May 28, 2026
(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman one time, May 28, 2026)
BOOK 18 PAGE 632
May 11, 2026
The board of Ellis County Commissioners met in regular session on the above date at 9:00 a.m. at the Ellis County Courthouse in Arnett, Oklahoma. Agenda posted at 9:00 a.m. on May 8, 2026. Chairman, Blake Suthers, called meeting to order. Roll Call: Blake Suthers, Chad Petree, Cole File, and County Clerk, Lynn Smith, were all in attendance. Absent: None. Public: Todd Atha. Flag Salute. Petree moved to approve and sign minutes from the April 27, 2026 regular meeting, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Comments and Concerns from the Public: None. Unfinished Business: None. Petree moved to audit Purchase Order and Blanket Purchase Order Claims, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to approve and sign purchase order and blanket purchase order claims for payment, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. File moved to approve and sign District 1, 2, & 3 employee time sheets, seconded by Petree, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to approve and sign officers’ monthly reports and Treasurer’s monthly report to the State Auditor and Inspector, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to approve and sign Bridge Inspection Invoice Form from CED #8, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to approve and sign Solid Waste Request Form, 08012024-OCCEDB, seconded by Suthers, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to approve and sign the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, & Forestry Wildlife Services Division Cooperative Agreement for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. The Board reviewed phone quotes received for the Harmon Fire Department Building Add-On from McCraken Construction for $84,500.00, and from Redibuilt for $79,650.00. After review and discussion, Petree moved to accept the lowest bid from Redibuilt, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Suthers moved to allow the County Clerk’s Office to divided money available for Highway Cash Account when they receive the deposit from the Treasurer’s Office, seconded by Petree, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. New Business: None. There being no further business to come before the board, Petree moved to adjourn, seconded by Suthers, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File.
Minutes approved on this 26th day of May 2026
Payment by Fund for Fiscal Year : 2025-2026
Date Range: 05/07/2026 to 05/11/2026
911 Phone
000033 WOODWARD COUNTY 911 $30,000.00 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
000034 PIONEER TELE COOP $1,119.00 INTERNET SERVICE
000035 AT&T $176.99 INTERNET SERVICE
Extension-ST
000063 LATTA, LYNDA KAY $989.56 TRAVEL
000064 BAY, DANA J. $176.97 TRAVEL
Fair Main-ST
000038 MARMIC FIRE & SAFETY $511.98 FIRE EXTINGUISHER SERVICE
000039 O.G. & E. $196.63 ELECTRIC SERVICE
General
001025 TASHA HOSKINS SECRETARY$105.00 ELECTION
001026 TASHA HOSKINS SECRETARY$600.00 POLLING PLACE FEE
001027 NORTHWEST OKLAHOMAN$1,352.00 PUBLICATIONS
001028 OSU-CTP $260.00 REGISTRATION
001029 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVS$398.90 SUPPLIES
001030 JESS WALES CHEVROLET $74.75 VEHICLE REPAIR
001031 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVS $39.37 SUPPLIES
001032 TISDALE & O HARA $10,886.75 ATTORNEY
001033 IMAGENET CONSULTING $8.80 COPIER LEASE
001034 COUNTY BUDGETING SERVICES$650.00 BUDGET SERVICES
001035 TOWN OF ARNETT $297.09 WATER BILL
001036 TOWN OF ARNETT $204.17 WATER BILL
001037 POSTMASTER $68.00 BOX FEE
001038 O.G. & E. $1,117.50 ELECTRIC SERVICE
001039 O.G. & E. $1,809.96 ELECTRIC SERVICE
001040 PIONEER TELE COOP $1,330.05 INTERNET SERVICE
001041 QUICK, CORBYN $191.89 LAND/LOT PURCHASING
Highway
001788 COUNTY LINE SUPPLY $12.00 SUPPLIES
