January 15, 2026

(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman three times January 15, 22 & 29, 2026)
SOLICITATION FOR BIDS

Separate Sealed Proposal will be received by the Shattuck Public Schools at the location of:

Shattuck Public Schools
602 S. Hickory
Shattuck, OK 73858

The 18th of February 2026 at 6:00 P.M. for the Bid Packages listed below for furnishing labor and materials for the:

Shattuck Public Schools Elementary School

Bid Packages:

1. Concrete (L&M) 16. Flooring Systems
2. Masonry (L&M) 17. Resilient Athletic Flooring (L&M)
3. Structural Steel Fabrication (M) 18. Paints and Coatings (L&M)
4. Structural Steel Erection (L) 19. Miscellaneous Specialty Items (L&M)
5. General Trades (L&M) 20. Gymnasium Equipment (L&M)
6. Millwork (M) 21. Metal Fencing and Gates (L&M)
7. Gypboard, Framing, and Acoustical Work (M) 22. Fire Suppression Systems (L&M)
8. Roofing Systems (L&M) 23. Plumbing (L&M)
9. Pre Engineered Metal Building Systems Fabrication (M) 24. HVAC (L&M)
10. Pre Engineered Metal Building Systems Erection (L) 25. Electrical (L&M)
11. Joint Sealants (L&M) 26. Site Utilities (L&M)
12. Hollow Metal Doors/Frames, Wood Doors, Hardware (M) 27. Specialty Work (L&M)
13. Overhead Coiling Doors (L&M)
14. Aluminum Entrances, Glass, & Glazing (L&M)
15. Ceramic Tile (L&M)

NOTE: For a complete description of the bid packages scope, refer to summary of work in the project manual and alternates.

Said bid will be received at Shattuck Public Schools by Joe D. Hall General Contractors. Immediately following the time stated above the bids will be publicly read aloud at Shattuck Public Schools. Bids received more than ninety-six (96) hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, before the time set for opening bids, as well as bids received after the time set for opening bids, will not be considered, and will be returned unopened.

Contract Documents prepared by:
Corbin Merz & Haney
302 N. Independence
Enid, OK 73701

Contract Documents will be on file at AGC/Dodge OKC, Southwest Construction News OKC, Bid News OKC, and Bid News Tulsa. Bidders may obtain complete sets of drawings and specifications by applying to the office of:

Joe D. Hall LLC
105 Clyde
P.O. Box 100
Elk City, OK 73648
Office: (580)-225-3770 Fax: (580)-225-3420

The Construction Manager at Risk Joe D. Hall LLC, shall reserve the option to bid any package advertised in the solicitation for bid.

A deposit of $100.00 per set will be required. The refund of the deposit will be made as stated in Instruction of Bidders. A cashiers check, certified check, or surety bond in the amount of (5%) of the bid shall accompany the submitted proposal of each bidder.

The owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids based on qualifications set forth in the bidding documents.

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(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman one time, January 15, 2026)
BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
APPLICANT: ROCKIES RESOURCES HOLDINGS LLC )
)
RELIEF SOUGHT: WELL LOCATION EXCEPTION ) Cause CD No.
) 2026-000038
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: ROCKIES RESOURCES HOLDINGS LLC; BE Anadarko II, LLC; Castlerock Resources, Inc.; Duke Minerals Royalty, LLC; Journey Oil & Gas, Inc.; JP Drilling Fund, LLC; Plainview Oil Company, LLC,; Tarpon Jumper, LLC; James E. Parrish 2013 Revocable Trust dated June 7, 2013; The Pfanenstiel Company, LLC; Regions Permian III, LLC; Winding River Energy Services, Corp.; Continental Texas Resources, LLC; Mineralmen, LLC; Oakspring Exploration LLC; Ventana Exploration and Production II, LLC; Anadarko Basin Holdings, LLC; 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, as follows:
(i) Authorizing and permitting an exception to the permitted well location tolerances in the proposed 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, as to the Cherokee common source of supply, so as to allow a horizontal well to be drilled at the location as follows:

