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American Express National Bank vs. Devender Sharma for $8,982.72 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Marianne Miller for $4,215.86 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Twin City LLC vs. Eslee Smith for $7,621.61 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Collins Asset Group LLC vs. Phillip Slocum for $6,692.65 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Nick Owen has no problem with college athletes getting a little extra money in their pockets each month given the time commitment required to play college sports.

With expanding regular-season schedules, offseason training and degree course work, there is little free time to get even a part-time job to earn some spending money.

El Reno High School senior Izzy Choat (seated center) recently signed an National Letter of Intent to play softball for Kansas-based Independence Community College.

Choat is the second player from EHS to sign with a college program this school term.

El Reno High School’s basketball teams were slated to wrap up the 2024 portion of their schedules at home against Noble.

Both teams entered the District 5A-1 battles with the Bears with undefeated 5-0 records.

See Saturday’s edition for complete coverage of the contests with Noble.

Points were hard to come by for two of the county’s three small schools in their first games back from tournament action as both were dealt with road losses.

Union City High School’s girls basketball team tied its season-low point total in a 60-31 loss to Hydro-Eakly. The setback left the Tigers with a 7-4 overall record.

Held to single-digit scoring in three of the four periods, Union City managed a 14-point third period but still trailed 51-28 going into the final eight minutes. The Tigers were held to three points in the fourth.

Despite hitting only three perimeter shots, Calumet High School’s boys basketball team was able to escape a road upset bid by Thomas-Fay/Custer and remain unbeaten on the season.

The Chieftains, ranked second in Class B, moved to 10-0 on the season with a 59-52 win over the Terriers. It was the second closest winning margin of the season for Calumet as well as the second lowest offensive output.

Jacob Mayfield’s team entered the game having beaten teams by an average of 35 points and scored 60 or more points in seven games.

There are still some details to work out, but El Reno Regional Airport could soon be home to a museum that features historic aircraft, including military planes. 

Last week, the city council agreed to accept a letter of intent with Oklahoma City businessman Tony Caldwell that would allow him to lease Hangar 3 at the airport. The details of the lease agreement with Caldwell will be worked out by City Manager Matt Sandidge and El Reno legal counsel. 

From all accounts, the Holly Jolly Trolley looks like it could become El Reno’s next big downtown event.

Hosted by El Reno Main Street, the event is being called a “great success” and a true “Christmas experience” by organizers.

Heather Brothers, Main Street director, said several entities teamed up to make the Holly Jolly Trolley a great time for children and families.