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The USS OKLAHOMA SSN 802 Commissioning Committee is holding a Submarine Challenge Coin Design competition. The state-of-the-art fast attack submarine will join the United States Navy’s fleet in 2027.

The committee is inviting students, artists, designers and submarine enthusiasts from across Oklahoma to submit their original designs. 

Challenge coins have long been a symbol of honor, camaraderie and service, particularly within military circles.

The deal is taking place all over the country, in volleyball and softball and hockey and soccer: Travel to our tournament, and unless you stay in one of our partner hotels, your kid doesn’t play.  

LAWSUITS

Capital One N.A. vs. Gohar Mirzoyan for $10,888.49 to pay a debt plus costs.

Capital One N.A. vs. Brandon Drabek for $12,938.90 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

TTCU Federal Credit Union vs. Kara Tripp and James Tripp for $14,689.42 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Carrington Mortgage Services LLC vs. Patrick Bradley for $115,575.27 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 3, Block 2, Harding Addition, Yukon.

Canadian County District Judge Paul Hesse denied an application seeking a temporary injunction against the City of El Reno over its recent annexation of about 20 square miles.

The request was sought by property owners and others who have filed suit against the city as well as the El Reno City Council. 

El Reno annexed the land following two public hearings in early January.

The meetings were held at the Public Safety Center on SW 27th Street and drew large crowds that at times were loud and hostile. 

Wesley Methodist Church went to the dogs last week. 

Literally. 

The church opened its doors to about 120 canines and their handlers for an American Kennel Club Scent Work competition. The three-day event attracted participants and judges from Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Kansas and New Mexico. 

A scent competition is exactly what the name implies, dogs use their snouts to sniff out hidden cotton balls dabbed with various scented oils. The pup that does it in the most efficient manner is the winner. 

Canadian County sheriff’s deputies who work in El Reno schools will be able to issue municipal citations for vaping or truancy infractions.

Canadian County commissioners voted 3-0 to approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of El Reno and the sheriff’s office that allows county school resource deputies to write tickets for municipal code violations inside El Reno city limits at school functions.

El Reno is adding incentives for residents to tie into its high-speed Internet service as the build-out of the system continues. 

On Tuesday, the city council approved eliminating the $60 installation fee for El Reno Fast Connect and removed the refundable $40 activation fee. And to sweeten the deal, residential customers will get one month free service. Also, additional line construction was modified to 500 feet. 

Assistant City Manager Tim Young said there are now 370 customers using El Reno Fast Connect.

Carolyn G. Hanneman of Norman, a native of El Reno, has been selected for induction into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame.  

She will be presented with a special medal during a March 20 ceremony in Oklahoma City, an annual event of the Oklahoma Historical Society that recognizes individuals for their distinguished contributions to Oklahoma history.

Hanneman is the daughter of the late Ralph and Isabel Hanneman of El Reno, and is a graduate of El Reno High School.  

Chamber of Commerce directors for El Reno, Yukon, Mustang and Piedmont held their annual Quad luncheon at the Canadian County Expo Center.

Some 164 business and county leaders attended the event.

Richland Road is a gravel road south of Northwest Expressway and NW 150th in unincorporated Canadian County. About a dozen homes are on semi-rural acreages in a development known as Gordon’s Hollow. 

Since the homes were built, some residents have lived on water supplied by the City of Piedmont, water that Piedmont purchases from Oklahoma City. 

Gordon’s Hollow is just west of the Oklahoma City western border at Richland Road. 

Residents are wondering if their water could be cut off.