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The Oklahoma Supreme Court has struck down casino gaming compacts negotiated by Gov. Kevin Stitt with two tribes, ruling the governor exceeded his authority by including sports betting in the compact agreements.

The new compacts were primarily opposed by other tribal casino operators, including those who have received an outsized share of Oklahoma’s gaming revenue under prior compacts. Stitt and the participating tribes argue the new compacts increase economic benefit to smaller tribes that are at a substantial disadvantage under the old system.

CLINTON — When the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton officially opened on Sept. 23, 1995, it was the first center in the nation dedicated to the history and culture of Route 66, the most famous historic highway in the world.

It is the largest museum from Chicago, Ill., to Santa Monica, Calif., dedicated to the history and culture of Route 66.

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Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Garry B. Bennett for $3,081.07 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Colton Vetter for $5,158.02 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Robin Robles for $5,320.40 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Citibank N.A. vs. Johnny J. Gann Jr. for $1,827.91 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Redlands Community College will hold a ribbon-cutting event Tuesday to unveil the exterior makeover on the east side of the Ray Porter Academic Complex.

The complex is the main entrance for Redlands and has not been updated since the campus opened in the early 1970s. The ribbon-cutting will be at 10:30 a.m.

All who attend are asked to wear masks and practice physical distancing.

“It was our goal to create a modern but welcoming look for visitors entering our campus, and we are very pleased with the final result.

With Oklahoma facing an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, frontline workers are working to aid those affected by the pandemic.

Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal citizen Dana Tammen-Ogilvie has firsthand experience working in the emergency room (ER) as a registered nurse at SSM Health St. Anthony in El Reno. Ogilvie has been working in the health field as a nurse for more than 28 years.

Ogilvie said her job could be trying at times, especially with Canadian County rising to 667 positive cases with six confirmed deaths.

Marvin Novak has farmed in southwest Yukon for decades. At age 85, he still enjoys the process of plowing, planting and patiently waiting for harvest.

Novak applied farm logic to education while serving on the very first Board of Education at Canadian Valley Technology Center.

“Hard to believe that was 50 years ago,” Novak said recently after a day of field discing in preparation for the next growing season.

El Reno police arrested two men on complaints of burglary in separate incidents and officers reportedly found a gun in the possession of one man.

A 19-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly was inside a garage at a home in the 1800 block of Palo Verde Drive.

Two separate accidents on I-40 Tuesday afternoon sent one man to the hospital in critical condition, while the other closed the westbound lanes after semi trucks collided.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Gary Harold Patterson, 56, of Gresham, Ore., was taken by AirEvac to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a semi. The driver of the semi was not identified. The report said the driver was not injured.