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El Reno High School held a duck toss fundraiser event at its recent basketball game with Noble.

LAWSUITS

Discover Bank vs. Richard Bibbs for $15,632.27 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Discover Bank vs. Stephen Winstead for $12,712.82 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Discover Bank vs. Kaylie Bucher for $16,988.70 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Bank of America N.A. vs. Randy Franklin for $13,871.72 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Bank of America N.A. vs. Edwin Goodloe for $10,709.78 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Let's take a stroll back through the year 2024. As most years go, it carried its share of good times and not so good times, victories to celebrate and losses to mourn.

This segment will look at some of the news that made headlines in El Reno and Canadian County from January through April. 

JANUARY

Canadian County District Judge Khristan Strubhar would administer the oath of office to Tommy Humphries, newly-appointed district attorney for District 4, which includes Canadian, Kingfisher, Grant, Garfield and Blaine counties.

A tradition that has been going strong since 1981 continued Dec. 24 when the 41st Annual El Reno Community Christmas Eve Dinner was hosted by a local family that started the generous event.

The dinner was interrupted for two years when Dwight Kennedy lived out of town. 

Canadian County commissioners agreed to obligate remaining shares of the county’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) award to six community service agencies.

That action came at the recommendation of District Attorney Tommy Humphries, whose office administers Canadian County’s ARPA funding.

Canadian County in 2021 was awarded $28,806,702 from the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill designed to speed up the country’s recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As Paul Monies reported, Elliot Chambers, a former secretary of the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office, served in the role for two years.

OKLAHOMA CITY ‒ Pro Tem-Elect Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, and Sen. Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, announced plans to refile legislation to reduce the use of virtual school days in public education.

“We continue to see the disastrous and inefficient effects virtual learning is having on our children,” Paxton said.

LAWSUITS

Synchrony Bank vs. Michael Glauser for $5,455.78 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Mary Tomko for $2,049.11 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Velocity Investments LLC vs. Brian Snow for $8,839.55 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Velocity Investments LLC vs. Dianah Dillon for $3,015.40 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Bank of America vs. Valerie Sherman for $8,485.68 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

WASHINGTON – Narrowly avoiding the September’s stopgap spending bill expiration, Congress passed a new spending bill to keep the government open until March 14, 2025.

Included in the bill was language that forbids the return of Fort Reno to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes.

Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole chairs the committee that crafted the legislation.

Gemini Industries Inc. broke ground last week for a new warehouse company leaders said would help the manufacturer of wood coating solutions expand and create new jobs.

An employee-owned company, the groundbreaking drew Gemini’s employee-owners, retirees, local officials and business leaders.

The new structure, set to span 52,000 square feet, will enhance Gemini’s operational efficiency, improve customer service and strengthen the company’s ability to compete in the ever-evolving coatings market, company officials said.