A new director for the Canadian County Children’s Justice Center has been named.
Associate District Judge Bob Hughey said Melanie Johnson has been named as the next director for the center.
He said she will begin her duties Aug. 24.
Hughey said Johnson’s background, work experience and education made her a good fit to oversee the range of services offered by the Children’s Justice Center.
El Reno Public Schools was one of 175 districts statewide awarded grants last week to receive part of the 50,000 mobile hot spot devices to be used for distance learning plans for the 2020-21 school term.
“We had intended to apply for this grant as a ‘just in case’ scenario,” said El Reno Superintendent Craig McVay.
The Redlands Community College Foundation is holding a raffle for the chance to win a customized 2009 Z06 Corvette.
Proceeds will help launch the eSports program at RCC.
“eSports programs are providing great opportunities for students to attend college and become more engaged in student life,” said Redlands President Jack Bryant.
“Colleges across the country are starting eSports programs and giving students the chance to compete nationally and globally.”
First Baptist Church recently held Movie in the Park Night with the showing of Toy Story 4. Families did sit together but separate groups maintained social distancing and many wore masks or face coverings. Church leaders said attendance was down more than 100 watchers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Tribune photographer/Glen Miller)
Canadian Valley Technology Center will open Aug. 13 with students at all three area campuses.
Administrators will follow the guidelines recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and that of both the Oklahoma Department of Education and the state Department of Health. All of these departments encourage in-person education at this time.
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry has received numerous reports from Oklahomans stating they have received unsolicited seeds from foreign countries. These seeds are sent in packages, usually stating the contents are jewelry.
This act is known as agriculture smuggling. Although these items appear to be harmless, there is a potential of hidden threats in these seeds that could seriously threaten U.S. agriculture and our natural resources. Unsolicited seeds could be invasive, introduce diseases to local plants or be harmful to livestock.
A former firefighter could face criminal charges after being arrested Friday by Canadian County authorities after he allegedly made arrangements to have sex with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl.
Charles Guess, 37, of Noble, was arrested when he arrived at a local gym where he had allegedly arranged to meet the girl.
Instead, he was surrounded by deputies, said Sheriff Chris West.
West said Guess, who is a former McComb firefighter, was arrested on a complaint of solicitation of sex from a minor.
ARDMORE — Four Noble Research Institute research teams each received a two-year, $100,000 grant from Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). The four grants will be used to help improve various aspects of agriculture by fighting pecan scab, improving tall fescue, building plant defenses against disease and helping plants use nitrogen more efficiently.
MUNICIPAL COURT
Diana Renee Wilson, Yukon, speeding in a construction zone, $295.
Courtney Hope Kitchens, Bastrop, La., speeding in a construction zone, $295.
Roberto C. Aguilar, Yukon, speeding in a construction zone, $295.
Joshua S. Tresner, Yukon, speeding in a construction zone, $295.
Randy Chris Solorio, Wichita Falls, Texas, speeding in a construction zone, $295.
Jarico Maurice Hayes, El Reno, speeding, $185.
Kooper Jack Walker, El Reno, speeding, $165.
On the advice of local and state health officials, El Reno Public Schools Superintendent Craig McVay has opted to push forward with the district’s plan to hold in-person classes.
Using the Emergency Power Declaration passed by the El Reno Board of Education in March at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, McVay made the decision to hold in-person classes as well as push back the start of the school year. The school year will now begin Aug. 20.
