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MARRIAGE LICENSES

Tristan David Hill, 27; Sydney Christine Eggers, 27.

Luis Angel Morales Jr., 32; Krislynn Jennifer Kellebrew, 35.

Cary James Morgan, 32; Autumn Dawn DeJulio, 26.

Jay Thomas Shank, 23; Anna Christine Coffee, 23.

Clifford Clay Clark III, 31; Stephanie Rachelle Camp, 31.

Willie Jagers III, 20; Natalie Sue Cowling, 22.

Dany Varghese, 39; Sneha S. Varughese, 27.

John Paul Resendez DeLeon, 29; Gabrielle Leigh Kissner, 21.

Kevin John McFarland, 34; Terri Lynn Henderson, 60.

El Reno’s Board of Adjustment unanimously rejected a request from an oil and gas company seeking a waiver from city ordinances that would allow for the drilling of a well in an area surrounded by homes.

Board chair T. Mike Smith made the motion to deny the request from Revolution Operating Company, LLC. He drew a second from board member Dave Mehan and the motion drew support from fellow Board of Adjustment members Brad Baker, Paul King and Robert Stevenson.

The Denny-Crump Arena could host more rodeo-related events due to a contract between the city of El Reno and the arena’s most notable tenant – the El Reno Wranglers.

“The city approached us about coming on-board and helping take care of the arena, so we entered into a contract to where we would assist in preparing the arena for other events besides the ones we run ourselves,” said ER Wranglers rodeo chairman and board member Marie Hirst.

Barbara Musser sure knows how to make a coconut cream pie.

“That’s my specialty,” said Musser, who was named Senior Champion Pie Baker at the recent 2022 Canadian County Free Fair.

“One judge did say it was just an original pie, and the meringue did not weep at all. And that’s an important factor. She said it really had a true coconut flavor.”

The El Reno woman is a repeat blue ribbon winner, having been honored for her pie-baking acumen during the 2021 county fair.

Tara Douglas, a Redlands alumna and El Reno native, has been named to fill the role of Director of Foundation Development and Alumni Relations.

Douglas has a background that includes leading in both public service and nonprofit sectors, cultivating community partnerships and supporting relationships to build community engagement and accomplish initiatives, said information provided by RCC.

El Reno police took a 21-year-old El Reno man into custody after he allegedly led officers on a high-speed chase.

At approximately 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 30, an officer patrolling in a residential area saw a white Chevrolet HHR being operated at an excessive rate of speed.

The driver of the vehicle was “clearly operating the vehicle without due regard for the safety of others as evidenced by the vehicle’s speed and the operator failing to obey posted traffic control devices,” said a report from the ERPD.

Operation Christmas Child volunteers are hosting two identical Project Leader Workshops on Saturday, Sept. 10.

The first is from 10 a.m. to noon at Yukon Church, 11715 NW 10th Street, Yukon. The second workshop is from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 1340 S. 13th Street, Kingfisher.

The workshops are open to anyone who packs shoeboxes or is interested in packing shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.

LAWSUITS

Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Jon C. Riley for $11,979.23 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LCS Capital LLC vs. Jena Rucker for $10,695.40 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Holly Tate for $16,976.38 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Tiona C. Malone, individually and as parent of T.M., a minor, vs. Lana L. Beebe for an amount in excess of $75,000 for injuries and damages alleged to have occurred during an automobile accident.

El Reno will host its third annual Battle of the Bands in combination with an arts festival.

The events are being put on by the Centre Theatre for the Arts along with the El Reno Arts Council.

Kristin Richardson of the Centre Theatre for the Arts said the two-day event will be Sept. 9-10 with music performed downtown at Petree Plaza.

Sound and lighting will be provided by Mike Freeman of FM Audio Production Inc.

Regardless of who you are, most everyone likes a little “axe”citement in their life, and John and Coby Andrews believe they have just the venue - Red Dirt Axecitement.

Red Dirt Axecitement, 215 S. Country Club, is a new axe-throwing venue in El Reno. Coby said it is the place to have fun, relieve stress, relax and enjoy a new kind of sport that is quickly spreading across the United States.