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Property adjacent to Canadian County’s juvenile center will be surveyed in preparation for a possible sale.

County commissioners have approved an agreement with Elevation Land Surveying to survey a parcel of land at the site of the Gary E. Miller Canadian County Children’s Justice Center, 7905 E. Highway 66.

The property is directly north of Youth & Family Services Donald W. Reynolds Caring Center.

“They have reached out to see if there would be any interest in us selling that property to them,” Commissioner David Anderson said.

Two deputies with the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office were recognized with awards during the annual Oklahoma Sheriffs Association training conference and awards banquet.

During the awards ceremony, Lt. Bruce Reynolds and Sgt. Cody Palmer received Meritorious Service Awards in recognition of the significant contributions they provide as firearms instructors with the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office. 

Early voting begins Wednesday, Nov. 2 for voters in Canadian County. Voters who will not be able to make it to the polls on Election Day have the option of voting early at two remote sites in Canadian County.

Canadian County Election Board Acting Secretary Allen Arnold said early voting is open to all voters.

In response to an incident in 2021, the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) now requires all media, including photographers, to undergo implicit bias training before they can receive credentials to high school playoff sporting events controlled by the OSSAA.

That requirement makes little sense, says one longtime photographer who has long taken pictures of school sporting events for a local school.

“What in the name of conscience has implicit bias got to do with me as a photographer?” said Bob Whitaker.

LAWSUITS

Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Zachary T. West for $2,491.98 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Justin Travis for $2,911.67 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Lyric Mignone for $818.03 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Lana Vanzant for $1,202.68 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a four-part series looking at this year’s recipients of the El Reno High School Distinguished Alumni Award. Four EHS graduates are being honored for their education and life achievements.

Four El Reno High School graduates have been named the recipients of this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award.

The El Reno Chamber of Commerce and the El Reno Tribune are partnering to host a candidate forum prior to the Nov. 8 General Election.

The forum will feature candidates for El Reno mayor and City Council Ward 3.

The candidate forum will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 1 at Redlands Community College.

The one-hour event will feature questions from a moderator as well as the audience.

Candidates for the El Reno mayor position are Steve Jensen and Phillip Church.

The candidates for the Ward 3 council seat are Kevin Marr and David Black.

Since mid-June, dozens of Canadian County small businesses have benefited from no-cost, confidential advice to help them start, grow and succeed.

Emily Beesley is Canadian County’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) business adviser. With her experience, Beesley helps provide businesses, no matter their size or stage with the knowledge, tools and resources they need.

Oklahoma SBDC provides aid at no cost to anyone who wants to start a business or needs help improving or expanding their existing business.

Half a year into the nationwide baby formula shortage and with no foreseeable end in sight, parents are still struggling among scarcity of these products.

In the six weeks leading up to July 24, more than one-fifth of formula products were out of stock and in states like Colorado and Kansas, stock levels dropped below 60 percent in July.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Rep. Ty Burns, R-Pawnee, looked into the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) during an interim study before the House Common Education Committee

Burns, a former public schoolteacher and coach, requested the study to examine discrepancies in policies related to the eligibility of student athletes who transfer from one school to another, specifically Rule 8 in the OSSAA manual as it pertains to Title 70.

He also questioned the organization’s finances and its overall purpose.