Commencement of Completion Interval in Sections 3 and 10:

No closer than 165 feet from the north line and no closer than 660 feet from the west line of the unit comprising said Sections 3 and 10, Township 16 North, Range 23 West of the IM, Ellis County, Oklahoma,

End of Completion Interval in Sections 3 and 10:

No closer than 165 feet from the south line and no closer 660 feet from the west line of the unit comprising said Sections 3 and 10, Township 16 North, Range 23 West of the IM, Ellis County, Oklahoma,
and to be completed in and produce hydrocarbons from the above-named common source of supply; (ii) providing for the re-opening of the cause at such time as the bottom hole location of the well proposed hereunder has been determined; (iii) establishing a proper allowable with no downward adjustment make thereto; (iv) granting such other further relief as may be proper based upon the evidence presented at the hearing herein.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the name of operator(s) and well or wells currently completed in or producing from the common source of supply involved herein on one or more of the tracts of land or drilling and spacing units adjoining or cornering said Sections 3 and 10 toward which the location of the well covered hereby is proposed to be moved are set forth below:

 

 

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the application in this cause requests that the order be entered in this matter be made effective as to the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto and that the authorization and permission requested herein run in favor of the Applicant, Continental Resources, Inc., or some other party recommended by Applicant.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the legal descriptions for the sections adjacent to said Sections 3 and 10 are Sections 2, 4, 9, 11, 14, 15 and 16, Township 16 North, Range 23 West of the IM and Sections 33, 34 and 35, Township 17 North, Range 23 West of the IM, Ellis County, Oklahoma.
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 3rd day of February 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, (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 5th day of January 2026.

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA

KIM DAVID, Chairman
J. TODD HEITT, Commissioner
BRIAN BINGMAN, Commissioner

s/Emily P. Pittman
Emily P. Pittman

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(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman one time, January 15, 2026)

BOOK 18 PAGE 591
January 5, 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 January 2, 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: None. Flag Salute. Suthers moved to approve and sign minutes from the December 23, 2025 regular meeting, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Comments and Concerns from the Public: None. Unfinished Business: None. File moved to audited purchase order and blanket purchase order claims, seconded by Petree, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to approve and sign letter for District #2 to purchase a Peterbilt Truck costing over $50,000.00, seconded by Suthers, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to approve and sign Resolution #39-26 on IRS Regulations for the Election Office for the 2026 year, seconded by Suthers, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to approve and sign Resolution #40-26 on Filing for the Ellis County Fair Board, seconded by Suthers, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Suthers moved to approve and sign Resolution #41-26 appointing Chad Petree as a member to the Newman Memorial Hospital Board for the 2026 Year, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Suthers moved to approve and sign Resolution #42-26 appointing Chad Petree as a member to the OEDA Board for the 2026 Year, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Suthers moved to approve and sign the Execution of Contract for OEDA 2026 REAP Grant Award for the Catesby Fire Department, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. New Business: None. There being no further business to come before the board, Suthers moved to adjourn, seconded by Petree, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File.
Minutes approved on this 12th day of January 2026

 

 

 

 

