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As of Thursday afternoon, a race had developed for the office of Canadian County Court Clerk.

Information provided by the county election board shows incumbent Marie Hirst drew an opponent in Rindie Hunt. Both Hirst and Hunt list their addresses as in El Reno.

County Clerk Sherry Murray filed to maintain the office she holds as did Sheriff Chris West and District 2 Commissioner David Anderson.

Murray is from El Reno, while Anderson and West list their addresses as in Mustang.

The filing period was open until 5 p.m. Friday.

March 19: A man was pulled over for an improper tag. He was arrested for driving under revocation, improper tag display and no insurance. His passenger was arrested for possession of ecstasy pills. The driver was booked in, released and given a court date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The man with the ecstasy pills was held at the county jail.

March 21: An RV exploded and was on fire. Officers and the fire department arrived to control the situation. No one was inside the RV.

Charges against an Oklahoma City truck driver accused in the death of a Yukon businessman have been upgraded to murder.

The Canadian County District Attorney’s Office has filed a second-degree murder charge against Donald Garrett Biffle. He also is charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to court documents, lab tests show that Biffle was under the influence of methamphetamine and amphetamine at the time of the accident that killed businessman Ray Davis.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

John David Vincent, 46; Julie Denise Morgan, 37.

Jeremy Bill Birchfield, 40; Lori Gail Betterton, 51.

Ttendo Sseruyange, 39; Esther Kiyombya, 38.

Ruben R. Ramirez, 57; Alissa Diane Proffitt, 49.

Christy Michelle Koger, 41; Jasman Marie Marrison, 44.

Charley Ryan Walker, 47; Kimberly Ann Faulkner, 51.

Thomas James Lively, 56; Neva Loraine Wood, 60.

Nathan Chance Jensen, 19; Alicia Nathalia Ceballos, 21.

Michael Keith Woodruff, 28; Samantha Jene Wann, 32.

Dillard Girard turned 90 years old on Saturday, April 4, but he couldn’t have a traditional birthday party because of the coronavirus pandemic. So family and friends found a way to celebrate with the Navy veteran, retired El Reno postal worker and lifetime farmer.

The Oklahoma Tax Commission released its figures for El Reno’s April sales and use tax collections and the numbers have Matt White worried.

White is the mayor and acting city manager for El Reno.

The figures are for February collections as well as the projected sales for the period of March 1-15, the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak in Oklahoma.

Several weeks ago, Canadian County Sheriff Chris West said his office was trying to track down ancestors of a deputy who was killed in a shootout with outlaws more than 100 years ago.

West wants to honor Deputy Sheriff Sam Farris who died in the shootout that took place on the streets of Yukon.

The sheriff thought ancestors of the slain lawman may be living in the El Reno area.

Enter Jean Kyle.

Kyle is a genealogy enthusiast.

When should someone get tested for COVID-19?

On Tuesday, the Canadian County Health Department began drive-up testing at its locations in El Reno and Yukon.

“At this point you can go to your physician or you can call the health department if your physician cannot do tests,” said Maggie Jackson, District 2 Community Engagement director.

District 2 covers the seven counties of Canadian, Logan, Kingfisher, Blaine, Major, Garfield and Grant. On the first day of testing in Canadian County, there were 26 swabs taken in El Reno and 20 in Yukon.