A report of a runaway child being found led authorities to the discovery of five children in a Piedmont home who had allegedly been abused.
The discovery led to the arrest of two adults.
Tina Marie Ramirez and Anthony Ibeziako were booked into the Canadian County Jail on complaints of child neglect. Ramirez was also booked on complaints of child abuse by injury, neglect and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that an initiative-petition effort may proceed that would link Oklahoma’s minimum wage to the cost of living in places like San Francisco.
That contradicts one of the court’s prior rulings. That alone is not shocking since courts often overturn earlier rulings.
But in this case, the Oklahoma Supreme Court majority refused to explain with a written opinion why justices reversed course, defying judicial norms in ways some warn create vast legal uncertainty in Oklahoma.
Jacqueline LaVon Irion went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 21, 2024, in her hometown of El Reno.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Bryston Scott Peterson, 25; Tania Lee Palmer, 24.
Brandon Wade Knight, 45; Melisa Larie Barker, 35.
Cody Allen Cooper, 28; Angelika Marie Hope Aguilar, 24.
Haven Devon Rush, 27; Debra Raylyn Fancher, 27.
Garrett William Billington, 28; Stacie Diane Wiest, 33.
Tylan Cade Manus, 29; Olivia Joy Baker, 29.
Joseph Ryan Benavides, 34; Lacey Dawn Love, 30.
DIVORCES GRANTED
Mary Mozee vs. Alan Mozee.
Bruce E. Bolin vs. Brenda J. Bolin.
LaVerne Marie Meyer Waggoner went to her heavenly home on March 20, 2024, at the age of 89.
She was born at home Jan. 27, 1935, in Okarche to Henry A. and Mary Bomhoff Meyer and was baptized Feb. 17, 1935, and confirmed on April 10, 1949, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Okarche.
For a team that was considered to be in a rebuilding phase, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team turned out to be a force to be taken seriously during District 5A-1 play.
The Indians went 9-5 in league play for fourth place, but three of those five losses were against Class 5A state semifinalists Carl Albert and Crossings Christian.
Those five losses were by a combined 51 points, with three of those games being single-digit setbacks.
Both EHS teams will be on the road at Chickasha and Noble for the Rose Rock Invitational.
Crimson Creek Golf Course should see more young faces teeing off in the coming months after the city of El Reno and the Men’s Golf Association announced a partnership.
City Manager Matt Sandidge told members of the city council at the March meeting that staff and MGA representatives have been hashing out a “use agreement” over the past several months.
Robbie Irion was at the meeting representing the MGA.
Sandidge said the MGA has operated at Crimson Creek without an agreement for years.
Major work on the underground waterline near the intersection of Rock Island Avenue and Wade Street was completed Wednesday before overnight rains rolled through El Reno.
According to data from the National Weather Service, the city received around four-tenths of an inch of rain.
A new four-story Canadian County Courthouse is projected to open in spring 2027.
An estimated one-year design phase will start soon before a two-year construction process.
“You’re about three years out,” construction manager Stan Lingo told county commissioners at their regular meeting last week.
Commissioners voted 3-0 to approve option 5 for the new Canadian County Courthouse master plan.