001789 ACCO SPRING CONF $95.00 REGISTRATION
001790 ACCO SPRING CONF $95.00 REGISTRATION
001791 ACCO SPRING CONF $95.00 REGISTRATION
001792 ACCO SPRING CONF $70.00 REGISTRATION
001793 FLEET FUELS $2,160.00 OIL
001794 GRAND ECONOMY MAINT $243.03 SUPPLIES
001795 CASCADE HOME, HARDWARE$25.98 SUPPLIES
001796 GRAND ECONOMY MAINT $201.48 SUPPLIES
001797 GRAND ECONOMY MAINT $441.85 SUPPLIES
001798 WELDON PARTS $2,050.56 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001799 R & R GROCERY $97.90 SUPPLIES
001800 GRAND ECONOMY MAINT $192.65 SUPPLIES
001801 P & K EQUIPMENT INC $2,675.60 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001802 GAGE QUICK STOP LLC $213.41 DIESEL
001803 CLARK TIRE LLC $100.00 SHOP SUPPLIES
001804 LAVERNE FARMERS COOP $4,915.41 FUEL
001805 CASCADE HOME, HARDWARE$31.20 SHOP SUPPLIES
001806 CLARK TIRE LLC $500.00 TIRE REPAIR
001807 K & S TIRE INC $1,176.00 TIRES
001808 CASCADE HOME, HARDWARE$97.77 SHOP SUPPLIES
001809 WOODWARD STEEL CO $26.08 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001810 CLARK TIRE LLC $2,089.56 TIRE
001811 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVS$78.83 SUPPLIES
001812 CLARK TIRE LLC $239.95 BATTERY
001813 NW BEARING & IND. SUPPL$26.59 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001814 LOGAN COUNTY ASPHALT CO.$625.00 ASPHALT
001815 NW BEARING & IND. SUPPL$60.46 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001816 PERFORMANCE EQUIPMENT$117.98 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001817 TOWN OF GAGE $101.50 WATER BILL
001818 TOWN OF GAGE $42.85 DUMPSTER RENT
001819 NW ELECTRIC COOP $94.59 ELECTRIC SERVICE
001820 WELDON PARTS $201.61 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001821 YELLOWHOUSE MACHINERY.$52.48 EQUIPMENT PARTS
001822 HIGH GEAR REPAIR INC. $922.00 TRAILER REPAIR
001823 BRUCKNER TRUCK SALES – ENID$159.99 TRUCK PARTS
001824 GAGE QUICK STOP LLC $273.73 DIESEL
001825 SNB BANK $1,795.84 LEASE
001826 ANCHOR D BANK $4,408.59 LEASE
001827 ANCHOR D BANK $4,216.11 LEASE
001828 STOCK EXCHANGE BANK $4,099.90 LEASE
001829 ANCHOR D BANK $10,000.00 LEASE
001830 ANCHOR D BANK $10,000.00 LEASE
001831 ANCHOR D BANK $2,557.20 LEASE
001832 STOCK EXCHANGE BANK $2,847.36 LEASE
001833 ANCHOR D BANK $3,325.30 LEASE
001834 ANCHOR D BANK $7,373.52 LEASE
001835 SECURITY NAT’L BANK$2,859.37 LEASE
001836 SECURITY STATE BANK $4,565.40 LEASE
001837 IONIX $150.00 COMPUTER SERVICE
001838 O.G. & E. $160.83 ELECTRIC SERVICE
001839 O.G. & E. $51.24 ELECTRIC SERVICE
001840 O.G. & E. $163.27 ELECTRIC SERVICE
001841 O.G. & E. $129.25 ELECTRIC SERVICE
001842 TOWN OF ARNETT $52.00 TRASH FEE
001843 SAMS CLUB SYNCHRONY BANK$73.92 SUPPLIES
001844 APEX MACHINE & TOOL INC$145.00 EQUIPMENT REPAIR
001845 O.G. & E. $52.78 ELECTRIC SERVICE
001846 O.G. & E. $190.40 ELECTRIC SERVICE
001847 MILTON FARMS LLC $3,819.40 CALICHE
001848 ROCKIN 2 RANCH LLC $880.00 CALICHE
001849 MATTHEWS, THOM, SANDRA$5,155.20 CALICHE
001850 SAPP, LINDA $1,123.20 CALICHE
Hospital-ST
000011 NEWMAN MEMORIAL HOSP$51,553.89 SALES TAX FUNDS
ML Fee
000045 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVS$23.11 SUPPLIES
Resale
000008 25 MILE CREEK WIND FARM $1,092,648.01 TAX REFUND
Rural Fire-ST
000156 COMDATA $70.00 FUEL
000157 LAVERNE FARMERS COOP $75.46 FUEL
000158 RITAS QUICKSTOP $126.25 FUEL
000159 POULSON, JASON $1,092.78 EQUIPMENT REPAIR
000160 NW ELECTRIC COOP $190.74 ELECTRIC SERVICE
000161 NW ELECTRIC COOP $158.04 ELECTRIC SERVICE
000162 O.G. & E. $238.96 ELECTRIC SERVICE
SH Svc Fee
000245 STALKER RADAR $3,658.00 RADAR
000246 R & R GROCERY $51.92 INMATE GROCERIES
000247 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVS$225.27 Office Supplies
000248 NW ELECTRIC COOP $54.29 ELECTRIC SERVICE
000249 HELFENBEIN PUMPING $20.00 FLAT REPAIR
000250 PIONEER TELE COOP $24.24 RADIO LOOP
000251 O.G. & E. $53.25 ELECTRIC SERVICE
