May 2020

Body MUNICIPAL COURT Michael Odell Compton, Alexandria, La., speeding, $165. Tara Nicole Caruso, El Reno, dog at large, $145. Juan Angel Cantu, Rio Grande City, Texas, speeding, $165. James Brandon Cader, Jena, La., speeding, $165.

Body Long before he became an All-State player at El Reno High School, Callen Haydon would spend his youth shooting countless jump shots through the Oklahoma wind in his driveway.

Body Edwina Nell “Sissy” Blackowl-Melendez, 57, made the journey to be with her beloved son, father and brothers on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Sissy was born in El Reno on Feb. 26, 1963.

Body Bobby W. Fulgham died April 24, 2020, at his home in El Reno, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 26, 1950, in West Point, Miss. His family relocated to the Berwick, Pa., area when Bob was approximately 6 months old.  Bob proudly served in the U.S.

Body Vincent Cedric Lederer was born July 14, 1929, in Oklahoma City to Francis Cedrick Lederer and Orpha Nell Lill. Vincent passed away April 6, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. Vincent married the love of his life, Betty Jean Brown on the 4th day of September, 1953.

Body A hearing on a lawsuit filed by an El Reno family that claims roadwork done by the county near their home caused thousands of dollars in flood damage has been postponed.

Body Although the Canadian County Courthouse remains closed to the public because of COVID-19, judges and their staff continue to work from the courthouse. The judges are working on rotating shifts from the courthouse or from home.

Body Tyler McKenzie, a student at Redlands Community College, is one of 50 recipients of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The highly competitive national scholarship will provide McKenzie with up to $40,000 a year to complete his bachelor’s degree.