LAWSUITS
Alliance Health Midwest vs. Rebekah Shain for $2,378.50 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Department Stores National Bank vs. Sadamae Boland for $2,060.77 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Citibank N.A. vs. Jody W. Sanders for $5,964.24 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Tony Goddard for $3,794.83 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Nick Owen can relate to the sticker shock Oklahomans are experiencing when going to the grocery store to buy products made from wheat that he and other county and state farmers have grown.
“Our hands are tied. We have no bearing on what food prices are. It’s just like any other commodity, be it a slaughter steer or wheat, you take it to market and this is what they are giving you.
“We have no say in what grocery stores or restaurants are charging. We are paying the same thing as everyone else,” said Owen.
Saint Katharine Drexel Retirement Center celebrated its 15th anniversary in late June.
The assisted living and memory care center opened in 2007, built and sponsored in a partnership between Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.
The celebration featured music performed by Kelly Almond, as well as onion burgers, corn hole and a water slide for the children who visit loved ones who are residents at Saint Katharine’s.
A mobile health unit offers public health on-the-go across Canadian County.
The Oklahoma State Health Department’s fifth-wheel trailer is typically out three to four days a week, according to Canadian County Health Department (CCHD) Interim Regional Director Maggie Jackson.
“Our goal is to meet people where they are and bring services to be as accessible as possible,” Jackson said.
“We offer all of our public health services.
Although a lawsuit over property damage caused by flooding has been settled, a Canadian County woman is waiting anxiously for county officials to remedy drainage issues near her home.
Rhonda Steenbergen lives between Yukon and El Reno on Jensen Road, west of Manning Road on the south side of Interstate 40.
She was lead plaintiff in a civil action filed in November 2019 in Canadian County District Court alleging negligence by a Canadian County commissioner, county contractors and engineers in a Jensen Road construction project.
July always brings Oklahoma’s hottest days, and the National Weather Service predicts temperatures this year will be well above average. Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation experts recommend preparing for those long summer days.
Drink up!
“Dehydration is more than getting thirsty,” said OMRF immunologist Linda Thompson, Ph.D. “It can make many of the body’s processes, like the immune system, run inefficiently. Drink plenty of water, especially when spending time in the heat or drinking sugary or alcoholic beverages.”
MUNICIPAL COURT
Lonnie Lee Monaco, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $245.
Rachel Buckley, El Reno, speeding and failure to appear warrant, $440.
Albert Roy Redhat, El Reno, speeding, driving without license issued and failure to appear warrant, $473.
Gregory Scott Hobbs, Shawnee, speeding, $175.
Tanner Lee Leathers, El Reno, transporting open container of beer, $350.
Carillion Elaine Thiessen, Cordell, speeding, $195.
David Leon Penn, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $245.
The former Halliburton office building will become the new home for the Canadian County Health Department.
County commissioners last week approved spending $6 million in federal stimulus aid to purchase property at 6100 E. Highway 66 for a future Canadian County Health Department location.
The acquisition includes a 32,000-square-foot building on 10 acres in El Reno city limits, on the south side of Highway 66 just west of Canadian Valley Technology Center.
Canadian County will have two new commissioners in January, as Tomas Manske defeated incumbent Marc Hader in the District 1 race and Tracey Rider prevailed to become the next District 3 commissioner in a crowded June 28 primary election.
Commissioner Races
Manske drew 52.39 percent of the vote, compared to Hader’s 47.61 percent. According to the Oklahoma State and Canadian County Election Board offices, 5,972 voters cast a ballot in the District 1 race.
The news that the Canadian County Health Department will be moving out of downtown El Reno does not mean county officials are abandoning the area, said Commissioner Dave Anderson.
Commissioners last week approved spending $6 million to purchase the office building that formerly housed Halliburton on East SH 66. The purchase of the 32,000-square-foot building on 10 acres will be done using federal funds. Those funds were part of the federal government’s American Rescue Plan Act, created in response to the COVID pandemic.