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(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman one time, January 15, 2026)
BEFORE THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
APPLICANT: ROCKIES RESOURCES HOLDINGS LLC )
)
RELIEF SOUGHT: HORIZONTAL WELL DRILLING )
AND SPACING UNIT ) Cause CD No.
) 2026-000037
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: 1945 Legacy Ventures, LLC; Alberta C. Toman; Amy F. Drewry, f/k/a Amy F. Larson; Andrew Moyer; Anita Joy Connally; Ann Tenant, a/k/a Ann Tennant; Anne I. Larson, a/k/a Anne I. Messer, a/k/a Anne I. Horton, a/k/a Anne L. Horton; Barbara Sue Baker Pond; Barnie Bonser; Belinda Lynn Bonser; Bobby D. Shahan and Delta Mae Shahan, as JTs; Brad Hembree Family Trust, Apryl Hembree McCaslin and Brit Hembree, Trustees; Bradley R. Schiller; Bryan Shane Castor; Bryan Thomas Bonser, s/p/a Bryan Thomas Cole; Buena Williams, deceased; Carl Bradley Cross; Carole J. Drake, LLC; Cathy Diane Canary; Cecil H. Williams, a/k/a Cecil Williams, deceased; Cecil M. Swarthout, deceased; Cecyl Erle Inselman; Celeste M. Lovett & Erin M. Lovett Sherman, Co-Trustees of the Miller C. Lovett and Virginia Lovett 2017 Education Trust; Chevron Corporation; Claire Dishongh Schwartz, Trustee of the Schwartz Irrevocable Trust, dated the 4th of July, 2002; Claremont Corporation; Clarence L. Matheny, deceased, and Janet L. Matheny, as Trustees of the Clarence and Janet Matheny Living Trust; CLM Investments, LLC-Moore Series; CMP Viva LP; Cobblestone Minerals, LP; Cobblestone Minerals, LP; Craig Fred Kirchhoff; Dale L. Bonser; Dale/Peregrine Minerals Fund, LP; Danny J. Williams; Danny R. Bonser; Danny Williams, Successor Trustee of the Lucille Williams Revocable Trust Agreement dated September 22, 1999; Darrell C. Allison, deceased; David L. Inselman and Marilyn S. Inselman, or their Successors in Trust of The David L. and Marilyn S. Inselman Revocable Living Trust, Dated August 19, 2015; David Lance Inselman; Dennis Paul Kirchhoff; Diane Ness Kirchhoff; Donald R. Kirchhoff; Douglas G. Kirchhoff; DP Legacy Central LLC; Drilling Fluids Technology, Inc.; Dwayne A. Kirchhoff; Eckard Cornerstone, LLC; Edward W. Estes; Ellen L. Bonser, deceased; Ellipse Resources, LLC; Encino Anadarko Acquisition, LLC; Encino Anadarko Acquisition, LLC; Ester Inselman; Ester Stout; Eujenia Marcela Dooley, s/p/a Jenny Martinez Dooley; Fifeshire Resources, LLC; Fleischaker Mineral Company; Fortune Natural Resources Corporation; Fred A. Drunagel, deceased; Fulton Collins, Roger Collins, R. H. Wills, Jr., and Donald Moyers, Trustees of The George F. Collin, Jr. Revocable Trust Dated 6/13/1969; Fulton Collins, Roger Collins, RH Wills, Jr and Donald Moyers, Trustees of the George F. Collins, Jr. Revocable Trust dated 6.13.1969; Gary and Will Inselman; Gary and Will Inselman; Gary Inselman; GCH Minerals, LLC; Gerald L. Shahan and Tracy Lynne Shahan, as JTs; Glenda Rae Bonser; Gregory Naifeh Family Investments, LLC; Gregory Renn; Happy Gizzard Minerals, LLC; Harland D. Kirchhoff, deceased; Higra Company; Higra Company; Horizon Pipe & Supply Co., Inc.; Intrust Bank, N.A., Trustee of the Berryman-Shrewder Trust, dated October 8, 1993; Intrust Bank, N.A., Trustee of the J.C. Berryman et al Mineral Trust dated October 25, 1949, a/k/a Berryman et al Trust; J.R. Inselman and Michael Dale Inselman, Co-Trustees