August 2024

LAWSUITS

Discover Bank vs. Bracen Frost for $6,334.48 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Credit Corp Solutions Inc. vs. Jimmy Smith for $3,229.73 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Josiah Johnson for $6,552.37 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Darla Thompson for $998.23 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. D’Ann Hartpence for $3,747.20 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Services for Dressel Andrew Powell will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel.

Dressel passed away Aug. 14, 2024. He was born April 23, 1939.

Taylor Acosta hit a walk-off double as El Reno High School’s softball team defeated Enid 6-5 to close out the 2024 EHS Invitational with an undefeated record.

The Indians improved to 3-1 on the season by sweeping all three games of the El Reno Festival, losing a fourth game to rain. Head coach Bri Michalicka earned her first career win with a 10-0 decision over Lawton Eisenhower, followed by a 4-2 win over Bishop McGuinness.

Though it’s been rumored Piedmont might be throwing the ball more than in past seasons, El Reno High School head coach Russell Cook is taking no chances on the Wildcats making a major offensive shift.

The Wildcats are one of two opponents El Reno will face in the first four weeks of the season, which base out of the flexbone offense. To prepare for the run-heavy offensive attack, Cook opted to renew the preseason scrimmage series with Elk City for a third straight season.

El Reno High School’s volleyball team hosted its annual tournament over the weekend at Jenks Simmons Field House.

El Reno posted a 3-2 record in the event to win the silver bracket championship.

El Reno police officers bagged groceries to raise money for the Special Olympics at United Supermarket a week ago.

Officer Troy George organized the event and had officers participating in the Bagging With Badges program from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Along with the El Reno Police Department, other police departments around the state participated in the program to raise money for the Special Olympics.

A new roof has been installed on the historic Darlington Jail that’s located on the grounds of the Canadian County Historical Museum, 300 S. Grand. 

Museum director Vicki Proctor said materials for the job were donated by Malarkey Roofing. Installers from Precision Roofing made quick work of the project Tuesday morning. 

Imagine being an artist. Maybe a starving artist. But then along comes an entity that sees value in your creativity.

So much so, you can borrow money against the appraised value of your art. And the entity may even help you sell the art to pay off the loan. 

Sound incredible? 

To heavily regulated institutions such as banks, it might be next to impossible, but for a new organization in downtown El Reno, it could just be the ticket. 

Two convicted felons could face more time in prison for allegedly attacking detention officers at the Canadian County Jail.

Yukon’s Angelo Allen Wythe, 23, and El Reno’s Bradley Keith Goodbear, 23, were charged Aug. 8 with assault and battery on a police officer. Wythe was charged with three counts, Goodbear with one count.

The felony cases stem from an Aug. 1 incident at the Canadian County Jail, 301 N. Evans, where Wythe and Goodbear are inmates.

Candidates interested in filing for municipal office in City of El Reno Ward 1 will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 26.

Those who wish to file for a municipal office must submit a Declaration of Candidacy to the Canadian County Election Board Aug. 26, 27 or 28, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.