SR Cit-ST
000029 VENTURE $575.20 FUEL
000030 VENTURE $432.32 FUEL
000031 ELLIS CO TRANSPORT $1,985.88 WAGES
Grand Total: $ 1,296,621.09
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(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman four times, May 14, 21 & 28 and June 4, 2026)
NOTICE OF RESALE OF REAL ESTATE FOR TAXES ELLIS COUNTY, STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Notice is hereby given that, under authority and mandatory requirement of 68 O.S. 3125-3127, each of the hereinafter described lots, tracts, and parcels of real estate, all situated in Ellis County, State of Oklahoma, will be sold at public auction to the highest competitive bidder for cash, provided that for each parcel or tract, the bidder offers a sum equal to or greater than two-thirds of the assessed valuation of such real estate as fixed for the current fiscal year 2025-2026, or the total amount of taxes, ad valorem and special, interest and costs legally due on such property computed to and as of June 8, 2026, whichever is lesser; said sale to be held at the Office of the County Treasurer in the Courthouse at the county seat, Town of Arnett, Ellis County, State of Oklahoma, beginning on the second Monday in June 2026, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and continuing from day to day thereafter between the same hours until said sale has been completed according to law. It is hereby stated that each of said lots, tracts and parcels of real estate hereinafter listed, has remained unpaid for a period of more than three years from the date such taxes first became due and payable; that in the schedule below appears under caption indicating Lands (Section, Township, and Range), City or Town, or subdivision thereof, in which located, following each described lot, tract and parcel of real estate, in the order herein set out, the name of the owner as of 2025-2026, the year or years for which taxes have been assessed but remain unpaid, the total amount of all delinquent ad valorem taxes, costs and interest that have accrued thereon and remain legally due and unpaid as of said first publication of notice of Resale, the total amount of all delinquent special assessments, costs and interests that since accrued thereon and remain due and unpaid as of the first publication in May, the date of said resale and the total due. The above notice applies to the following lots, tracts, and parcels, to-wit:
Type Year Tax Penalty Cost Total
Tax ID: 6230 BRUNSON, RICKY GLENN ESTATE
LOTS 8,10 & 12 BLK 5 Original Town of Fargo, Okla
2022R 579.00 356.09 107.41 1,042.50
2023R 501.00 217.94 5.00 723.94
2024R 516.00 131.58 23.45 671.03
2025R 572.00 42.90 0.00 614.90
Tax: $2,168.00 Penalty: $748.51 Fees: $135.86
Total Due: $3,052.37
Tax ID: 7068 BYERS, SHARON HOLT & DAVID MALCOM WITCHER PT OF LOT 8 & ALL LOT 9 BLK 10 Ellis Addn of Shattuck, Okla
2022R 537.00 330.26 96.97 964.23
2023R 554.00 240.99 14.90 809.89
2024R 626.00 159.63 23.45 809.08
2025R 655.00 49.13 0.00 704.13
Tax: $2,372.00 Penalty: $780.01 Fees: $135.32
Total Due: $3,287.33
Tax ID: 6644 BYERS, SHARON K & DAVID MALCOM WITCHER LOTS 3 & 4 BLK 1 Holts Addn, of Gage, Okla
2022R 295.00 181.43 96.97 573.40
2023R 268.00 116.58 14.90 399.48
2024R 284.00 72.42 23.45 379.87
2025R 283.00 21.23 0.00 304.23
Tax: $1,130.00 Penalty: $391.66 Fees: $135.32
Total Due: $1,656.98
Tax ID: 6282 CHANCELLOR, LADONNA
LOTS 9 & 11 BLK 11 Original Town of Fargo, Okla
2022R 459.00 282.29 107.41 848.70
2023R 397.00 172.70 14.90 584.60
2024R 409.00 104.30 23.45 536.75
2025R 92.00 6.90 0.00 98.90
Tax: $1,357.00 Penalty: $566.19 Fees: $145.76
Total Due: $2,068.95
Type Year Tax Penalty Cost Total
Tax ID: 6804 HEIN, JASON SCOTT
E 140′ BLK 3 Turner Addn of Gage, Okla
2022R 224.00 137.76 107.41 469.17
2023R 202.00 87.87 14.90 304.77
2024R 217.00 55.34 23.45 295.79
2025R 239.00 17.93 0.00 256.93