of The Riverview Mineral Trust dated February 29, 1984, a/k/a The River View Mineral Trust of 1984, a/k/a The River View Mineral Trust dated February 29, 1984; Jack Larson, deceased; James E. Snyder and Judith R. Snyder, Trustees of the James E. Snyder or Judith R. Snyder Declaration of Trust established May 16, 2007; James H. Click, Jr.; James T. Drunagel; James T. Drunagel; James W. Fox and Helen Su Fox Family Trust, Helen Su Fox, Trustee; James W. Fox and Helen Su Fox Family Trust, Helen Su Fox, Trustee; Janet L. Matheny, as sole Trustee of the Clarence and Janet Matheny Living Trust; Janet Louise Matheny; Jeffery Renn; Jeffrey W. Larson; Jim Bill Duke; Jimmie R. Shahan and Terri Irene Shahan, as JTs; Jocelyn Gray, Trustee, deceased; Jocelyn Hamre, a/k/a Jocely Hamre Gray, deceased; John Quinlan Inselman, deceased; John Quinlin Inselman, Jr.; John Quinlin Inselman, Jr. and Michael Dale Inselman, as Successor Co-Trustees of the John Quinlin Inselman Revocable Trust; John Scott Loots; Joseph R. Stadelman and Diana L. Stadelman; Joseph R. Stadelman and Diana L. Stadelman, JTWROS; Joyce Groves; Judith Rachel Snyder; Kathleen Loots Freeman; Kimberley Fosnaugh; Kimberly K. Michael; Larry Inselman; Larry K. Shed and Carla Shed, Successor Co-Trustees of the Third Amendment and Restatement to the Leonard Ray Taylor and Monte Rhea Taylor Revocable Living Trust dated 11/03/2004; Larry W. and Esther H. Inselman; Lenda Diane Nance; Leon M. Hecht, Jr.; Leon M. Hecht, Jr.; Linda J. Herring; Linda Jo Tarver; Linda Whipple; Loretta Hartman; MADY Minerals, LLC; Marianna Kirchhoff; Marjorie C. Leisher; Mark Chase Emerson; Martha Lovett Emerson, deceased; Maverick Natural Resources, LLC; Meghan Kirchhoff; Mekusukey Oil Company, LLC; Michael Dale Inselman; Muirfield Resources Company; Myra B. Ward Holdings, LLC; Myra B. Ward Holdings, LLC; NWR Mineral Partners, LLC; Pamela Jean Migliore; Pamela Jean Migliore, Trustee of the Pamela Jean Migliore Declaration of Trust established May 15, 2013; Patsy L. Buck, deceased; Paula P. Wohlers; PCR Energy OK LLC; Pearlie Briggs, s/p/a Pearl Lea Briggs; PEC Minerals, LLC; Phoebe M. Bischoff, Successor Trustee of the Miriam R. Lovett Trust-2007 under declaration of Trust dated December 11, 2007; Phyllis Heyliger; Phyllis Joan Heyliger, a/k/a PJ Heyliger, as Trustee of the Phyllis Joan Heyliger Separate Property Trust, dated July 12, 2023; Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Foundation; Providence Minerals, LLC; RBC Exploration Company; RBC Exploration Company; Redstone Oil & Gas Company; Redstone Oil & Gas Company; Regina R. Price; Rhonda Puckett; Richard Leslie Herring; Richard Leslie Herring and Linda Janette Herring Revocable Trust; Rock Island Production Co., LLC; Rockies Resources Holding, LLC; Ronald Ray Inselman; Ryder Stilwell Oil Company, Ryder Stilwell Management Company, Inc, General Partner; Ryder Stilwell Oil Company, Ryder Stilwell Management Company, Inc, General Partner; Salvator Caggiano; Salvator Caggiano; Sam C. Bradshaw; Sam C. Bradshaw; Sandridge Exploration & Production LLC; SMAC Oil Limited Partnership; Southbridge Production Co., LLC; Southbridge Production Co., LLC; Statex Petroleum I, LP; Steve K.C. Liao; Steven E. Hill; Steven James Hauck and Crystal Yoonhi Hauck, as JT’s; Susan J. Koziolek and/or Michael L. Workman, Co-Trustees of the Workman