August 2021

LAWSUITS

Sandra Zoski vs. Joe Lamb for an amount in excess of $50,000 for alleged injuries and damages.

Thomas Dudek and Linda Dudek vs. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, Rod Eskridge and Ann M. Smith Insurance Agency Inc. for an amount in excess of $75,000 for alleged compensatory and punitive damages.

Dorothy Rose, individually and as next of kin of Charles R. Rose, Deceased, vs. Braums Ice Cream and Dairy Stores for an amount in excess of $75,000 for alleged actual and punitive damages.

Charles Ray Eisenhour went to his heavenly home on Aug. 21, 2021, at the age of 93.

A celebration of his life will be held Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church in El Reno, with interment in the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Charles was born April 11, 1928, the third of six children to George and Bernice Eisenhour. He was raised on a farm southwest of Minco and grew up doing farm work.

A Memorial Mass for Vera Isabelle Weisbrod will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 28 at St. Joseph Church in Union City with Rev. Lance Warren and Deacon Lloyd Menz officiating. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

The Pride of El Reno Marching Band has been working early mornings to learn new music and formations for its 2021 show. Left, Nickalous Fox plays the sousaphone as fellow band members can be seen passing in his instrument's reflection. Jesse Peavler, right, holds sheet music while performing on his trumpet.

Canadian County Sheriff Chris West said he was advised not to comment on the recent hiring of an investigator named in a federal lawsuit concerning the alleged sexual abuse of young girls by a former coach.

West said the district attorney's office advised him not to comment on the matter that involves newly hired investigator Phil Blevins.

As the debate over masks and vaccines to combat the Delta variant of the COVID-19 pandemic grows, so have the numbers of new cases reported to the Oklahoma State Department of Health.

Canadian County remains the fourth highest in the state for total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began more than 18 months ago. The latest OSDH numbers show an increase of 566 cases in the past seven days to 19,148.

The fourth time was a charm for the House of Healing.

The not-for-profit faith-based ministry dedicated to helping teenage girls was the recipient of the latest round of funding provided by the Power of 100 Canadian County.

Organizers of the Power of 100 presented an oversized check to Kathy Boeckman, founder and leader of the House of Healing for the Teenage Soul Inc.

The gift totaled more than $17,300.

Among the major issues addressed during the 2021 legislative session was a funding reform that reduced schools’ ability to receive state payments for departed students, informally referred to as “ghost students.”

Opponents claimed that reform would wreak financial havoc in schools, but a new report confirms that the majority of districts will actually receive increased funding or face no change as a result of the law.

Funeral services for Linda Louise Bassham of Minco were held Friday at the Assembly of God Church, with burial following in the Fairlawn Cemetery in Chickasha. Services were under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.