Tax: $882.00 Penalty: $298.90 Fees: $145.76
Total Due: $1,326.66
Tax ID: 5886 MCKNIGHT, TREVOR RAY
LOTS 5 & 6 BLK 7 First Addn of Arnett, Okla
2022R 201.00 123.62 107.41 432.03
2023R 128.00 55.68 14.90 198.58
2024R 136.00 34.68 23.45 194.13
2025R 132.00 9.90 0.00 141.90
Tax: $597.00 Penalty: $223.88 Fees: $145.76
Total Due: $966.64
Tax ID: 6969 ORR, BERTHA LOUISE ESTATE
LOT 9 BLK 4 College Addition of Shattuck, Okla
2022R 164.00 100.86 107.41 372.27
2023R 169.00 73.52 14.90 257.42
2024R 190.00 48.45 23.45 261.90
2025R 201.00 15.08 0.00 216.08
Tax: $724.00 Penalty: $237.91 Fees: $145.76
Total Due: $1,107.67
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(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman two times May 28 & June 4, 2026)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR ELLIS COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF )
) Case No. PB-2026-18
EUGENE DEVERS, DECEASED )
COMBINED NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE OF HEARING
TO: All persons interested in the Estate of Eugene Devers, Deceased.
You are hereby notified that on the 18th day of May, 2026, the Petitioner, Amber Hargues, filed in the District Court of Ellis County, Oklahoma, a Petition for Summary Administration, Appointment of Special Administrator and Admission of Foreign Will to Probate. The Petitioner has alleged that Eugene Devers, age 88, died on May 21, 2023, his residence was located in Booker, Ochiltree County, Texas. At the time of his death, he had executed a Last Will and Testament dated October 13, 2021, naming Amber Hargues, P.O. Box 1189, Perryton, Texas, 79070 as the Personal Representative and that the total value of the Decedent’s property in Oklahoma is approximately $5,000.00. Attached to the Petition is an Authenticated Copy of the Last Will and Testament of the Decedent and Order Admitting Will to Probate and Authorizing Letters Testamentary. The Petitioner has asked that this Court admit the Will to probate and other summary proceeding pursuant to 58 O.S. § 245, et seq.
The names and addresses of the devisees and legatees named in the Will are as follows:
Name: Amber Hargues
Address: P.O. Box 1189
122 N. Gum
Perryton, Texas 79070
Relationship to Decedent: Sole Devisee and Legatee
Age: Adult
In an Order for Combined Notice entered herein, the Court found that it should dispense with the regular estate proceedings prescribed by law and order notice to creditors and issue an order for hearing upon the Petition for Summary Administration, Appointment of Special Administrator and Admission of Foreign Will to Probate, the Final Account and Petition for Determination of Heirs, Legatees and Devisees and Distribution.
Pursuant to the Order for Combined Notice, all creditors having claims against Eugene Devers, Deceased, are required to present same, with a description of all security interest and other collateral, if any, held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to the Petitioner, Amber Hargues, % Kalen M. Youtsey, Lemon Law Firm, P. O. Box 1066, Perryton, Texas 79070, on or before the 17th day of June, 2026, or the same will be forever barred.
Notice is hereby given that a hearing will be held on the 21st day of July, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the Ellis County Courthouse, 100 S. Washington St., Arnett, Oklahoma 73832, before the Honorable Judge Laurie E. Hays. At the hearing the Court will decide whether to approve the Petition for Summary Administration, Appointment of Special Administrator and Admission of Foreign Will to Probate and the Final Account and Petition for Determination of Heirs, Legatees and Devisees and Distribution of the Petitioner. The Final Account and Petition for Determination of Heirs, Legatees and Devisees and Distribution will be filed herein on or before the 1st day of July, 2026.
You are hereby advised that you must file objections to the Petition for Summary Administration, Appointment of Special Administrator and Admission of Foreign Will to Probate and the Final Account and Petition for Determination of Heirs, Legatees and Devisees and Distribution at any time before the hearing and send a copy to the Petitioner’s attorney, Kalen M. Youtsey, P. O. Box 1066, Perryton, Texas 79070, or you will be deemed to have waived any objections. If you have no objections, you need not appear at the hearing or make any filings with the Court.
If an objection is filed before the hearing, the Court will determine at the hearing whether the Will attached to the Petition shall be admitted to probate, whether summary proceedings are appropriate and, if so, whether the estate will be distributed and to whom the estate will be distributed.
LEMON LAW FIRM
By:/s/Kalen M. Youtsey
Matthew D. Bartosiewicz
OBA No. 21574
[email protected]
Kalen M. Youtsey
OBA No. 35785
[email protected]
Brooke N. Campbell
OBA No. 35038
[email protected]
P. O. Box 1066
Perryton, Texas 79070
Telephone: (806) 435-6544
Facsimile: (806) 329-2613
ATTORNEYS FOR THE PETITIONER
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(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman two times May 28 & June 4, 2026)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR ELLIS COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF )
) Case No. PB-2026-19
RAYMOND DOUGLAS SCHWEITZER, )
A/K/A RAYMOND D. SCHWEITZER, DECEASED )
COMBINED NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND NOTICE OF HEARING
TO: All persons interested in the Estate of Raymond Douglas Schweitzer a/k/a Raymond D. Schweitzer, Deceased.
You are hereby notified that on the 18th day of May, 2026, the Petitioner, Claudette Ehrlich, filed in the District Court of Ellis County, Oklahoma, a Petition for Summary Administration, Appointment of Special Administrator and Admission of Will to Probate. The Petitioner has alleged that Raymond Douglas Schweitzer a/k/a Raymond D. Schweitzer, age 89, died on January 4, 2026, his residence was located in Shattuck, Ellis County, Oklahoma. At the time of his death, he had executed a Last Will and Testament dated April 29, 2020, naming Claudette Ehrlich, 10253 US Hwy 283, Gage, Oklahoma, 73843 as the Personal Representative and that the total value of the Decedent’s property in Oklahoma is approximately $150,000.00. Attached to the Petition is the Original Last Will and Testament of the Decedent. The Petitioner has asked that this Court admit the Will to probate and other summary proceeding pursuant to 58 O.S. § 245, et seq.
The names and addresses of the devisees and legatees named in the Will are as follows:
Name: Judith Grey
Address: 12257 Sam Furr Road, Apt. 324
Huntersville, North Carolina 28078
Relationship to Decedent: Sister, Devisee and Legatee
Age: Adult
Name: Claudette Ehrlich
Address: 10253 US Hwy 283
Gage, Oklahoma 73843
Relationship to Decedent: Special Administrator, Sister, Devisee and Legatee
Age: Adult
In an Order for Combined Notice entered herein, the Court found that it should dispense with the regular estate proceedings prescribed by law and order notice to creditors and issue an order for hearing upon the Petition for Summary Administration, Appointment of Special Administrator and Admission of Will to Probate, the Final Account and Petition for Determination of Heirs, Legatees and Devisees and Distribution.
Pursuant to the Order for Combined Notice, all creditors having claims against Raymond Douglas Schweitzer a/k/a Raymond D. Schweitzer, Deceased, are required to present same, with a description of all security interest and other collateral, if any, held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to the Petitioner, Claudette Ehrlich, % Carson E. Schilling, Lemon Law Firm, P. O. Box 1066, Perryton, Texas 79070, on or before the 17th day of June, 2026, or the same will be forever barred.
Notice is hereby given that a hearing will be held on the 21st day of July, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the Ellis County Courthouse, 100 S. Washington St., Arnett, Oklahoma 73832, before the Honorable Judge Laurie E. Hays. At the hearing the Court will decide whether to approve the Petition for Summary Administration, Appointment of Special Administrator and Admission of Will to Probate and the Final Account and Petition for Determination of Heirs, Legatees and Devisees and Distribution. The Final Account and Petition for Determination of Heirs, Legatees and Devisees and Distribution will be filed herein on or before the 1st day of July, 2026.
