting at a home in the 7700 block of Akeman Drive, according to the affidavit of probable cause for arrest attached to the charge.

How to Cook a Turkey from Heidi Curtis’ kindergarten class at Maple School:

First you need to buy a turkey from the pet store. Before you cook the turkey, you need to put salt on it. Cook the turkey in the oven at 8 degrees for 4 minutes.

After the turkey is cooked, you need to eat it with a fork. You should eat turkey with cookies and pepper. - Grayson B.

A new research laboratory tied to the Oklahoma State University Innovation Foundation is advancing the mission of OSU Ag Research.

OSU Agriculture is responsible for technological discoveries in animal and crop production, 37 wheat varieties resistant to pests and diseases and 10 turfgrass varieties resistant to drought and freezing.

LAWSUITS

Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Austin Gonzalez and Erika Burske for $17,198.73 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Jamie Vazquez vs. Camelot Exteriors LLC for $21,349.20 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Citibank N.A. vs. Judy Patak for $11,227.19 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Gemini Industries Inc. vs. Matador Logistics LLC for an amount less than $75,000 for alleged damages.

It’s official.

El Reno is the bona fide birthplace of the fried-onion hamburger.

The sign says so.

Last week, local fried-onion burger legends, along with those currently entrusted with the cuisine that made El Reno famous, gathered to dedicate a sign. The metal embossed structure rests inside the Mother Road Plaza at the corner of Wade and Choctaw.

It reads:

Canadian County Sheriff Chris West said he visited with the three county commissioners, one at a time, requesting them to pass a resolution increasing the sheriff’s base salary to the maximum of $74,500.

West said his justification being that the Oklahoma Legislature overwhelmingly approved and passed amendments to state statute authorizing the base salary range of Oklahoma sheriffs to be not less than $44,000 and no more than $74,500. Because West serves in a county with a larger population, his salary is $84,200.

How to Cook a Turkey from Ronda Moss’ fifth-grade class at Sacred Heart: