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Tinker airshow

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Tinker Air Force Base hosted its airshow after a multi-year hiatus.

The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels F-18 Super Hornets were among the wide range of aircraft flown at the airshow. Among other planes were the military’s F-35 and Super Galaxy.

The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels were the headliners

Guilty plea entered in misdemeanor charge

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Canadian County’s former elections chief has received a deferred sentence and fine in a case stemming from uncounted votes in a 2020 election.

Wanda Armold pleaded guilty June 28 in Canadian County District Court to the charge of failure to perform duties. Armold is the former secretary of the Canadian County Election Board.

The misdemeanor was filed Jan. 11 by Angela C. Marsee, the district attorney for Beckham, Custer, Ellis, Roger Mills and Washita counties.

Oklahoma City police reportedly abandoned man with mental health issues prior to fatal crash

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Shirley Antwine’s son had been arrested by Oklahoma City police at least 15 times when she called for their help again in the summer of 2021.

Though they previously had shocked him with a Taser for resisting arrest, they usually took him to the hospital for treatment before booking him into one of the nation’s deadliest jails.

Even that seemed like a safer option than letting the influence of drugs and symptoms of schizophrenia fester.

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State focusing on growing its aerospace workforce

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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Department of Commerce, alongside Gov. Kevin Stitt, led a delegation of Oklahoma aerospace and defense companies as well as communities and institutions to represent the state and its aerospace and defense sector at the 2023 Paris Airshow.

Public Records - 7/8/2023

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LAWSUITS

Plaza Services LLC vs. Tabitha Ortiz for $9,939.84 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

American Express National Bank vs. Kevin Guinn for $6,555.61 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One N.A. vs. Randy McKinney for $2,177.22 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One N.A. vs. Steven Gonzales for $4,149.02 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Vets, dogs build bond with Versa program

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Versa K9 for Vets is a veteran-operated, not-for-profit organization based at El Reno’s Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). The organization locates and trains service dogs free of charge for veterans, especially those who experienced combat.

Red Avery, the head of Versa, served in the Army and has since returned home to find a way to help fellow vets.

Chris Reel spends time in the afternoon working with Odin

C&A celebrate expansion of Tribal Justice Center at Concho

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Tribal citizens and employees of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes gathered to witness the groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the C&A Justice Center in Concho.

The ceremony included traditional drum songs and a ground blessing by language and culture director Gordon Yellowman.

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Lt. Gov. Gilbert Miles referenced Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his welcoming remarks.

Gordon Yellowman prays over the site

Library Fun Day

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More than 70 children took part in the recent El Reno Carnegie Library Fun Day.

The event was held in the shaded Denny-Crump Rodeo Arena.

The day featured a petting zoo, arts and crafts, water games, chalk art and more.

 

Sadie Duncan paints with watercolors

County officers travel allowances increase

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With a rise in vehicle expenses, Canadian County’s elected officials are now eligible to receive larger travel reimbursements.

Commissioners approved a resolution establishing new travel allowances for the county’s eight elected officials.

The Oklahoma Legislature, during the recently concluded legislative session, passed legislation increasing how much elected officials across the state are eligible to receive for work-related travel.

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