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Historic Designation: • National Register of Historic Places (November 14, 1985) Photojournalist: • Michael Schwarz • Emily Cowan. In March 1905, the Commercial Club submitted a petition to the County Commissioners requesting a new county jail. A month later a resolution was passed to erect a brand new jail but the location was not solidified yet. Architectural drawings submitted by Solomon Andrew Layton, in partnership with W. J. Riley, were accepted. Contractor A.C. Kreipke was hired to construct the $18,000 stone structure. Taking on a Doric design the front of the building seems to be something you would see in Washington rather than Oklahoma making it a structure to boast about throughout the county.

No injuries were reported after a small airplane crashed at Sundance Airport near Yukon in eastern Canadian County. Oklahoma City Fire crews responded Sunday afternoon when a Cessna plane crashed near Sara Road north of N.W. Expressway. There were two people on board and neither person was hurt, fire officials...

One person is dead after a crash that happened Tuesday morning on US-270 and North Mayberry Road east of Geary. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said 72-year-old Murray Medicinebird was travelling westbound on US-270 when the vehicle Medicinebird was driving departed the roadway. OHP said the vehicle traveled almost 600 feet...

Canadian County’s four largest cities have received just over $10 million of the county’s $28.8 million federal stimulus award for water and sewer projects. Canadian County commissioners, at their weekly meeting May 30, approved distributions totaling $10,006,630 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to these municipalities:. City...

EL RENO – An agreement has been signed, sealed and delivered to finally make State Highway 66 and Banner Road a permanent four-way stop. Canadian County commissioners on May 15 unanimously approved a resolution to participate with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) in the four-way stop intersection project. This is a state roadway in Canadian County District 1.

CANADIAN COUNTY, Okla. — A 72-year-old man died in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on a highway in Canadian County. Open the video player above to see some of the headlines KOCO 5 is following. According to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol collision report, a 2017 Cadillac XTS was traveling...

The Montgomery County, Kansas Sheriff's Department, along with South Coffeyville Police, Nowata County Sheriff’s Office and Montgomery County Emergency Management Drone team, are currently near the Kansas - Oklahoma State line (US Highway 169 & County Road 1400) on a man hunt for the individual pictured. He is a suspect in a vehicle theft and side-by-side theft.

People across eastern Oklahoma noticed something streaking across the sky late Tuesday night. Several viewers shared videos and pictures showing the bright streak as it swept across the sky overnight. The bright light could be seen across most of eastern Oklahoma. The spectacle is likely the SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying...

The Canadian County Sheriff says correctional officers using Narcan saved multiple inmates during a recent overdose.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma State Superintendent is the target of a lawsuit filed in federal court. Former Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) employees are suing State Superintendent Ryan Walters and his advisor Matt Langston after they were fired for releasing department communications to the media. The lawsuits...

Stacker compiled statistics about where people in Canadian County are looking to buy homes using cross-market demand and monthly inventory data from Realtor.com.

EL RENO – An El Reno man who served Canadian County for more than 40 years is being honored as the first inductee in the Canadian County Junior Livestock Show Hall of Fame. Ted Mittlestaedt contributed 43 years of service to the Canadian County Fair Board – first as a member and then for 33 years as the secretary.

Isolated storms have been the norm for the beginning of the work week, however more widespread activity will be with us Thursday into the weekend. Here’s a look at future radar for Thursday afternoon and evening. After all is said and done with scattered storms, some folks in western...

An 81-year-old Oklahoma man is in the hospital recovering from a killer bee attack. The man suffered over 200 stings and is beyond lucky to be alive. Africanized bees AKA Killer Bees are incredibly dangerous. SCROLL DOWN TO LEARN MORE ABOUT KILLER BEES IN OKLAHOMA. I stumbled across this story...

HUTCHINSON COUNTY, Texas (KVII) — The Canadian River, which extends for more than 1,000 miles in four states (Colorado & New Mexico & Texas and Oklahoma), is flooding in parts of the Texas Panhandle. High visitation areas for off-roaders and other recreational users like Rosita Flats are being asked...

I recently returned from seven days on the sea for a much needed vacation, and when I got back to Oklahoma, I expected it to be sunny and warm, not rainy and cool! Don't get me wrong, the cool weather was a great welcome home before Memorial Day, and with the rain, I didn't have to worry about my flowers while I was away. And it looks like more rain is on its way to Oklahoma!

Legislation that could extend current and recently expired tax compacts with tribes in Oklahoma through 2024 is on Gov Stitt's desk. Senate Bill 26X originally sought to extend the compact for a tobacco tax for 5 years, until criticism from Gov. Stitt prompted the bill to be scaled back. The...

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The queer community is under attack. Every week — sometimes every day — we’re seeing new legislation, new rhetoric or talking points, new book bans and new pushback against the decades of progress made toward something like acceptance or solidarity, in particular targeting trans youth and gender-affirming care.

The competition in Oklahoma barbecue is fierce. You can’t just casually open a barbecue joint without serious consideration. But when you combine the talent of Nick Corcoran, whose reputation and resume includes pitmaster at BurnCo, and the expertise of Brett Rehorn’s Watershed Hospitality Group, you’ve got a winner.