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It appears a runoff is in order for the El Reno School Board Office No. 3 seat. Eric Palmer, 33, led the three-person field with 163 votes, followed by Ronnie Funck, 74, who had 138 votes, just one ahead of Roberta Hamilton, 64, who collected 137 votes.

Planning has kicked off on designs for a new Canadian County courthouse complex - expected to fill an entire city block, if not more. “We have outgrown all the buildings and we’re continuing to grow,” District 3 Commissioner Tracey Rider said.

Anyone interested in fishing, hunting and the great outdoors will have the opportunity to celebrate those activities this weekend, as the Oklahoma Tackle, Hunting & Boat Show takes center stage at Canadian County Expo and Event Center.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said he reached common ground with President Biden on energy issues during the governor’s visit to the White House.

LAWSUITS Mariner Finance vs. Ellen J. Beverly for $4,802.92 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Capital One N.A. vs. Micah McCurtain for $6,388.72 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

All three incumbents filed Jan. 23 – the first day of a weeklong filing period – to retain their seats on the Canadian County Fair Board.

The Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine will be dedicated Feb. 17. The shrine, while located in Oklahoma City, is a part of the heart and soul of Okarche, the birthplace of Stanley Rother, the Catholic priest who gave his life while serving in Guatemala, and is said to be on the path to sainthood.

A 10-member team of inventors who are all enrolled at Canadian Valley Technology Center spend Mondays after school inside the school’s Makerspace classroom. This innovative space on the north side of CV Tech’s El Reno Campus inspires thought and fosters creativity and imagination among students.

American Indian students in Oklahoma public schools could not be prohibited from wearing tribal regalia under legislation that has won committee approval in the Oklahoma Senate. “I was shocked that this was even an issue,” said state Sen. Casey Murdock, R-Felt.

Legislation making it illegal to perform sex-change surgeries on Oklahoma children or inject them with cross-sex hormones or puberty blockers has won easy approval in an Oklahoma Senate Committee. Lawmakers also voted to bar state funds from paying for those procedures.