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El Reno VFW Post 382 will host a shrimp boil Aug. 9 as a fundraiser for the organization. 

Nancy Salsman with the VFW said the event will feature Canadian County Commissioner Tom Manske serving as auctioneer. 

The doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with the auction set for 7:45. Advance tickets are $25 and $35 at the door. 

The VFW lost its liquor and sales tax licenses, reportedly after failing to pay back taxes. The organization has been hosting fundraisers to help get the licenses restored. 

Redlands Community College has named Kacey Daniels executive director of Student Services, leading a team dedicated to assisting and advising prospective and current students.

A first-generation college graduate and Redlands alumna, Daniels has been a cornerstone of the Upward Bound program at Redlands Community College, initially joining the program as an education specialist and then serving as the program director for the last seven years.

The deadline to request absentee ballots by mail is approaching. Applications must be received by the Canadian County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12.

County election board secretary Allen Arnold said absentee voting is available to all voters and applications can be submitted several ways. 

“In Oklahoma, no excuse is needed to vote by absentee ballot, and it’s easy to apply. Voters can submit their application online, in-person, by fax, mail or even email,” said Arnold.

OKLAHOMA CITY - Unaccompanied minors who illegally enter the United States are being released to child traffickers by the U.S. government, condemning those youth to a life of forced labor or worse, and a business arm of the Cherokee Nation is facilitating that abuse, according to whistleblower testimony provided this month to members of the U.S. Senate.

Since 2019, Oklahoma has been among the states experiencing the greatest level of net domestic migration as the number of people moving to Oklahoma has exceeded those leaving the state.

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PNC Bank N.A. vs. Amber Crawford and Erik Crawford for $199,471.58 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage.

Freedom Mortgage Corporation vs. Dianna Alexander and William Alexander for $63,020.43 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 17, Kanaly’s Union City Addition.

Bank of America N.A. vs. Tim Chisholm for $13,343.92 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

El Reno High School’s most decorated female wrestler added two more highlights to her storied career last week during the Oklahoma Coaches Association’s All-State Wrestling Matches.

Competing at Broken Arrow High School, Kaylee Davis was named the OCA's Class 6A Female Wrestler of the Year.

In Oklahoma, girls compete in two classifications and this was the first season for the association to offer All-State matches for girls.

“She was pumped and had no idea she was getting that,” said El Reno head coach Chad Whitney of Davis’ award.

SHAWNEE – Malachi Nicholson was not always a big celebration guy in the end zone during his record-setting senior season at El Reno High School.

Yet that changed in his final high school outing, the 2024 Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State Football Game.

“It’s All-State and you’ve got to show everything,” said Nicholson.

After scoring the West’s lone touchdown in a 14-6 loss to the East, Nicholson got up, sprinted to the middle of the end zone and stuck a backflip.