June 2024

LAWSUITS

Professional Finance Company Inc. vs. Sarah Hooper for $1,429.60 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Barclays Bank Delaware vs. Cody Beaty for $5,088.99 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One N.A. vs. Marianna Nye for $3,752.82 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Robert Legrande for $2,978.23 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

The halftime show at the 2024 Oklahoma Native All-State Football Game, held at El Reno’s Memorial Stadium, was a demonstration of different styles of Native American dances performed by women and men of all ages.
 

Dion Kaulaity spent his 19th birthday playing the sport he loves in front of his hometown friends and family.

However, the El Reno High School graduate had one birthday wish that he tried hard to make happen but just fell a little short of unwrapping.

“I really wanted to get this win. I was surprised the game was on my birthday and it’s a blessing to be out here. I thought the way we drove down and scored and then stopped them on both of their 2-point conversions that we were going to get the win,” said Kaulaity.

El Reno High School football coach Russell Cook had one simple comment to both the East and West squads following the nail-biting conclusion to the 2024 Oklahoma Native American All-State Football Game.

“After spending nearly a week with those kids, I told them I loved them for who they are and for what they do representing their tribes and communities,” said Cook, who is part Cherokee.

If early numbers are any indication, El Reno Public Schools Summer Food Service Program is on pace to exceed its highest number of meals offered to children between academic calendars.

In the first seven days there were 11,000 meals handed out to children under the age of 18 – which is the mandated age cutoff for services. Now in its ninth year, the program’s record for a single summer topped out between 70,000 and 80,000 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Voters across Canadian County will soon decide who will represent them as their next court clerk.

El Reno Republican Holly Eaton and Yukon Republican Mark Pendergraft are competing to succeed Canadian County Court Clerk Marie Hirst, who decided not to run for a fifth term.

The winner will be determined at the Tuesday, June 18 Republican primary since no other candidates filed for the seat. The next four-year term starts in January 2025.

The El Reno Fire Department used a ladder truck to reach the roof of the El Reno Public Schools Administration Building last week after a small fire broke out.

Superintendent Matt Goucher said roofers were grinding off a metal pipe and a piece of plywood caught fire from the sparks. The roofing company called in the fire.

Goucher added no significant damage was done and all will be repaired.

The building’s roof is being repaired after an insurance claim from 2023 was recently settled.

With the onsite help of game wardens from five surrounding counties, the 2024 Mary K. Ashbook Kids Fishing Derby opened up at Lake El Reno to more than 300 youth anglers.

Conducted by the El Reno Sportsman’s Club, 325 youth anglers from El Reno, Yukon, Mustang, Oklahoma City, Midwest City, Edmond, Okarche, Kingfisher, Hinton, Fort Cobb, Anadarko, Calumet, Chickasha, Geary and Cordell took part in the one-day derby.

In addition to the Ashbrook Foundation, Cordell-based Cut Throat Jig Company and DBR Construction were among the key sponsors of the event.

Canadian County sheriff’s deputies seized 94 pounds of marijuana, 27 kilograms of cocaine and five kilograms of fentanyl after a traffic stop on Interstate 40.

Sheriff''s reports said on May 26, deputies pulled over Gervis Gayle, 64, of California. Deputies allege Gayle was driving a semi-truck and was following too closely behind another vehicle.

During the stop, deputies reported inconsistencies between Gayle’s story and his paperwork for his cargo of frozen foods. Gayle permitted deputies to search his semi-truck.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 18 for the primary election. Canadian County Election Board Secretary Allen Arnold offers some tips to voters, especially those who will be casting a ballot for the first time.

► Mark your ballot using the example posted at your polling place and inside your ballot booth. If you make a mistake, do not try to correct it. Instead, take your ballot to the precinct officials. They will destroy the ballot and issue a new one.