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Several dozen well-wishers gathered Friday morning at the ICAN headquarters in El Reno to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Intervention and Crisis Advocacy Network in Canadian County. 

ICAN Executive Director Matt Whetzel welcomed the audience that included District Attorney Tommy Humphries and Assistant DA Eric Epplin.

Board members and staff of ICAN as well as representatives from El Reno, Yukon and Mustang Chamber of Commerce joined in the celebration. 

OKLAHOMA CITY — A former school board member and a retired district superintendent are vying for the Democratic nomination to be Oklahoma’s public schools chief.

Democrats will choose between Jennettie Marshall, 67, and Craig McVay, 65, in the June 16 primary election for state superintendent. The winner will advance to the November General Election to face the victor of a seven-candidate Republican primary field.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Chase Johnson’s tenure as El Reno High School’s baseball coach got off to a fast start as the Indians jumped out to a 2-0 record in the Putnam City Summer League.

The varsity posted a 19-1 win over the PCO orange squad, while the junior varsity shut out the Pirates by a 10-0 margin.

El Reno’s varsity offense was led by Maddox Ferguson with a 3-for-3 effort and Austin Steffler’s 3-for-4 tally as the Indians belted out 13 hits.

Three of those were triples by Gage Lesperance, Austin Steffler and Ryker Crain.

The Oklahoma Legislature wants a dramatic turnaround in student literacy rates to rival the so-called Mississippi Miracle.

Now, every teacher of kindergarten through third grade, and every reading specialist, instructional coach and principal in elementary schools across the state find themselves on the frontlines of meeting a host of new requirements under the Oklahoma Strong Readers Act – and more importantly, will be trying to achieve measurable success where past efforts have fallen short.  

LAWSUITS

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Inc. vs. Landry Meschberger for $84,100.15 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Loan Depot LLC vs. Lori Sholer and Traci Sholer for $177,542.05 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 32, Block 30, Mustang Heights Addition Section 5.

Ashton Court Property Owners Association Inc. vs. Kevin Aniebok and Lorna Aniebok for= an amount in excess of $75,000 for alleged actual and punitive damages.

Picking from 8-man through Class 6A, only 74 players were chosen to take part in next month’s Oklahoma Coaches Association’s All-State Football Game.

The man accused of killing four young people in a wrong-way collision on I-40 has been booked into the Canadian County Jail on multiple complaints, including second-degree murder. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement retainer has also been placed on him, authorities said. 

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the developments, holding a press conference in Oklahoma City Wednesday morning. 

Russell Cook stood quietly among the crowd at last week’s candlelight vigil for the four teenagers, three of those former El Reno High School students, killed in a head-on collision.