Family Trust, in favored of Susan J. Koziolek, Michael L. Workman and Sherrie R. Workman and Descendants for maximum legal term, for income and discretionary distributions for benefit; Tamara Medina; Tamara Medina a/k/a Tamara Renn; Tango Petroleum Company; Tango Petroleum Company; Tecolote Holdings, LLC; Tecolote Royalty, LP; Teton Properties, LLC; The JoAnne H. Cross Trust dated May 15, 2016, Mari K.C. Gerdes, Trustee; The Riverview Mineral Trust dated February 29, 1984; The Riverview Mineral Trust of 1984; Thomas F. Marshall; Thomas F. Marshall; Three M Oil Company; Tim J. Larson, deceased; Trevor Kirchhoff; Tri-Up, LLC; Tulsa Royalties Company Baptist Foundation of Texas d/b/a HighGround Advisors, agent; Unbridled Resources, LLC, subsidiary of Diversified Energy Company PLC; Unit Petroleum Company; Upland Exploration Oklahoma, LLC; Urban Fund D-1, LP; Urban Fund D-1, LP; Urban Fund IV, LP; Urban Fund IV, LP; Valerie Bonser; Vast Bank, NA; Vendera Management III, LLC; Vendera Resources III, LP; VenPan NonOP, LLC; Vera Mae Migliore Declaration of Trust established March 29, 2010; Vera Mae Migliore, deceased; VR4-MidPan LP; Wald Properties LLC; Wells Resources, Inc.; Wilburn E. Hill, deceased; Will Inselman; William F. Harrity, Jr; William F. Harrity, Jr.; William Van Peetoom and Faye Ann Peetoom, as co-Trustees of the Windy Sweep Living Trust u/a dated 09/18/2025; Winding River Energy Services Corporation; Windsor OK LLC; Woods Research and Development Corp.; Work Horse Energy, LLC; Anadarko Basin Holdings, LLC; G. Nancy Winkelhake; BE Anadarko II, LLC; Castlerock Resources, Inc.; Duke Minerals Royalty, LLC; Regions Permian III, LLC; Journey Oil & Gas, Inc.; JP Drilling Fund, LLC; Plainview Oil Company, LLC; Tarpon Jumper, LLC, Total; James E. Parrish 2013 Revocable Trust dated June 7, 2013; The Pfanenstiel Company, LLC; Cheryl Baxter; Deborah Lindley; Marne Gaylor; Monica Gaylor; 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 OF FURTHER GIVEN that the Applicants, Rockies Resources Holdings LLC, have filed an application in this cause requesting the Corporation Commission to enter an order, to be effective as of the date of the execution thereof or as of a date prior thereto, as follows: (i) amending Order No. 122779 to delete said Sections 3 and 10, Township 16 North, Range 23 West of the IM, Ellis County, Oklahoma, from the purview of the Red Fork Sand common source of supply and to vacate the 640-acre drilling and spacing units previously formed by such order for common source of supply in such lands; (ii) establishing a 1,280-acre horizontal well drilling and spacing unit for the Cherokee common source of supply underlying Sections 3 and 10, Township 16 North, Range 23 West of the IM, Ellis County, Oklahoma. Sections 3 and 10 shall comprise one 1280-acre horizontal well drilling and spacing unit and the perforated interval of the horizontal wellbore shall be located no closer than 660 feet from the horizontal well unit boundary for the Cherokee common source of supply; and (iii) granting such other further relief as may be proper based upon the evidence presented at the hearing herein.
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 3rd day of February 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, (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 5th day of January 2026.

