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Walk-off single leads South Arkansas past RCC in Region 2 series

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League leader South Arkansas got a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat Redlands Community College 6-5 and sweep the four-game series over the Cougars.

Redlands slipped to 17-23 for the season after losing the first three games of the series by scores of 12-2, 12-1 and 11-4. The Cougars are now 9-11 in the NJCAA Region 2, Division 2 standings but retain the fifth-place spot.

Series hitting for the Cougars slipped to a .168 average after Redlands went 17-of-101 from the plate with five extra base hits.

Fishing Report - 4/15/23

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Arcadia: April 10.
Elevation is 1 ft. above normal, water temperature 59°F and stained.
Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, docks and rocks. Largemouth bass good on plastic baits and spinnerbaits around brush structure and shorelines. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait and shad around points and rocks.

Going to be in town? Well, let’s go shopping

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El Reno will transform into what some could argue is garage sale heaven this weekend as the annual Town-Wide Garage Sale unfolds Friday through Sunday.

Of course, there may be some who think of a different place as they jockey their way through the streets lined with cars and trucks, parked by those searching for the best deal on the next best thing.

The garage sale map

Wassana renews effort for return of Fort Reno grounds to C&A Tribes

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Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Gov. Reggie Wassana submitted testimony to the United States House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith, addressing the tribes ongoing efforts to reclaim Fort Reno. The testimony was submitted in March.

The C&A have long contended the Fort Reno lands were taken from them and have sought the return of the property.

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Murder trial continued until April 26

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The first-degree murder case of an El Reno man charged with stabbing another in September is expected to be taken up this month.

Canadian County Special Judge David Halley on March 21 continued a previously scheduled March 20 preliminary hearing conference to April 26 in the case of Kyler Wayne Barber, 27.

Barber is accused of fatally stabbing 35-year-old Adam Lee Frogge of Oklahoma City in September 2022. He faces a single count of first-degree murder with deliberate intent and is being held without bond in the Canadian County Jail.

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Flowers to lead Internet social media safety seminar at Children’s Justice Center

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As an investigator with the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office – and particularly as founder of that department’s Internet Crimes Unit – Major Adam Flowers has seen the worst the Internet has to offer.

That’s why Flowers, the sheriff's office and the Gary E. Miller Canadian County Children’s Justice Center will team up to present information to families about the dangers of the Internet, cellphone apps and the people who populate that shadowy world.

Thirty pounds of meth, cash seized in I-40 traffic stop

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A deputy with the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle April 3 for a traffic violation along Interstate 40 eastbound near Radio Road.

The stop landed the driver and a passenger in jail.

Reports said the driver was stopped after the deputy observed an improper lane change.

During the stop, lawmen allegedly found some 30 pounds of methamphetamine and approximately $6,500.

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