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LVNV Funding LLC vs. Rennetta Lambert for $854.30 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Jennifer Winter for $1,040.14 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Ronnie Winstead for $2,841.49 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

A community meeting to discuss oil and gas drilling inside the El Reno city limits is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Public Safety Center on SW 27th Street.

Mayor Matt White said the meeting will offer information to residents who have expressed concerns about drilling operations near their homes or neighborhoods.

White said the city has no control over where drilling operations are set up. He said that falls to the state Corporation Commission. White said the city faces lawsuits if it attempts to stop a drilling operation.

The work of El Reno artists is being featured at the Redlands Community College Art Gallery. The exhibit, which includes the creations of 18 local artists as well as seven youth artists, will be on display until April 9.

Sue Bear, who serves as curator at the Loud Cloud Gallery and president of the El Reno City Arts Council, helped organize the showing, along with other members of the local arts council.

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) El Reno will host its annual Easter egg hunt on Sunday, April 10 beginning at noon at Frank Knight Park on the corner of Woodson and Williams.

Refreshments will be provided for the children. The community is invited to participate.

For more information, contact the church office at (405) 262-3539.

Just before 1 p.m. Tuesday, a semi-truck got the load it was hauling stuck under the Union Pacific Railroad bridge that spans Sunset Drive.

El Reno police said the driver of the semi was ticketed for failure to obey a traffic control device.

Officials from the UP as well as the Oklahoma Highway Patrol were requested to respond to the accident.

A crew from Cavin’s Wrecker was able to free the truck and the bridge and roadway were reopened after about an hour delay.

A Mexican fiesta will benefit Canadian County’s domestic violence agency.

A Cinco De Mayo celebration will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 5 inside the Education Building at the old Canadian County Fairgrounds, 220 N. Country Club Road.

The public is invited to attend and support the Intervention & Crisis Advocacy Network (ICAN), honoring 35 years of moving survivors from crisis to safety, stability and self-sufficiency in Canadian County.

The Oklahoma Commission on the Status of Women (OCSW) has selected eight women to be inducted into the Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame (OWHOF).

The women will be honored at the induction ceremony on Friday, April 29 at the Omni Hotel and Resort in downtown Oklahoma City.

To be eligible for the Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame, nominees must live in Oklahoma or be a former resident of Oklahoma.

Inductees were nominated because they have made enduring contributions to the state of Oklahoma and beyond.

DIVORCES GRANTED

Jessica Javene Livingston vs. Lee Daniel Livingston II.

Angela M. Spencer vs. Christopher R. Spencer.

Lillian Annette Skiles vs. Tryston Thomas Ware.

Dustin Lee Robinson vs. Casey Dawn Robinson.

Tomas J. Manske vs. Abbie B. Manske.

Alyssa Kae Betts vs. Joshua Deon Betts.

Margaret Olivia Blaylock vs. Darrin Todd Blaylock.

Kelcey Kaylyn Dunn vs. Tristen Grant Dunn.

Debra Ann Dunn vs. Jesse Carl Dunn.

Amber Nicole Bickford Lopez vs. Erik Daniel Lopez Calvillo.

An open house last week was held to celebrate the new Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes El Reno Indian Health Center.

The 16,000-square-foot medical clinic on Parkview Drive is a partnership between the C&A and Indian Health Services. Capt. Joe Bryant of IHS was on hand as was C&A Gov. Reggie Wassana to welcome visitors to the spacious new clinic.

Tours were provided and refreshments were served. An official grand opening will be celebrated later.

Mayor Matt White didn’t announce his candidacy for the District 3 county commission seat at last week’s El Reno Now gathering. But he did say he is looking at possibly throwing his name into the mix.

The filing period opens April 13 and ends on Friday, April 15.

Current District 3 Commissioner Jack Stewart chose to seek a new Senate seat in Yukon, leaving the door open for a new face on the three-member commission.

Marc Hader, District 1 commissioner, has drawn an opponent in Tom Manskey.