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Public Records - 5/31/25

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LAWSUITS

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Nancy York for $3,391.26 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Denali Capital LLC vs. Alyssa Damian for $3,781.00 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Synchrony Bank vs. Chelsea Cook for $2,739.98 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Jessica Hogner for $1,349.54 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Thunder up!

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This young basketball player was sporting his Oklahoma City Thunder jersey at the recent El Reno High School Boys Youth Basketball Skills Camp.

The Thunder won the Western Conference title and will play for the NBA title starting Thursday.

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Area players selected among best of the West

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Three El Reno High School graduates are among the 10 area baseball players to pick up postseason awards, the most notable coming from the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association.

Gavin Tinsley, Davin Shamblin and Hernan Blanco were selected to the 2025 OBCA’s Class 5A All-Star by Class West squad. It was a prerequisite to be considered for a spot on one of the three All-State teams.

The El Reno trio were joined by Calumet graduates Kyler Thiessen, Brett Reed and Carson Cooper, who were named to the OBCA’s Class B All-Star by Class West squad.

Davin Shamblin scoops up a pickoff throw

Learning some new skills

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El Reno High School’s boys basketball team recently held its 2025 Youth Skills Camp inside Jenks Simmons Field House and Annex.

Forty-two campers spent three days learning offensive and defensive team fundamentals as well as individual skills on both ends of the floor. There were also challenges with awards presented at camp’s end.

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Fort Reno: It's time to make it right

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Recently I saw Congressman Frank Lucas in an interview with Oklahoma City television station KWTV. The topic was Fort Reno.

Long before Lucas was elected to Congress in the early 1990s, the Cheyenne and Arapaho people argued Fort Reno rightfully belongs to them. 

Consider this quote from Old Crow, a Cheyenne leader as recorded in government transcripts in the 1890s and reported by Politico in 2014. “We look upon this land as a home and as our mother, and we don’t expect to sell it.” 

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Wassana talks Fort Reno with Trump administration

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The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, a Native American nation in Oklahoma, is trying to negotiate with the Trump administration to see if it can help win back a piece of land that was taken over by the federal government more than 150 years ago.

The nearly 10,000-acre patch of land located near El Reno has been under federal government control since the 1800s and was once used for military purposes.

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Bulls get rough at Mustache Bash

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The bulls had the early hand over the Cowboys during the 13th Annual Mustache Bash held at the Denny Crump Arena.

More than two dozen riders took part in the event.

Bodhi Flores was not feeling up for a ride on the mechanical bull

Art in the Park returns May 31

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The El Reno Arts Council will host Art in the Park beginning Saturday, May 31 at Gadberry Park.

The events are free and open to all. Art in the Park will run from 1 to 3 p.m. and include art supplies while the materials last. Kids will make art they can take home with them.

The schedule will be as follows: June 14 at Lake El Reno, June 28 at Adams Park, July 12 at Frank Knight Park, July 26 at Legion Park and Aug. 2 at Burton Park.