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Canadian County singers can belt one out for a cause on Saturday, June 4 as the first-ever Karaoke for CASA event is held.

The event will be on the front lawn of Wildhorse Park in Mustang. It runs from 6 to 10 p.m. and will feature karaoke for anyone willing to get up and sing.

Stone Cloud Brewery will be on hand offering handcrafted beer, along with a Mexican food truck. Proceeds from the brewery and karaoke will help give children in foster care more support. Raffle prizes will also be offered during the evening.

At a Canadian County Republican Party’s special election forum in Yukon, four candidates vying for the District 1 and 3 county commissioners races met at the House of Restoration Church to discuss their campaigns.

Both races will be decided in a June 28 primary.

El Reno Public Schools completed the first week of feeding kids during the summer.

Youth 18 and under can get a sack lunch Monday through Thursday through July.

A candidate forum is scheduled in El Reno for June 14.

The El Reno Chamber of Commerce will host a forum at Redlands Community College. The forum will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Those planning to attend are asked to bring written prepared questions for the candidates. The candidates attending will be announced closer to the event, chamber officials said.

Two California men who were stopped while traveling through Canadian County each face up to 10 years in prison and a $50,000 fine for allegedly conspiring to traffic in illegal drugs.

Assistant District Attorney Justin Kemp has alleged that Weiyang Huang, 39, and Qiaming Mei, 39, violated the Uniform Controlled Substances Act by “possessing marijuana seedlings/plants for the purposes of cultivating marijuana plants.”

Elise McCauley, professor of speech and English at Redlands Community College, accepts the Oklahoma Medal for Excellence in Teaching at a Regional University/Community College during the 36th Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Academic Awards Celebration in Oklahoma City.

The prestigious $5,000 award is presented to only one Oklahoma educator at a regional university or community college each year.

A Yukon man has been accused of possessing/procuring juvenile pornography after an investigation by the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office.

Michael Andrew Lusk, 55, was charged with the felony crime May 13 in Canadian County District Court. If convicted, he faces not more than 20 years in prison and/or a maximum $25,000 fine.

Assistant District Attorney Austin T. Murrey alleges Lusk violated state law “by willfully possessing multiple articles of child pornography in digital image format.”

DIVORCES GRANTED

Jordyn Jentri Hicks vs. Kiera Georgia Morgan.

Araceli Guadalupe Silva vs. Gabriel Silva.

Brandy Danielle Harris vs. Ronnie Daniel Harris.

John Kelly vs. Ashley Kelly.

Karsyn D. Tucker vs. William P. Tucker.

Paul David Skillern vs. Judith Ellen Skillern.

Tracey L. Anderson vs. Jeffrey B. Anderson.

Lynn Marie Martin-Cogott vs. David Thomas Cogott Jr.

Eric Dale Ranney vs. Audrey Mae Ranney.

Stephanie M. Dunaway vs. Loren C. Dunaway II.

Christina Nehrt vs. Adam J. Nehrt.

The 24th A Small Town Weekend will feature classic cars cruising historic Route 66 as well as golfers swinging away at Crimson Creek.

There will also be cornholers tossing their bags at the Denny-Crump Rodeo Arena. And if that’s not enough entertainment, “Ricky Bobby” and the movie Talladega Nights will hit the big screen at the Centre Theatre before kids go fast, racing their Hot Wheels, some probably dreaming of the day they can burn rubber on Sunset like the big kids.

Buckle up, El Reno.

Drivers having that urge to lay down some rubber on city streets often do so hoping to avoid the watchful eye of the El Reno Police Department for reckless driving or improper start tickets and the hundreds of dollars in fines each carry.

However, ERPD Lt. Brian Hickman has a little advice to those lead-footed drivers – come to the 24th El Reno Fraternal Order of Police Route 66 Burnout.

“It’s the cheapest way to legally burn-out without getting in trouble,” said Hickman.