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA

KIM DAVID, Chairman
J. TODD HEITT, Commissioner
BRIAN BINGMAN, Commissioner

s/Emily P. Pittman
Emily P. Pittman

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(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman two times, January 8 & 15, 2026)

Cole File Chad Petree Blake Suthers
Dist. 1 Dist. 2 Dist. 3

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF ELLIS COUNTY
LYNN SMITH, COUNTY CLERK
SECRETARY TO THE BOARD
OF ELLIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

JANUARY 5, 2026

RESOLUTION #40-26
NOTICE OF FILING FOR ELLIS COUNTY FAIR BOARD
Notice is hereby given that the Election of Directors of the Ellis County Fair Board shall be held on January 26, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. during the Commissioner’s meeting at the Ellis County Courthouse.
The filing period for said elections shall be held on January 16, 20, 21, 22, and 23, 2026 each day from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Only registered voters of the County are eligible to file as a candidate.
Any person so filing must reside in the Commissioner’s District or City they seek to represent.
Those persons wishing to file, shall file on the prescribed form, which may be obtained from the office Of the County Clerk during the hours of 8:30 a.m. till 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday Except for Holidays

 

 

 

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(Published in the Northwest Oklahoman one time, January 15, 2026)

BOOK 18 PAGE 585
December 23, 2025
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 December 22, 2025. 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: Jenny Vincent and Mark Fisher. Flag Salute. Petree moved to approve and sign minutes from the December 8, 2025 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 Cole, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to approve and sign Payroll, purchase order, and blanket purchase order claims for payment, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. File moved to approve and sign the Alcoholic Beverage Tax Allocations, seconded by Petree, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. File moved to approve and sign Appropriations for cash and sales tax accounts, seconded by Petree, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. File moved to approve and sign paperwork for District #1 to purchase a JD 644 Wheel Loader costing over $50,000.00, seconded by Petree, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Suthers moved to approve and sign paperwork to complete purchase for a CAT 950 Wheel Loader off of SourceWell for District #3, seconded by Petree, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to approve and sign Resolutions #38-26 setting the Officer’s salaries per Statute for the 2026 year with no changes from the 2025 year, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to approve and sign Report of Conference and Bridge Invoice with CED #8, seconded by File, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. Petree moved to approve and sign Payroll to pay Stipends for Sheriff Office Employees from the 2024 Sheriff’s Office Funding Assistance Grant, seconded by Suthers, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. The Board took action to re-organize the Board for the 2026 Year. Petree moved to retain Blake Suthers as Chairman and Chad Petree as Vice Chairman for the 2026 Year, seconded by Suthers, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File. New Business: None. There being no further business to come before the board, Suthers moved to adjourn, seconded by Petree, voting aye, Suthers, Petree, and File.
Minutes approved on this 5th day of January, 2026

 

 

 

Payment by Fund for Fiscal Year : 2025-2026
Date Range: 12/09/2025 to 12/24/2025

Warrant No Vendor Name Amount Purpose
911 Phone
000019 AT&T $1,030.06 Internet Service

Crt Clk Preservation
000001 Devines Stationery Inc $2,609.00 Filing Cabinet
Extension-St
000037 Wal-Mart – Trevipay $256.83 Supplies
000038 OSU Coop Extension Service Extension F $6,666.66 Professional Services
000039 Latta, Lynda Kay $278.39 Travel
000040 Bay, Dana J. $732.77 Travel
000041 Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc $135.91 Telephone

General
000647 Phillips, Randi R. $315.81 Travel
000648 Smith, Laura Lynn $224.00 Travel
000649 Quick Draw Exterminating LLC $150.00 Pest Control
000650 Helfenbein Pumping $50.61 Oil Change
000651 Amazon Capital Services $262.01 Supplies
000652 Marmic Fire & Safety $2,741.47 Fire Alarm Service
000653 Axon Exterprise Inc $14,433.92 Security Camera
000654 Hilton Garden Inn Edmond $348.00 Hotel
000655 Sams Club Synchrony Bank $63.82 Supplies
000656 Helfenbein Pumping $245.95 Equipment Parts
000657 Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc $147.39 Telephone
000658 UMB Card Services $15.30 Travel
000659 Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc $87.77 Telephone
000660 Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc $145.18 Telephone

