Canadian County News

Ordinarily, a school bond election in an Oklahoma City suburb would not be of much interest to residents around here.

Ryan Leonard stopped in Duncan Monday to try to win support for his 2010 campaign, to be the next Attorney General for the state of Oklahoma.

The Grady County Democratic Party will sponsor its annual fund-raiser at 6 p.m. today in the Community Building at the Grady County Fairgrounds.

NOVEMBER 3 Community Dinner A* What: Free hot dogs, chips & tea A* When: Tuesday, Nov.

Swine Flu: Get more information on swine flu, including prevention tips and frequently asked questions.. Six Oklahomans died from swine flu last week, bringing the official tally of reported deaths from the novel H1N1 virus to 17, health officials said.

Residents in northwest Oklahoma County and southeast Canadian County said they are upset with Oklahoma Department of Transportation's decision to resurface Highway 3. Residents say since the road work, the road has become loud and bumpy, but ODOT officials said the project is preventative maintenance.

District Attorney Cathy Stocker called the denial of parole for a convicted murder by the state's Pardon and Parole Board this month "good news." Glen Burton Ake was convicted of the Oct.

A Canadian county district judge has rejected the arguments of the defense attorney for mass-murder suspect Joshua Steven Durcho and ordered the trial to move ahead next Spring.

Murderer Glen Burton Ake is among the 21 inmates in District Attorney Cathy Stocker's district seeking clemency this month from the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board.

The plan is to distribute to pediatricians as well as schools with high rates of absenteeism due to flu-like illnesses.

OKLAHOMA CITY a ' Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson on Tuesday requested an execution date for Canadian County death-row inmate Richard Tandy Smith.

The attempt by a group of communities based in Canadian County to pump more than 80,000 acre feet of water from the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer and transport it to central Oklahoma in 2002 would have depleted area springs and streams if allowed to proceed, a study recently completed by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board reveals.

Community Action Agencies across the state will receive the funding from the Department of Commerce to make homes more energy efficient.

Changes in public policy that focus on preventing family fragmentation could reduce the high cost of divorce, single parenting and unwed childbirth to the state, social policy experts told Oklahoma lawmakers on Tuesday.

Officials from companies based in Oklahoma and Georgia plan on Tuesday to discuss an agreement under which all-electric, street-legal, low-speed vehicles will be assembled and sold in Oklahoma.

A drunk driving case nearly slips through the cracks, at least until our news team looked into the case.

An El Reno man accused of hiding the purchase of a sport utility vehicle from the Internal Revenue Service has pleaded guilty to a federal charge.

An El Reno man accused of hiding the purchase of a sport utility vehicle from the Internal Revenue Service has pleaded guilty to a federal charge.

Many have been encouraged by participation they are seeing in town hall meetings hosted by our national representatives now that healthcare reform has become such a sizzling hot issue.

Many have been encouraged by participation they are seeing in town hall meetings hosted by our national representatives now that healthcare reform has become such a sizzling hot issue.