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MARRIAGE LICENSES

Zachary Tyler Dillard and Ashleigh Nicole Wiles.

Cory Joe Cormack and Chloe Jane Compton.

Shawn Casey Stewart and Gracie Jo Mahoney.

Noe Plascencia-Lopez and Paola Isabel Garcia Mendez.

Searcy Pierre Gillespie and Elzetta E. Taylor-Woody.

Joshua Ryan House and Madison Breonna Maxwell.

John Ross Stout and Deisy Maria Medina Sanchez.

Jacob Alan Steepe and Emilia Kathryn Tipken.

Jeffery Lynn Pennel and Pauline Sue Garrett.

Matthew Black Roark and Brianna Faith Benoit.

A Canadian County Sheriff’s deputy standing outside his patrol pickup was struck by a vehicle early Friday, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.

About 7:30 a.m. Jan. 5, the deputy – whose name was not immediately released – made a traffic stop in the westbound lanes of Interstate 40 near Garth Brooks Boulevard.

Another driver of a pickup hit the deputy’s patrol truck and hit the deputy, causing him multiple injuries.

The deputy was taken from the scene by ambulance to a local hospital.

The effort to preserve the old Canadian County Jail will be highlighted in a webinar hosted by the State Historic Preservation Office on Wednesday, Jan. 10, starting at noon. The featured speaker is Amy Neathery with Preservation El Reno.

The jail was finished in 1907, a few months before Oklahoma became the 46th state. It cost $18,000 to build. The jail served the county for 78 years.

The presentation will focus on the jail’s history, including several design features that made it unique when it opened in 1907 and are still unique today.

Editor’s Note: A new president at Redlands Community College, an offer to partner the C&A with the USDA, a big boost for STEM education and heavy rains that filled Lake El Reno just in time for Smoke on the Water were some of the stories that drew attention as the community moved from summer into the fall.

July

A record-high annual budget totaling nearly $10.3 million was approved for Canadian County’s juvenile center.

A Yukon man who claimed in a viral YouTube video that he was wrongfully arrested in September in the lobby of the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office now faces a misdemeanor charge related to the incident.

Charles Edward “Trey” Bishop III, 48, was arrested in El Reno at the sheriff’s office lobby on Sept. 15, 2023, on a complaint of obstruction as he witnessed an arrest of a woman who was also in the lobby. Bishop said he was arrested when he told a deputy to be nice while making the arrest of the woman.

Bishop’s arrest was caught on video and has been released on YouTube.

The Education Building at the old Canadian County Fairgrounds is under new management.

County commissioners made it official when they voted unanimously last week to assign the administration of the Education Building to Canadian County’s OSU Extension Service.

The Canadian County Expo Center has been managing the Education Building at the old fairgrounds, 220 N. Country Club Road.

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

Humphries follows in the footsteps of Mike Fields, who retired after nearly 28 years of public service.

He was appointed by Gov. Kevin Stitt.

Humphries leads a staff of about 50 employees among the five county prosecutors offices in the 4,800-square-mile area that comprises District 4. 

The Gary E. Miller Canadian County Children’s Justice Center recently completed its annual food drive.

Employees donated easily prepared meals and kid-friendly snacks to assist families in need over the winter break.

The donations were placed in new laundry baskets and were delivered to families engaging in services at the center.

Judge Bob Hughey is shown with some of the donated items.

LAWSUITS

Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC vs. Samuel Brence and Jana Brence for $117,697.73 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 6, Block 69, Mustang Heights Phase II Addition Section 10.

Guild Mortgage Company LLC vs. Hailee Roley for $138,828.13 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 3, Block 3, Sterling Heights 1st Addition, Mustang.

Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Edgardo Zeron for $11,618.78 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Editor’s Note: Education, crime, fundraising and festivals made the news in El Reno as the year rolled into spring and early summer. Here’s a glimpse of some of those happenings as we say farewell to 2023.

April

El Reno High School fielded its newest entry into the arena of competitive extracurricular activities in Oklahoma – Esports.

El Reno experienced success early as junior Jayden Grauberger earned a spot in the state championships in the Nintendo-based game Super Smash Bros.