Highway
000977 Yellowhouse Machinery Co. $3,587.15 Equipment Repair
000978 Yellowhouse Machinery Co. $477.93 Parts
001029 Bruckner Truck Sales – Enid $45,389.00 Equipment
001030 Warren Power & Machinery Inc. $898.31 Parts
001031 OSU-CTP $30.00 Training
001032 Airgas $37.70 Supplies
001033 Standley Systems $77.10 Copier Lease
001034 Devines Stationery Inc $32.00 Decals
001035 Mahon, Donald $480.00 Labor
001036 Mahon, Donald $180.00 Labor
001037 Mahon, Donald $180.00 Labor
001038 Ionix $150.00 Computer Service
001039 Weldon Parts $3,340.36 Tires Supplies
001040 Atwoods/Farm Plan $257.93 Shop Supplies
001041 Clark Tire LLC $2,089.56 Tires
001042 Earnheart Oil $1,285.30 Oil And Supplies
001043 Weldon Parts $73.40 Parts
001044 O Reilly Auto Parts $60.57 Filters
001045 Warren Power & Machinery Inc. $1,569.03 Equipment Parts
001046 Clark Tire LLC $1,044.78 Tire
001047 Gage Quick Stop LLC $202.56 Diesel
001048 Weldon Parts $62.72 Shop Supplies
001049 Mid West Glove & Supply $550.90 Gloves
001050 Yellowhouse Machinery Co. $1,516.64 Parts
001051 Atwoods/Farm Plan $39.98 Shop Supplies
001052 Northwest Bearing & Ind. Suppl $223.54 Filters
001053 Weldon Parts $298.30 Shop Supplies
001054 Devines Stationery Inc $16.10 Office Supplies
001055 Security National Bank $2,859.37 Lease
001056 Western Equipment L.L.C.. $823.47 Equipment Parts
001057 Warren Power & Machinery Inc. $255.20 Equipment Parts
001058 Cascade Home And Hardware $7.16 Shop Supplies
001059 Ehrlich Tag Agency $80.50 Tag/Title
001060 Ehrlich Tag Agency $89.20 Tag/Title
001061 Sams Club Synchrony Bank $114.88 Supplies
001062 Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc $143.47 Telephone
001063 Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc $205.00 Telephone
001064 Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc $199.80 Telephone
001065 Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc $50.46 Telephone
001066 Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc $43.10 Telephone
001067 Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc $191.26 Telephone
001068 Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc $228.62 Telephone

ML Fee
000027 Amazon Capital Services $212.29 Printer Cartridge
000028 Quill.com $371.98 Printer Cartridge
000029 Pioneer Telephone Cooperative $70.88 Telephone
000030 Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc $59.11 Telephone
000031 Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc $71.65 Telephone

Mtg Cert
000006 Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc $91.68 Telephone

Rural Fire-St
000079 Comstock Oilfield Supply $13.40 Parts
000080 Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc $270.69 Telephone
000081 Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc $97.62 Internet Service

SFA Grant
000025 Medic Pharmacy $632.40 Gun Supplies

SH Svc Fee
000122 Devines Stationery Inc $115.00 Copier Lease
000123 Devines Stationery Inc $30.00 Copier Maintenance
000124 Quick Draw Exterminating LLC $200.00 Pest Control
000125 Oklahoma Dept Of Public Safety $417.00 Olets User Fee
000126 Turn Key Health Clinics $34.92 Inmate Prescription
000127 Benchmark Goverment Solutions LLC $3,513.91 Inmate Groceries
000128 Oklahoma/Texas Panhandle Hat Company $744.00 Uniforms
000129 Amazon Capital Services $23.37 Supplies
000130 Amazon Capital Services $102.28 Courthouse Security
000131 Quick Draw Exterminating LLC $200.00 Pest Control
000132 Turn Key Health Clinics $9,735.65 Professional Services
000133 Amazon Capital Services $271.53 Supplies
000134 Marmic Fire & Safety $6,844.00 Fire Equipment
000135 Medic Pharmacy $347.18 Gun Supplies
000136 Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Inc $1,197.43 Telephone
000137 Verizon $1,021.45 Cell Phone

Grand Total: $127,072.62