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Voters in Canadian County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the Nov. 5 General Election as well as the City of El Reno Ward 1, City of El Reno OG&E Franchise and City of Yukon Charter Changes should apply now, said county election board secretary Allen Arnold.

Absentee ballots are available to all registered voters, provided they are eligible to vote in the election requested. No excuse is needed to vote by absentee ballot.

LAWSUITS

Freedom Mortgage Corporation vs. Derek Nix for $110,120.45 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 7, Block 15, Colony Pointe Phase III Addition, Oklahoma City.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC vs. Shonda Orr for $170,901.10 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 8, Block 23, Summerhill Phase III Addition, Oklahoma City.

The El Reno Arts Council Haunted Trolley apparently hasn’t scared away any riders. 

Sue Bear, president of the council, said the event has already sold out and that happened even after adding an extra day. 

“This year we have expanded to three dates, Oct. 16-18,” Bear said. 

She said when the event was posted on social media, it quickly attracted more than 7,000 people who expressed interest and more than 200 shares. 

El Reno firefighters were busy Saturday as three separate fires broke out in the early afternoon. 

A pile of tires caught fire behind Vickie’s Convenience Store/Rick’s Garage, 1510 Sunset Drive. Fire Chief Jason Duff said the origin of the fire is unknown.

He said an OG&E crew checked the utility poles in the area after firemen thought the poles could have started the tires on fire. However, Duff said nothing was found that indicated that to be the source. 

Fort Reno hosted the recent U.S. National Cavalry Association Competition and the event brought out an estimated 1,500 visitors, said Association President Bill Tempero. 

A total of nine contests engaged 50 military and civilian participants. The majority of the 50 competitors came from three U.S. Army military cavalry units, while the rest were individuals except for five British soldiers.

Competitors used horsemanship skills still used in combat and to prevent civil disturbance, provide security and allow military re-enactments. 

Pictured are the El Reno High School students in the running for the 2024 All-Sports Homecoming Queen and King.

A former sheriff’s deputy has pleaded guilty in Canadian County District Court to a felony murder charge for shooting to death his wife, also a former deputy, in August 2023.

Yukon’s Vaughn R. Cannon, 42, entered a blind guilty plea at a Sept. 17 court hearing before Canadian County District Judge Paul Hesse.

Cannon, who is represented by attorney Zachary Ramsey, waived his right to a jury trial.

He will be formally sentenced Dec. 10 by Judge Hesse.

A Canadian County commissioner is making another major upgrade to her district yard.

District 3 Commissioner Tracey Rider is moving ahead with plans to build a new shop and garage at 1205 N. Calumet Road.

Rider, who succeeded Jack Stewart as District 3 commissioner in November 2022, has reached an agreement with Redhawk Construction to serve as construction manager for the project.

Constructing a new shop was one of Rider’s goals when she took office. Plans call for an 80x100-foot shop building with a separate 60x40-foot structure to house offices and a storm shelter.

Despite its reputation as one of the nation’s most conservative states, Oklahoma imposes far more regulations than most other states in the nation.

According to the 2024 edition of “Snapshots of State Regulations,” issued by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Oklahoma is the 17th most regulated state in the country with 142,313 regulations on the books.

In comparison, Idaho, the nation’s least-regulated state, has just 31,497 regulations in place.

LAWSUITS

Centurion Land Development Inc. vs. Russell Land and Cattle Company LLC for $147,924.57 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage.

Arvest Bank vs. Nhu Lan Restaurant for $8,299.98 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One N.A. vs. Lindsey Drewry for $13,069.69 to pay a debt plus interest and costs.

Ally Bank vs. Jonathan Brown for $23,070.00 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.