July 2024

LAWSUITS

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Houston Stillwell for $2,095.22 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Richard Roberts for $1,201.35 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Falon Lloyd for $1,331.74 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Synchrony Bank vs. Samantha McKenzie for $9,999.14 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Trudy Patterson for $5,953.98 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Urged by the love of his life as well as his longtime coach, a man enters a national tournament in an unknown sport and ends up stunning the field by winning a championship.

Sounds like the script for a Hollywood movie?

“One-hundred percent,” said Brandon Shelton.

Yet, that's just what happened to the former EHS standout wrestler who now teaches several sports through his Shelton Wrestling Academy in Norman.

On a whim he entered the 2024 United States Sambo Championships, held in Denton, Texas, and walked away with the gold medal at 79 kilograms (173.9 pounds).

In case anyone wondered whether the Oklahoma Supreme Court would turn over a new leaf in 2024 and begin interpreting the law as written — as opposed to legislating from the bench — it dispelled that notion with its first case of the year. In Stricklen v. Multiple Injury Trust Fund, the Court was asked to decide whether a section of law from the 2013 workers’ compensation reform was a “special law.” You can’t blame the Petitioner for trying.

Marilyn Elizabeth Stangl of Okarche peacefully went to be with our Heavenly Father on June 29, 2024, at the age of 91, leaving behind a legacy of love and kindness. 

Marilyn was born Aug. 19, 1932, in Kingfisher. She was the daughter of Joe and Teresa (Schaefer) Mueggenborg of Kingfisher. At the age of 16, she graduated high school from Sacred Heart Academy in Wichita.

On July 16, 1953, she married EJ Stangl, and they were blessed with seven children, raising them on a farm northwest of Okarche, where faith and family values were instilled. 

Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a two-part look into the rise and fall of Sellout Crowd website. It originally appeared on www.readfrontier.org.

Berry Tramel is not a man who makes rash decisions. But he had taken a risky leap. 

Evelyn Marie Rodgers passed away June 28, 2024. She was born Sept. 15, 1930, in Santa Rosa, N.M., to parents, Lloyd and Nellie Irwin. Evelyn had a wonderful 93 years of life. 

Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd and Nellie; her husband, Sonny Rodgers; and a daughter, Sharon Olds. 

She is survived by her son, Jim Essinger and wife, Debbie; daughter, Sophie Chatham and husband, Paul; grandchildren, Chance Essinger, Adriana Dunk and Tara Douglas and husband, Corey, as well as two great-grandchildren. 

Members of the El Reno Fire Department’s Water Rescue Team were able to safely locate a missing 13-year-old female on Lake El Reno over the weekend.

According to Fire Chief Jason Duff, the girl was riding a personal watercraft that had become disabled.

The girl was located floating on the north end of the lake near the rocks at the bottom of the dam, according to firefighters on the scene.

The girl and the craft were towed back to the safety of the boat ramp, said Duff.

The famed frontier lawman is buried at the Frisco Cemetery, nestled between El Reno and Yukon.

He is remembered as one of The Three Guardsmen.

His name is Chris Madsen.

Dee Cordry, an El Reno native and a retired agent with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, is a historian who wrote the book, “Alive if Possible … Dead if Necessary,” in 2005 about Chris Madsen, Bill Tilghman and Heck Thomas, the frontier lawmen known as The Three Guardsmen. He has recently been interviewed for an OETA documentary also called “The Three Guardsmen.”

Ross Seed has fresh food and more available at the Farmers Market which runs from 8 a.m. to noon each Wednesday and Saturday.

The leader of a program that helps Canadian County’s most vulnerable youths expressed gratitude to county officials for their enduring support.

Canadian County commissioners unanimously approved an annual contract that provides $25,000 to the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for fiscal year 2025.

One of 19 local CASA programs in Oklahoma, Canadian County CASA serves abused and neglected youths in the foster care system.