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El Reno will have a slightly different city council ward map after the new version was adopted in a 3-2 vote.

The new ward map was one of three choices offered to the council and was described by City Planner Dustin Downey as the one making the least change to the previous map.

Mayor Matt White and Ward 3 Council member Tim Robinson voted against the proposal chosen by Ward 4 Council member Tracey Rider, which was supported by Ward 1 Council member Steve Jensen and Ward 2 Council member Pete Stapperfend.

Canadian County was well represented as the Oklahoma Military Order of the Purple Heart passed out a host of commendations for those who have gone above and beyond to assist veterans.

Among those honored during the ceremony, held at El Reno VFW Post 382, was Rep. Jay Steagall (R-Yukon), who was named the Military Man of the Year.

“There were those who went above and beyond, and some didn’t come home,” Steagall said in accepting the award.

The Canadian County Free Fair is jazzing things up a bit this year with the addition of a cornhole tournament, said Fair Board Secretary Brad Tipton.

“We have a cornhole tournament that is open to the world. There will be piped-in music, a breeze and an asphalt-covered arena with wind blocks. People can bring their own chairs if they’d like.”

Bags will fly at 4 p.m. Aug. 27 in the Canadian County Expo Pavilion, 3001 Jensen Road East.

TW Shannon questions why some 87,000 new agents of the Internal Revenue Service are needed.

Shannon, former Oklahoma Speaker of the House, faces Congressman Markwayne Mullin in an Aug. 23 runoff election.

Shannon was in El Reno last week and met with supporters.

There are 729 billionaires living in the United States, Shannon said.

Canadian County commissioners have declined to renew membership in a regional economic development group.

The three-member board took no action last week on a request to pay $17,960 to the Oklahoma City Economic Development Foundation in fiscal year 2023 for the Greater OKC Partnership.

Neither District 2 Commissioner David Anderson nor District 1 Commissioner Marc Hader would second District 3 Commissioner Jack Stewart’s motion to continue Canadian County’s participation.

El Reno’s Centre Theatre will host the “Clean Jokes for Regular Folks” comedy tour.

The event will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18.

The show features the comedy of Edward Bell, Austin Black and Ben Dailey.

The show features only clean comedy, meaning no use of curse words or uncomfortable topics, according to information promoting the show.

The routines consist of “funny personal stories, interesting observations and silly thoughts that are entertaining.”

LAWSUITS

Shelter Mutual Insurance Company vs. Whilhmena Holt for $6,210.37 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Veronica L. McClane Delarosa for $1,840.23 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Synchrony Bank vs. Lisa Nichols for $4,731.54 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Dusan Bozovic for $3,041.52 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Nameplates and offices may have changed over the summer inside the El Reno Public Schools administration building, but incoming Superintendent Matt Goucher is quick to point out the mission remains the same.

“We will operate off four questions. What do we want them to learn? How are we going to know they learned it? What are we going to do if they didn’t learn it? And what are we going to do if they did learn it.