Gun safety bill passes committee
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Nick Archer, R-Elk City, passed a bill out of the Appropriations and Budget Committee that would encourage responsible gun ownership.
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Public Records - 3/2/2024
LAWSUITS
PBR Rentals LLC vs. Chaseton Pitcock for $1,578.60 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Discover Bank vs. Lucille Rachal for $2,955.53 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
City sees 3 percent increase in February sales tax collections
El Reno is showing positive growth in the area of sales tax, Assistant City Manager Tim Young reported at the February city council meeting.
Young said El Reno’s share of sales tax for the month totaled almost $1.2 million.
He said that was a 3 percent increase over the same period a year ago.
Jury trial set for May in shooting death of former ER officer, sheriff’s deputy
A jury trial is set in May for a Canadian County man charged with his wife’s murder.
Vaughn R. Cannon, 41, is accused of shooting to death Jordan Cannon in August 2023 at their eastern Canadian County home.
Commissioners approve system for p-card buys
Canadian County will implement a purchasing card program after approving a new county policy and designating eight card holders.
County commissioners approved the change last week.
“We’re moving into the p-card world,” Commissioner Tom Manske said.
“This is a great start. I’m excited about this.
County voter registration jumps more than 5,400 in past 12 months
Voter registration is nearing 100,000 in Canadian County, having increased by 5,450 voters (7.1 percent) in the past 12 months.
Canadian County’s total number of registered voters now surpasses 99,000.
State cheers
El Reno High School cheerleaders, from left, Harper Looper, Zoe Wood and Maecy Eaton cheer on a wrestler during last week’s Oklahoma State High School Wrestling Championships.
Oklahoma Senate approves grocery tax cut
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Senate last week sent Gov. Kevin Stitt a bill that would eliminate the state’s sales tax on groceries.
House Bill 1955 passed by a vote of 42-2.
Republicans join Democrats to nix effort to move school board races to November
A handful of House Republican lawmakers joined Democrats to kill a bill that would have moved school board elections to the November ballot.
Committee likes bill to expand scholarship plan for kids of state teachers
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Anthony Moore, R-Clinton, secured unanimous subcommittee passage of a bill that would extend the Oklahoma Promise Scholarship to all children of a certified, full-time teacher who has taught for at least 10 years in an Oklahoma public school classroom and is currently teaching.