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LAWSUITS

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Ramiro Vasquez for $913.42 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

American Express National Bank vs. Antonio Rodriguez for $6,901.14 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One N.A. vs. Hailey Bishop for $3,655.73 to pay a debt plus interest and costs.

Capital One N.A. vs. Karina Ochoa for $2,247.77 to pay a debt plus interest and costs.

Capital One N.A. vs. Lindsey Braley for $1,721.20 to pay a debt plus interest and costs.

As Oklahoma heads into the teeth of the winter months, local homeowners and renters are being cautioned to take simple steps to help prevent water pipes from freezing.

While there are no foolproof tips or tricks, El Reno plumber Tony Walker says the simplest step residents can take is to let faucets drip during times of freezing temperatures.

El Reno added the Banner Road and I-40 area to its city limits Thursday morning, but not until residents in the area had given city leaders a tongue lashing. 

Council voted 5-0 to annex what is described as Phase D of the recently announced expansion plan. The vote came at the conclusion of a 40-minute public hearing that pretty much filled the conference room at the Public Safety Center off SW 27th Street. The area is bounded on the south by Reno, the north by Elm Street and the east by Gregory Road. 

As El Reno and the area moved into the fall and winter months, the news kept coming. There were more celebrations and traditions as well as challenges. Let’s take a look.

SEPTEMBER

A three-person race developed for the Ward 1 El Reno City Council seat. 

Incumbent Amy Neathery would be challenged by Aaron J. Hines and Phillip Church. 

The person with the most votes would earn the right to represent Ward 1 during a four-year term.

Canadian County commissioners, at their final meeting of 2024, obligated the last of the county’s COVID-19 stimulus award to the Cardinal Point Family Justice Center. 

Commissioners approved a subrecipient agreement distributing to Cardinal Point the $294,342.39 left from $28,806,702 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds awarded to Canadian County in 2021.

“Cardinal Point’s request was just over $336,000,” said District Attorney Tommy Humphries, whose office administers the county’s ARPA funds.

An Oklahoma City nun who worked at the Center of Family Love died Thursday afternoon in a crash near Okarche in Canadian County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.

Sister Veronica Higgins, 74, was pronounced dead by the state medical examiner after the crash about 3:15 p.m. on Northwest Expressway/State Highway 3 and NW 192 about 4 miles south of Okarche, the patrol reported.

Higgins was the case manager at the Center of Family Love in Okarche.

She was also a past administrator and principal at the former Villa Teresa School in Oklahoma City.

The El Reno Animal Shelter will host a low-cost vaccine clinic and pet adoption event on Saturday, Jan. 11.

The event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the El Reno Animal Shelter, 2400 Spur Lane.

The event is open to the public, but to pre-register, email angelfundokc@gmail.com. To learn more, visit www.angelfundokc.org.

LAWSUITS

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Steven Salerno for $2,415.00 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Elizabeth Engelen for $1,177.52 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Dylan Mogg for $8,760.89 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Brian Morice for $1,662.97 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

El Reno High School’s boys basketball team proved that good things do come in pairs, opening up the 2025 portion of its schedule with a resounding 72-46 win over Elgin.

The 26-point win moved El Reno to 7-0 on the season and keeps the Indians tied with Carl Albert for the lead in the District 5A-1 standings – both teams with a 4-0 mark and deadlocked in tiebreaker points with 60.

Lawton MacArthur (2-0) joins the tie but trails in the tiebreaker points (60-30).

A special meeting of the El Reno City Council has been called for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7.

The meeting will be at the Public Safety Center off SW 27th Street.

The agenda calls for public hearings to be held concerning annexation plans for land south, east and north of the current city limits.

The agenda allows for council action to be taken following the public hearings.

On Thursday, following a public hearing, the council unanimously voted to annex land along I-40, including the Banner Road area.