You are hereby advised that you must file objections to the Petition for Summary Administration, Appointment of Special Administrator and Admission of Will to Probate and the Final Account and Petition for Determination of Heirs, Legatees and Devisees and Distribution at any time before the hearing and send a copy to the Petitioner’s attorney, Carson E. Schilling, P. O. Box 1066, Perryton, Texas 79070, or you will be deemed to have waived any objections. If you have no objections, you need not appear at the hearing or make any filings with the Court.
If an objection is filed before the hearing, the Court will determine at the hearing whether the Will attached to the Petition shall be admitted to probate, whether summary proceedings are appropriate and, if so, whether the estate will be distributed and to whom the estate will be distributed.
LEMON LAW FIRM
By:/s/Carson E. Schilling
Carson E. Schilling
OBA No. 22813
[email protected]
Matthew D. Bartosiewicz
OBA No. 21574
[email protected]
Kalen M. Youtsey
OBA No. 35785
[email protected]
Brooke N. Campbell
OBA No. 35038
[email protected]
P. O. Box 1066
Perryton, Texas 79070
Telephone: (806) 435-6544
Facsimile: (806) 329-2613
ATTORNEYS FOR THE PETITIONER
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(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman one time May 28, 2026)
TOWN OF FARGO
FARGO UTILITIES AUTHORITY
PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED BUDGET HEARING
For Publication 2026-2027 Budget
A Public Hearing on the Proposed Budget will be held on the 9th day of June 2026 at 6:30 pm at the Town Hall. The Hearing is open to the public and comments on the proposed budget will be welcome. A copy of the Proposed Budget is available in the Town Clerk’s office. A budget for fiscal year 2026-2027 will be adopted at the board meeting following.
TOWN OF FARGO
s/Jessica Hamilton
5-19-2026
GENERAL FUND UTILITIES AUTHORITY
Anticipated Revenue: Anticipated Revenue:
Sales Tax– $48,000 Water– $49,500
Use Tax– $36,500 Trash– $41,000
Franchise Tax– $13,200 Sewer– $23,500
Other– $31,200 :ate Fees– $4,000
Transfer from Utility– $12,000 Grants– $99,500
Take Pride In Fargo — 1/3 Sales Tax– $16,000
Grants–
TOTAL ANTICIPATED REVENUE — $140,900 TOTAL ANTICIPATED REVENUE $233,500
EXPECTED RESERVE (90%) $210,150
ABOVE $12,000 REQUIRED BY
STATE WATER DEPT.– $20,000
TOTAL BUDGETED TO
EXPEND (MAX 90%) — $126,810 FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR BUDGETING $230,150
GENERAL FUND UTILITIES AUTHORITY
Anticipated Expenses· Anticipated Expenses:
Administration Expense– $88,000 Personal Salary– $35,000
Municipal Court & Legal– $1,500 Trash Expense– $33,500
Fire, Safety & Health — $3,800 Material & Supplies– $12,000
Street, Alleys & Sidewalks– Debt Service– $6,309
Police– Contract Labor– $32,000
Code Enforcement — Transfer to Town– $12,000
Animal Control– Grants– $97,500
Materials, Supplies &
Vehicle Expenses– $8,500
Contract Labor– $8,000
Transfer 1/3 Sales Tax– $16,000
TOTAL ANTICIPATED EXPENSES– $125,800 TOTAL ANTICIPATED EXPENSES– $228,309
EXPECTED RESERVE — $1,010 EXPECTED RESERVE– $1,841
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(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman one time, May 28, 2026)
BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
APPLICANT: ROCKIES RESOURCES HOLDINGS LLC )
)
RELIEF SOUGHT: POOLING ) Cause CD No.
