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BancFirst will host a community blood drive from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 30. The drive will be held at the BancFirst location at 2000 S. Country Club Road. Every donor can receive a free COVID-19 antibodies test as well as an Oklahoma Blood Institute T-shirt.

The health-care industry and the alphabet make good company. A new partnership has opened the door for PNs in Canadian and Grady counties to become RNs with a bachelor’s degree.

Yukon City Attorney Gary Miller is resigning. Miller, a former Canadian County district judge, made the announcement at the most recent city council meeting. He has served in the role since January 2017. He said his resignation is effective Dec. 31.

LAWSUITS Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Florene Garr for $6,275.95 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Michael S. Knapp for $2,393.28 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

A woman held in the Canadian County Jail since January of 2016 on charges she killed the child she was baby-sitting has died, Sheriff Chris West said. West said Lesley Hendrix collapsed while taking a shower at the jail Sunday evening. She was taken by ambulance to a hospital.

Rose Witcher Learning Center was shuttered Wednesday night after a teacher tested positive for COVID-19. The school houses El Reno Public Schools first and second grades. The building was closed on the recommendation of the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

Guthrie has long been a magnet for filmmakers looking for fresh scenery away from the bright lights and big-city buzz of Los Angeles.

Canadian County commissioners issued a proclamation last week recognizing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Carolyn Husmann, associate director of the Intervention Crisis Advocacy Network (ICAN), said Oklahoma ranks third highest in the nation for intimate partner violence.

CONCHO - The Cheyenne and Arapaho Business Development Corporation has launched Hammerstone Construction Group, its newest subsidiary company.

The Centre Theatre will be the site for a series of Ghost Tours through October. A group billed as Investigating Oklahoma’s Paranormal, or IOKP, will host the tours that started Oct. 9.