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Inmate Escapes Union City Corrections Facility In Canadian County
Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from a Union City correction facility on Sunday. The Union City Police Department said Samuel Stevens, 26, escaped from the Union City Community Corrections Facility and ran southbound on North Main around 5:42 p.m. Stevens is 6-foot-4, 235 pounds with short brown...
OKC’s urban sprawl continues west
Oklahoma City continues to grow further west into Canadian County. The Oklahoma City Council, at its Tuesday meeting, voted 6-3 to approve an ordinance “extending the corporate limits of The City of Oklahoma City.”. An industrial “mega-site” development is proposed on a 1,250-acre property west of Gregory Road and...
Oklahoma City annexes 320 acres for future mega site, despite local concerns
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Oklahoma City's urban sprawl just grew by about 300 acres. The City Council approved the annexation of a 320-acre plot on the west side of town in unincorporated Canadian County. The city has plans to use the plot of land for a future "mega site"...
Man Connected To 3 Oklahoma Murders Arrested In Arkansas
A man connected to three murders in Oklahoma was arrested in Arkansas, according to police. On Friday around 10 p.m., a man went to check on his brother who he hadn't heard from in a while. When he got to the house, he found Phillip Emerson dead. El Reno Police...
OKC council annexes land for mega industrial site
OKLAHOMA CITY — A divided Oklahoma City Council annexed 320 acres of unincorporated land in Canadian County this week to form an industrial mega site. “Oklahoma City is a growing market. It’s been very appealing to the manufacturing and industrial development businesses,” said Amanda Carpenter, attorney on behalf of the Oklahoma City Industrial and Cultural Facilities Trust that requested the annexation.
Woman charged in death on El Reno street
An Oklahoma City woman is in the Canadian County Jail accused of driving drunk and killing a man on an El Reno public street.Brooke Alexis Mills, 36, was…. Five trustees of Canadian County’s new Title 60 public trust swore an oath of office and elected officers at their first meeting.The Canadian County Expo…
Oklahoma City to expand lines by annexing 320 acres in Canadian County
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City will expand its boundary lines again after the city council voted to annex land in hopes of attracting a large employer. The city will annex 320 acres of Canadian County southwest of Yukon as well as the Clarence Page Airport near Reno and Gregory. The plan is to add that land to a larger parcel to make up a potential 1,000-acre super-site, according to city officials.
West, Steagall, Eaton win big in GOP primary
Canadian County Sheriff Chris West won a third term in Tuesday’s Republican primary, trouncing challenger Justin Mize by an 81.83% majority. West earned 10,040 of the 12,270 votes cast across all 60 Canadian County precincts. “I’m extremely humbled by the overwhelming show of support by the citizens of Canadian...
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