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Candidates interested in filing for offices in the City of Piedmont, Town of Calumet, Town of Okarche and Town of Union City will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6.

Allen Arnold, secretary of the Canadian County Election Board, said Declaration of Candidacy forms must be completed and submitted to the county election board no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, when the filing period ends.

Calling all serious karaoke singers.

Sugar Creek Casino in Hinton will host a karaoke contest at the Sugar Creek Event Center, with more than $5,000 in cash prizes to be handed out.

The event will have contestants performing on the 2,000-square-foot stage, complete with lights and concert quality sound.

OKLAHOMA CITY — In 2021, Oklahoma’s tourism industry showed an impressive rebound, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.

New research commissioned by the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department shows the industry generated a record-breaking $10.1 billion in direct visitor spending, increasing industry employment by 4.6 percent and exceeding 2019 visitor spending by 3.2 percent

"I am incredibly proud of the impressive strides made by our state’s tourism industry,” said Gov. Kevin Stitt.

Reporters, lawmakers and legislative observers have spent plenty of time reading in recent years.

More than 3,000 bills and joint resolutions were filed in the House and Senate leading up to the Jan. 26 filing deadline.

While we now have a better sense of what lawmakers wish to accomplish, the picture still isn’t entirely clear. Appropriations bills and resolutions may be filed throughout the session, which begins Monday, Feb. 6 and runs through late May.

The Oklahoma Municipal League in partnership with the Fort Sill Apache Tribe and the city of Lawton hosted the first in a series of meetings called Sovereignty and Cities, United Strength.

OML and the municipalities they represent are interested in forming stronger relationships with the Tribal Nations in their areas.    

The meeting was held Jan. 23.  
   
“We are committed to creating meaningful partnerships with the Tribal Nations,” said Mike Fina, Executive Director of OML.

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business has launched the Center for the Future of Work.

The world of work is changing rapidly and the Center for the Future of Work is committed to collaborating with individuals, businesses and communities to help develop human potential and structure organizations to compliment and capitalize on technological innovations.

“We are very excited to announce the formation of the Center for the Future of Work,” said Dr. Ken Eastman, dean of Spears Business.

LAWSUITS

Southwestern Bell Telephone Company vs. Pathfinder HDD LLC for $14,753.38 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Guild Mortgage Company LLC vs. Heather Renee Walton n/k/a Heather Renee Bradley for $74,535.28 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 6, Block 2, Jerome Addition, El Reno.

Next September’s annual U.S. Army Cavalry Bivouac and Competition will have more history than ever before when the event hosts a massive replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall.

Bill Tempero, president of the U.S. Cavalry Association and Museum, said the Vietnam Memorial Wall will be set up on the parade grounds at historic Fort Reno.

“We’ll have it on the north side of the parade grounds in front of the chapel,” Tempero said.

The Wall will be brought from Texas by the American Veterans Traveling Tribute.

El Reno Now will resume on Thursday, Jan. 26. The breakfast event will be held at 7:30 at the Public Safety Center on SW 27th Street.

Katie Gore with the city of El Reno said the city and El Reno Public Schools have agreed to host the event on a quarterly basis.

Originally, the event was hosted monthly by former El Reno Mayor Matt White and Superintendent Craig McVay.

The dates for the upcoming El Reno Now breakfasts will be Jan. 26, April 27, July 27 and Oct. 26.

Canadian County sheriff’s deputies reportedly found 40 kilos of cocaine after stopping a motorist at I-40 and Radio Road.

Sheriff Chris West said on Jan. 17 at around 6:30 p.m., a deputy stopped a gray-colored 2012 GMC SUV with New Jersey plates for a traffic violation.

After making contact with the driver, the deputy learned the vehicle did not belong to him.

Reports said the deputy became suspicious of the driver’s story concerning his travel between Las Vegas, Nev., and New Jersey.