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What grows future generations of car lovers for A Small Town Weekend - the Power Wheels and Hot Wheels competitions might be a good start.

In 2022, Oklahoma state lawmakers approved the “Energy Discrimination Elimination Act,” which requires the office of the state treasurer to conduct a review of investment firms to identify those that boycott investments in oil and gas companies regardless of the impact on investment returns.

LAWSUITSCapital One N.A. vs. Tanner Stegman for $33,690.01 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Bank of Oklahoma vs. Chad Hubbard for $140,957.93 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 23, Block 23, Westgate Village Northpark Addition...

Sunny skies and triple-digit temperatures greeted thousands over the weekend to the 2024 A Small Town Weekend celebration. More coverage will appear in Saturday’s edition.

For the seventh consecutive year, Redlands Community College will hold the line against raising tuition rates. RCC leaders said the move was aimed at a continuing effort to support students and families facing ongoing economic challenges.

After hundreds of different cars raced down the wooden track, three owners were crowned winners of the 2024 A Small Town Weekend Hot Wheels Races. The event is sponsored by the El Reno Fire Department, which uses funds collected to support its fire prevention efforts throughout the year.

Nick Owen cuts wheat on one of his fields west of Calumet last week as county farmers are in the middle of the wheat harvest. See story in Saturday’s edition.

A Canadian County jury convicted Benjamin James Shook of attempted rape in the first degree, sexual battery, domestic abuse by strangulation, kidnapping and two counts of forcible sodomy. The court action occurred last week. The jury consisted of seven men and five women.

A new legislator representing Oklahoma House District 60 is due to take office after November’s general election. Although the identity of that individual has not been determined, one thing is for certain - a Yukon Republican will continue to hold the seat.

The Oklahoma City Planning Commission has recommended approval of a resolution to annex 320 acres of unincorporated land between Yukon and El Reno for a proposed industrial mega-site development.