September 2020

Redlands Community College has been awarded a five-year grant totaling nearly $1.5 million by the U.S. Department of Education that will allow it to expand instructional offerings for Native American students and others interested in agriculture technology-related careers.

A rubberized flooring will be added to the new Canadian County Fairgrounds Expo Center to help protect horses as they move from the arena to the stalls.

Authorities charged an Oklahoma City man with first-degree murder and armed robbery in connection with the fatal shooting of a clerk at a Canadian County 7-Eleven. Charges were filed against George Lorenz Way in connection with the Sept. 3 death of Laura Taylor.

KP Harris found more than livestock last week in a field west of his home. The Okarche teen encountered a black diamond rattlesnake that measured more than 6 feet when he entered the field to feed horses.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Officials with the Oklahoma State Election Board cautioned voters about a mailing from a Tulsa-based organization, OKVOTE, after state and county election offices received several complaints from voters this week.

El Reno High School’s volleyball team took another step toward the 20-win mark with a 3-0 victory over Class 4A’s 15th-ranked Tuttle last week. The Indians, ranked fourth in Class 5A, improved to 18-5 on the season.

A rabies-infected bat was discovered this week in the area around Bell Cow Lake, located within the Chandler city limits in Lincoln County. This is the second rabies-positive bat found in the area in the past six weeks.

Perhaps you have encountered a phenomenon most Oklahomans are familiar with: Cruising south on I-35, as soon as you cross the Red River the road gets noticeably smoother.

LAWSUITS Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing vs. Lisa G. White for $49,617.21 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Suellen Varnell Siebert, 74, passed away on September 15, 2020 in her home in Austin, Texas, with her daughters Amy and Evelyn by her side. Suellen was born in El Reno, Oklahoma on October 16, 1945 to Elsie Ann (Womack) and Charles Edward Varnell.