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MUNICIPAL COURT

Shane W. Burk, El Reno, dog at large, $145.

Kealah Shaye Wells, Kingfisher, speeding, $165.

Tara Rae Hubbard, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $295.

Aubrey Marie Black, Kansas City, Kan., failure to appear warrant, $295.

Andy Leon Parr, Yukon, expired tag, $165.

Cory James Hoaglin, El Reno, speeding, $165.

Riley Ethan Dawson, Mustang, speeding, $165.

Corrie Seeley, El Reno, dog at large, $145.

Zachariah Tobias Tom, Oklahoma City, failure to appear warrant, $295.

Jupiter Scott McElfresh was welcomed into the world last week at the Integris Canadian Valley Hospital in Yukon.

While the delivery of this newborn was just like thousands of others at Canadian Valley, it was Jupiter’s arrival date that stood out above the rest.

Jupiter’s mother, Nevada, and father, Dalton, were thrilled to see their second child born at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22 at the hospital.

That’s right, Jupiter is a 2-22-22 baby.

The 50th Canadian County Junior Livestock Show kicked off Sunday with the gilt show at the old fairgrounds building.

Sessions are being streamed live and the final sale will be online at www.kencarpenterauction.com.

With a 50 percent increase in registered voters over the past 10 years, Canadian County is adding 10 voting precincts.

New polling places – mostly in eastern Canadian County – will be open for the June 28 primary elections.

“We’ve added an additional 10 precincts to what we had,” Canadian County Election Board Secretary Wanda Armold said.

“We now have 60 precincts.”

As of Feb. 15, Canadian County totaled 90,206 registered voters – up from about 60,000 in 2012. And the numbers keep rising.

Here is the breakdown by political party:

WASHINGTON – Oklahoma tribes are hopeful an update to a century-old law will spur tribal economies and the new rules will create a uniform approach to contracting procedures.    

The Buy Indian Act was created in 1910 to set aside government procurement contracts for Indian-owned businesses. The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service are the sole federal departments the act applies to.

LAWSUITS

Midland Credit Management vs. Tyler N. Segraves for $6,359.04 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Genesis Recovery Services Inc. vs. Cheyenne Michel for $2,063.35 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Bernadette Pittman for $854.42 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Two Tulsa public high schools have started a pilot program called Early College High School.

The plan allows 10th-grade students who qualify to take college courses. If they stick with the program, by the time they graduate they will have earned not only a high school diploma from Tulsa McClain or Tulsa Memorial, but will also have garnered an associate degree from Tulsa Community College.

All for free.

Sounds cutting edge.

Apparently, it’s not.

At Redlands Community College, a varsity team is training for big competitions in one of the most popular and competitive sports today.

If you think football or soccer is the most-watched sporting event globally, think again. eSports have surpassed both as the most popular sporting event to watch, and Redlands Community College is joining the competition with its new eSports program, which launched in spring 2021 with the generous support of the Redlands Community College Foundation.

Homelessness impacts families across the Unites States – and communities in Canadian County are not immune.

That’s the message being shared by Haley Humphrey, who chairs the Canadian County Homeless Task Force committee.

“Homelessness is in everybody’s backyard,” Humphrey said. “Even if you’re not seeing it, it’s there.

“It’s a testament to our non-profits, who have seen such a huge increase (in need), especially with the pandemic, which has exposed homelessness like no other," she said.

With the help of Stasha Turner, right, Ethel Payne holds up her birthday cake during a celebration at St. Katharine’s Retirement Center.

Payne turned 102 years old.