When school board elections were held April 2, the results continued a longstanding trend in Oklahoma: Few voters knew there were any elections under way and school leaders across the state were selected by a small sliver of voters who may not represent the broader community, including most parents.
Following the Feb. 8 suicide of Dagny Benedict, a 16-year-old Owasso girl who recently identified as nonbinary and went by the name Nex Benedict, one prominent 2STGNC+ activist said state officials should no longer require teachers to notify parents of information related to their child’s mental health.
2STGNC+ is an acronym for “Two Spirit, transgender, gender nonconforming+.”
LAWSUITS
BMO Bank N.A. vs. Stephanie Brodersen for $14,079.64 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 9, Block 5, Plantation 2nd Addition, Mustang.
Cornerstone Home Lending vs. Brandon Verdoza for $249,632.72 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 2, Block 8, Westbrooke Estates Section 4, Oklahoma City.
A state law enacted last fall is being cited as the cause of a significant drop in the inmate population at the Canadian County Jail.
An analysis of weekly inmate numbers shows interesting trends over the past six months at the jail, 304 N. Evans.
Canadian County Undersheriff Kevin Ward updates the county commissioners weekly on the jail’s population.
With a capacity to hold 194 inmates, Canadian County’s detention center has seen the population decline steadily since November.
The Redlands Community College Nursing Program owes its longevity and success to vital partnerships with health-care facilities in El Reno and surrounding communities.
Recently, the college’s partnership with Russell-Murray Hospice was recognized with the 2024 Regents Business Partnership Excellence Award.
After an emaciated young girl was found hiding behind a building and five children were taken into state custody, a Piedmont woman is now charged with felony crimes related to abuse.
Tina Marie Ramirez, 43, was booked into the Canadian County Jail after a runaway child was found March 15.
On March 28, Ramirez was charged in Canadian County District Court with two counts of child neglect and four counts of child abuse, according to the Oklahoma Supreme Court Network website.
A 19-year-old El Reno woman was injured last week in a collision that occurred on U.S. 81 at Britton Road.
The accident occurred shortly after 11 a.m. April 3.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Haylee Martin was traveling south on 81 when her vehicle collided with a vehicle driven by Mary Voss, 79, of Yukon.
LAWSUITS
The Credit Union Loan Source LLC vs. Luis Castilleja for $73,652.98 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Stephen and Darla Upchurch and Lacie Upchurch, individually and as mother of C.S. and H.S., minor children, vs. the City of Mustang and Wright Water Corporation for an amount in excess of $75,000 for alleged compensatory and punitive damages.
El Reno’s Carnegie Library got a boost in helping to digitize historic records with a grant from the Oklahoma Historical Society.
This Canada goose seems to be walking off the distance for a birdie putt for Redlands Community College sophomore Clara Peake (background) on the 18th green at Crimson Creek Golf Course last week.
The waterfowl walked around the green and watched golfers come and go through the hole for more than an hour.
See related coverage on the Women’s Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships here.
