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Canadian County commissioners agreed to distribute funds from a newly-awarded federal grant to the county’s family justice center.

Cardinal Point, which serves Canadian County’s domestic violence survivors, will receive $50,000 from the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund.

“This is a two-year grant for funding from the federal government to the county,” Commissioner Dave Anderson said. “It’s up to us to determine where we want to invest those dollars.”

WASHINGTON – Despite heated comments and opposition from minority Democrats, the House Appropriations Committee has adopted a Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Bill for the 2024 fiscal year.

Subcommittee chairman Tom Cole (R, Moore) said Oklahoma will be in line for a significant amount of funding under the legislation.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has joined a coalition of nine attorneys general urging the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to reverse course on its proposed rule to impose a special assessment on banking organizations.

The would-be rule is an effort to recover the costs of bailing out elite depositors like venture capitalists and foreign nationals at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank.

MUNICIPAL COURT

Zachary Raymond Younger, El Reno, destroying city/private property, $395.

Kameron Jade Lario, El Reno, dog at large and failure to appear warrant, $390.

George Trey Karty III, El Reno, failure to comply and failure to appear warrant, $390.

Matthew David Martin, El Reno, failure to comply, $145.

Kimberly Vista Williams, El Reno, petit larceny, $595.

Dustin Allen Leeds, El Reno, trespassing on private property and possession of drug paraphernalia, $595.

Chatting about sanctioned races to drag boat drivers, you hear terms like time trial, reaction and dial-in times.

However, ask those same drivers about Outlaw-style events such as the recent Smoke on the Water, and the terminology usually shrinks to one simple word – speed.

“I do like Outlaw-style racing because you never know how fast anybody really is going compared to sanctioned races. Everyone turns them (engines) up,” said Mike King from Chouteau.

Education was the dominant theme last week as the El Reno Chamber of Commerce hosted a Legislative Breakfast.

The event drew an audience of more than 100 to the conference center at Redlands Community College.

In his opinion, Rep. Dick Lowe said the most important piece of legislation passed at the Oklahoma State Capitol this past session dealt with school safety.

“It’s not if it’s going to happen, it’s when it’s going to happen,” Lowe told the audience at last week’s El Reno Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast.

The school safety measure carves out $150 million over a three-year period as part of the more than $5 billion education package approved by lawmakers.

A juvenile was found breathing but unresponsive Saturday night at Lake El Reno. Assistant Police Chief Kirk Dickerson said officers were called to the scene.

Dickerson said officers performed a “sternum rub” in an effort to get the teen to respond.

He said police did not make any arrests because they were unable to determine where the teen got the alcohol.

Dickerson said the condition of the teen was unknown.

Canadian County CASA - Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc. - welcomed its newest volunteers, Joe Anderson and Heather McCarty, who made the commitment to give their time to help abused and neglected children in our community. Judge Bob Hughey swore in the new volunteers.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Trait Thompson, executive director of the Oklahoma Historical Society, was appointed to the Route 66 Centennial Commission by President Joe Biden.

Congress established the Commission to study and make recommendations on how to celebrate the centennial anniversary of Route 66 in 2026.

“I would like to thank Sen. Mitch McConnell for nominating me to the federal Route 66 Centennial Commission and President Joe Biden for appointing me. It is an honor to represent Oklahoma on this distinguished panel,” said Thompson.