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Jana L. Knott will serve a three-year term on the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Board of Governors starting January 2023.

She will be part of the OBA’s 17-member Board of Governors, which meets monthly and governs the association.   

She will represent Supreme Court Judicial District Nine, which consists of Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Cotton, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa and Tillman counties. 

Knott joined Bass Law in 2018, where her practice focuses primarily on appellate litigation, advocacy, briefing and consultation.

The U.S. Department of Education renewed a grant totaling $1.44 million for Redlands Community College’s Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) program for an additional five years, allowing the program’s team to continue expanding the relationships developed with Oklahoma veterans.

Over the past year, Redlands has been successful in serving Oklahoma veterans. The VUB program participated in more than 400 outreach efforts and attended events including the 2022 Oklahoma State Fair, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs tribal events, Mustang Western Days, Yukon Czech Festival and many more.

Despite facing an opponent supported by tens of millions of dollars in dark-money political advertisements, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt decisively won a second term Tuesday night, finishing with more than 55 percent of the vote and momentum heading into another four years of potential conflict with the groups that most opposed his re-election.

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Foursight Capital LLC vs. James Silas Lowrey for $12,705.12 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Chad L. McClain for $10,873.98 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Darla Ramey vs. Domino Food and Fuel Inc. for an amount in excess of $75,000 for alleged injuries and damages.

Karen Speece vs. Alyson Roark for an amount in excess of $10,000 for injuries and damages alleged to have occurred during an automobile accident.

The El Reno Tribune’s Celebrating Our Heroes section contains the following content:

History of Veterans Day worldwide

While both honor military service, Memorial Day and Veterans Day differ

El Reno High School to honor veterans during gathering

Brian Rukes is relentless.

When it comes to honoring the American veterans who gave their lives in service to freedom and this nation, Rukes simply will not be distracted. He especially wants to remember and recognize those who once sat in an El Reno Public Schools classroom.

A reception to honor Matt White on his 15 years of service as mayor of El Reno will be held Thursday at the Public Safety Center off SW 27th Street.

Billed as the “Thanks a Lot, Matt White” reception, the come-and-go event will be from 4 to 6 p.m.

Eariler that day, White and El Reno School Superintendent Matt Goucher are scheduled to host the El Reno Now gathering, also at the Public Safety Center. El Reno Now begins at 7:30 a.m.

Many people have watched the hit series Yellowstone, or at least have heard of the series. What many may not know is Christian Wassana, a citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, will be debuting in his first acting role in Season 5, set to begin Sunday, Nov. 13.

Wassana’s character will be introduced in Season 5 of Yellowstone.

“My character will be introduced in episode three on Nov. 20 and will appear again in episode 6. My character is just now revealing himself to the world of Yellowstone.

The 2022 Canadian County Veterans Day Parade was held in downtown El Reno over the weekend.

The parade, put on by the El Reno Chamber of Commerce included American flags, soldiers from the famed Oklahoma National Guard’s 45th Infantry, vintage and sports cars, entries from local and county businesses, churches and nonprofit groups.

The El Reno High School Band also marched in the event.

CLINTON - Premium Aerospace Center (PAC) announced a $120 million investment in a new hangar facility at the Oklahoma Air and Space Port in Burns Flat.

The project will include the expansion of two existing hangars along with the construction of a brand new hangar to accommodate airplane painting and maintenance. 

“We are excited to bring the first hangar facility of this kind to Oklahoma,” said PAC General Manager Lucas Conde.