Originally published on April 6, 2021 10:53 am
Voters in 73 of Oklahoma s 77 counties are at the polls on Tuesday to vote in various school board, municipal and special elections.
In a special election in Senate District 22, which includes parts of Oklahoma and Canadian counties, Republican business owner and minister Jake Merrick faces Democratic speech pathologist Molly Ooten. The seat was left open when Stephanie Bice was elected to Congress. The winner will serve as state senator until the seat is up for election again in 2022.
Two Oklahoma City Council seats are at stake in runoff elections. In northwest Oklahoma City s Ward 1, Army veteran Bradley Carter faces insurance agency owner Shay Varnell, and in southwest Oklahoma City s Ward 3, educator Jessica Martinez-Brooks faces merchandising manager Barbara Young.
Oklahomans In 73 Counties Cast Their Ballots In Local Elections
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Two officers selected for new mental health unit
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Ashlynd Huffman/ Stillwater News Press The Stillwater Police Department and their Special Operations Team assisted the Tulsa Police Department in serving a warrant June 22 at 410 W. 9th Ave.
The phrase âdefund the policeâ has taken over social media and dominated conversations across America.
In light of the police scrutiny this year, the Stillwater Police Department and the Oklahoma State University Police Department are joining together to create a Crisis Intervention Team aimed at improving police relations when called to a mental health call.
What is CIT?
Stillwater Capt. Royce Stephens said the CIT unit is not yet up and running, but as the unit advances they will begin looking for grants.