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Canadian County commissioners approved a host of agreements and permits during a busy Monday that featured their regular weekly session as well as two special authority meetings.

Sheriff Chris West was on hand during the Monday meeting to field any possible questions about two items pertaining to his department – one of those the renewal of an agreement with Washita County that allows the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office to utilize bed space for overflow prisoners.

A convicted felon has been sentenced to seven years in prison for trying to get a Yukon-area teen to have sex.

He was arrested after the mother of the youngster he was contacting by cell phone got involved.

Oklahoma City’s Krishna Kama Skanes, 40, was convicted June 30 in Canadian County District Court with soliciting sexual conduct or communication with a minor by use of technology.

Skanes pleaded guilty to the felony crime at a preliminary hearing before Canadian County Special Judge Charles Gass. He appeared with his attorney, Douglas Parr.

Oklahoma’s hard red winter wheat harvest is complete as farmers close the book on a season plagued by drought.

Oklahoma State University officials announced last week that OSU surpassed the $50 million fundraising goal for the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall with the generosity of more than 600 donors.

The milestone comes two and a half years after publicly launching the campaign, which will help build a state-of-the-art teaching, research and Extension facility for OSU Agriculture.

LAWSUITS

Kalidy LLC vs. Elizabeth P. Reece and Stacy C. Reese for $2,861.93 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Synchrony Bank vs. Robin Hester for $5,452.34 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Abigail J. Boehm for $6,908.05 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Weokie Federal Credit Union vs. Robert Sestak and Rhonda Sestak for $3,864.59 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

The city of El Reno is trying to bring a little Christmas cheer to the sun-baked days of July in a partnership with participating local businesses.

A Christmas in July - Shop Local promotion will run throughout the month with one lucky shopper winning a $500 shopping spree at local businesses that participate in the promotion.

Each merchant will be provided an entry box and forms.

Any purchase made at that particular store qualifies to be entered into the drawing. The promotion will end July 31 at midnight.

A 4 percent to 5 percent cost-of-living raise for Canadian County employees is being considered as annual county budget talks got under way recently.

Several Canadian County elected officials speaking during a recent 2023 fiscal year budget conference expressed the desire to increase salaries for county personnel who have been faced with higher gas prices and double-digit inflation.

Canadian County Sheriff Chris West has been elected third vice president of the National Sheriffs Association.

Outgoing NSA President Sheriff Vernon Stanforth of Fayette County, Ohio, swore West into the office of third vice president on June 29 during the NSA summer conference in Kansas City, Mo.

“It’s been an extremely incredible experience to serve on the board of directors of the National Sheriffs Association,” West said.

“As third vice president, my role will be somewhat increased from what it was this past year when I served as the NSA secretary.”

According to a press release from the Major County Sheriff’s Office, El Reno’s Jerry Pollard was killed in an oil rig accident on July 7.

The sheriff's office received a 911 call at 8:54 a.m. requesting assistance at a swab rig location approximately six miles outside of Fairview. The release says upon arrival, emergency personnel discovered an operator deceased from being pulled into a cable winch drum.

The Orco Service LLC employee was identified as Pollard.

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Gov. Reggie Wassana has been appointed as the alternate member representing the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Southern Plains Region for the first ever Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee.

The appointment is for a one-year term and was made by U.S. Department of Interior, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland.

The STAC committee is made up of primary tribal representatives from each of the 12 BIA regions and one alternate member from each region.