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Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Suzette B. Hutchison for $3,612.16 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Citibank N.A. vs. Molly Baxter for $1,960.09 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Citibank N.A. vs. Ralph Ervin for $3,687.25 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

First United Bank and Trust Company vs. Barbara Caruth and John Caruth for $184,161.89 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lots 15A and 15B, Block 9, Weston Addition,

With the help of El Reno VFW Post 382, the Easter bunny held a series of egg hunts throughout El Reno Public Schools sites for students with special needs.

More than 4,000 eggs were hidden at the schools.

VFW Post 382 is the only post in the nation that provides an Easter egg hunt for special needs students.

Construction on the last leg of a major drainage project has been under way for several weeks just north of Legion Park.

The city of El Reno tapped into Community Development Block Grants, FEMA funds and local monies to help fund a series of drainage projects that city officials said have been long past due.

The project in the Legion Park area is the final phase of work that started more than a year ago.

Drainage work was completed on the channel that runs north of Watts and extends past Sunset.

Wesley United Methodist Church will hold a “Historical Site Designation” dedication event Sunday, April 24, following its second morning service, said Pastor Allen Carson.

“There are only about a dozen or so churches in Oklahoma that have this designation. With the mergers of several churches over the years, we have a rich history and our current building is close to 100 years old,” said Carson.

The dedication event will start around noon and lunch will be catered by Primo’s.

The state fire marshal is apparently investigating a fire at a cabin at the Rod and Gun Club, just off Britton Road and east of U.S. 81 after local fire officials said they were unable to determine the cause.

El Reno firefighters were called to the scene after a cottage at the private lake caught fire. Firemen reported finding the small cabin as well as a storage shed on fire.

The state fire marshal was contacted by the out-of-town owner of the cabin with concerns and it was decided that agency should be asked to investigate to try and determine the cause of the fire.

There will be races for two Canadian County commission seats, but a new county treasurer is expected to be seated and the current assessor will keep his position after they were the only ones to file as candidates.

All candidates filing last week are members of the Republican party.

Incumbent Marc Hader, 58, of Yukon will face Tom Manske, 54, also of Yukon, for the District 1 commissioner job.

The District 3 commissioner race will feature Tracey Rider, 60, of El Reno against Robert Merrick, 38, of Yukon.

Property values in Canadian County over a decade saw a sharp uptick – in fact, a bigger increase between 2011 and 2021 than in the previous more than 100 years since Oklahoma became a state, Assessor Matt Wehmuller said.

DIVORCES GRANTED

Tiffanie Nicole Murray vs. Jerrod Scott Murray.

Charles Scott Nakvinda vs. Laurel Lee Nakvinda.

Nicholas Cupp vs. Tara Cupp.

Mark Stiles vs. Latoya Stiles.

Lara C. Baker vs. Adam C. Baker.

Cody Carnes vs. Katherine Carnes.

Joe Kyle Foster vs. Katelyn Makenzy Foster.

Cyrena D. Albert vs. Brandon L. Albert.

Scott Harris vs. Jennie Harris.

Jacklynn Patricia Elder vs. Brad A. Elder.

Michael Alan Minnick vs. Candace Danielle Minnick.

So you want to be a millionaire?

Chris Hicks has a little secret he’s willing to share to help you reach that goal: Go to work for Gemini.

Founded in 1964, Gemini is a 100 percent employee-owned company. It’s headquartered in El Reno and that’s where it plans to stay.

Hicks, president and CEO of the company, is all smiles as he sits at his desk inside the building named for the man he succeeded, the late David Warren.

Two young boys were seriously injured when the 8-year-old driver of an ATV failed to stop at an intersection and their vehicle collided with another vehicle, El Reno police said.

Major Kirk Dickerson said police were called just after 6:30 p.m. April 8 to the area of East Watts and South Mitchell after callers reported the accident.

Officers reported the two juveniles, one 8 years old and the other 6 years old, were on the ATV going south on South Mitchell.