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The National Sheriffs Association (NSA) is calling on Congress to take immediate action on cartels, especially considering the Americans killed in Mexico recently. New initiatives in Congress are calling on the U.S. government to use more determined tools to degrade, undermine and eliminate the most powerful drug cartels in Mexico.

NSA officials applauded these efforts and asked Congress to use its legislative authorities to build a comprehensive system of manpower and other tools to prevent illicit drugs from being produced, smuggled and sold on American streets.

WASHINGTON – Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford (R-Oklahoma City) has introduced legislation to allow people who do not itemize on their federal income taxes to deduct charitable donations.

The Charitable Act, launched during a press conference in front of the U.S. Capitol by Lankford and Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, the legislation’s co-sponsor, along with leaders of the United Way, YMCA and Salvation Army on hand, will permit taxpayers who do not itemize to deduct charitable donations at up to one-third of the standard deduction. 

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Discover Bank vs. Sam Joseph for $6,161.17 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Janet Wiles for $1,676.46 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Ford Motor Credit Company LLC vs. Brandon Allen for $34,347.83 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC vs. Kelly S. Weber for $133,990.74 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 11, Block 1, Plantation Addition, Mustang.

Six El Reno players were named to various lists on the 2023 Boys All-Suburban Conference squads after helping the Indians through one of the most challenging schedules in recent history.

Carter Roman Nose earned a first-team selection, followed by a second-team pick for James Reveles.

Alex Elizondo earned a third-team nod, while Evan Roman Nose was selected for both the All-Defensive Team as well as honorable mention.

Diante Palmer and Matthew Tofpi both earned honorable mention status.

El Reno High School’s baseball team battled cold weather, high winds and a tough pair of small schools to split two games in the 2023 Union City Spring Break Festival.

The Hub Reed Complex was one of the host sites for the event as El Reno defeated Granite 8-7 before dropping a 5-0 game to Wister. The split left the Indians with a 3-5 overall record.

El Reno scored six runs in the first inning against Granite before the Panthers rallied with seven unanswered runs.

The Indians then rallied with a two-run fourth inning to secure the win.

An eight-game run through the Waukomis Invitational left Union City High School’s slow-pitch softball team with a 6-2 record and a runner-up finish.

The Tigers, now 10-4 on the season, defeated the host team 17-7 along with Dover (12-4), Arapaho-Butler (16-13), Woodland (6-5/22-6) and Frontier (18-7).

Union City dropped two games to Hydro-Eakly by scores of 13-3 and 29-6. For the eight-game stretch, Union City went 120-of-224 (.539) from the plate with 25 doubles, five triples and five home runs.

Calumet High School’s baseball team ran into a tough slate of games in two separate spring break festivals, dropping three games over the break.

The Chieftains, ranked third in Class B, fell to 2-3 on the season after losing a 6-1 game to Class 2A’s 16th-ranked Haskell in the Union City Spring Break Festival.

Calumet then played two games in the Edmond Festival, losing to 5A power Piedmont (8-1) and 6A’s Moore (6-0).

The Chieftains went 14-of-73 (.192) for the three-game set with only two extra base hits, doubles from Hunter Arnold and Carson Cooper.

Both the boys and girls teams were scheduled to play this week in the Noble tourney starting on Thursday.