) 2026-002144
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SECTIONS 3 AND 10, TOWNSHIP 16 NORTH, )
RANGE 23 WEST OF THE IM, )
ELLIS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA )
NOTICE OF HEARING
STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO: All persons, owners, producers, operators, purchasers and takers of oil and gas, and all other interested persons, particularly in Ellis County, Oklahoma, including the following: Chevron Coporation; Carole J. Drake, LLC; Diversified Energy Company, LLC; Ellipse Resources, LLC; Muirfield Resources Company; Myra B. Ward Holdings, LLC; Uband Fund IV, LP; Claremont Corporation; CMP Viva LP; Muirfield Resources Company; PCR Energy OK LLC; Porterhouse II LLC; SMAC Oil Limited Partnership; The Riverview Mineral Trust of 1984; Three M Oil Company; Unit Petroleum Company; Upland Exploration Oklahoma, LLC; Urban Fund D-1, LP; Urban Fund IV, LP; Wells Resources, Inc.; Redstone Oil & Gas Company; Woods Research and Development Corp.; Pacific Enterprises Oil Company (USA); Teton Range Operating, LLC; Woods Research and Development Corp.; and, if any of the named individuals be deceased, then the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such deceased individual; if any of the named entities is dissolved partnership, corporation or other association, then the unknown successors, trustees and assigns, both immediate and remote, of such dissolved entity; if any of the named parties designated as a trustee is not presently acting in such capacity as trustee, then the unknown successor or successors to such trustee; if any of the named parties designated as an attorney-in-fact is not presently acting in such capacity as attorney-in-fact, then the unknown successor or successors to such attorney-in-fact; and if any of the named entities are corporations which do not continue to have legal existence, then unknown trustees or assigns of such parties.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Applicant, Rockies Resources Holdings LLC, has filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission to enter an order pooling the interests of the oil and gas owners, and adjudicating the rights and equities with respect thereto, in the 1280-acre horizontal drilling and spacing unit comprised of Sections 3 and 10, Township 16 North, Range 23 West of the IM, Ellis County, Oklahoma, for the Cherokee common source of supply with respect to the development of such common source of supply in such unit. The interests of the oil and gas owners involved herein and the rights and equities in respect thereto are sought here to be pooled and adjudicated pursuant to Tit. 52, Okla. Stat., Section 87.1 within and on the basis of the drilling and spacing unit covered hereby, and not limited to a single wellbore. The Applicant has proposed the development of the common source of supply in the proposed drilling and spacing unit involved herein under a plan of development and has proposed to commence such plan of development of such unit by an initial well in the lands covered hereby, and that Applicant has been unable to reach an agreement with the owners of drilling rights named as respondents herein with respect to such proposed plan of development of the common source of supply in the drilling and spacing unit covered hereby.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the Applicant or some other party recommended by Applicant be designated as operator under the order to be entered in this cause of the common source of supply in the drilling and spacing unit involved herein, including the proposed initial well and any subsequent wells under Applicant’s proposed plan of development of such unit. Applicant may request up to one year for the date of the order to enter in this cause, within which to commence the initial well.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be referred to an Administrative Law Judge for hearing, taking of evidence and reporting to the Corporation Commission.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that this cause will be heard before an Administrative Law Judge on the Merits Docket at 8:30 a.m., on the 16th day of June 2026 at the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building, 2401 N. Lincoln Blvd., in the Capitol Complex, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105., and that this notice will be published as required by law and the rules of the Commission.
Due to renovation work at the Jim Thorpe Office Building, the Commission’s Oklahoma City Office is relocating to the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building at 2401 N. Lincoln Blvd., in the Capitol Complex, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105. All hearings, docket calls, and public meetings will be conducted in the Concourse Theater or additional courtrooms located in the tunnel between the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building and the Sequoyah Memorial Office Building. The specific room location, including updates, of each scheduled hearing or public meeting will be available on or before the day of the event at the information desk in the first floor lobby of the Will Rogers Memorial Office Building and on the Commission’s website at: https://oklahoma.gov/occ/court-dockets.html
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Applicant(s) and interested parties may present testimony by telephone. The cost of telephonic communication shall be paid by the person or persons requesting its use. An interested party who wishes to participate by telephone shall contact the Applicants’ attorney, prior to the hearing date, and provide his or her name and phone number.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may appear and be heard. For information concerning this action contact Adam Dolinsky, Telephone: (918) 640-3669., or Emily P. Pittman, attorney, OBA No. 20805, (405) 553-2873, 100 North Broadway, Suite 2900, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. Please refer to Cause CD Number.
DONE AND PERFORMED THIS 21st day of May 2026.
CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA
KIM DAVID, Chairman
J. TODD HIETT, Commissioner
BRIAN BINGMAN, Commissioner
s/ Emily P. Pittman
Emily P. Pittman