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OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation was signed into law last week to delay elections this December, January and March that would interfere with ongoing redistricting efforts.

Requested by the State Election Board secretary, Senate Bill 347 prohibits municipalities and political subdivisions from holding an election on the second Tuesday of December 2021 or the second Tuesday of January or March 2022 for the offices of U.S. representative, state senator or representative and county commission districts following the reapportionment of those districts.

At the last minute, the farm stayed in the family - the main part of it at least. It was not the complete end of an agriculture era at the Annuschat Farms east of Okarche.

Larry Annuschat, who lost four family members involved in running the farm to COVID-19 last year, decided he would bid on the homeplace at a recent auction.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Kevin Stitt recently signed SB 949, which moves the Oklahoma Film + Music Office (OF+MO) to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.

The office was previously part of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreational Department. The bill takes effect on July 1. 

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LVNV Funding LLC vs. Robert W. Walker for $1,186.99 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Dena Peterson for $5,519.84 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Ashley Hoppis for $972.81 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Regional Acceptance Corporation vs. Rachelle Graham and Shane Graham for $3,851.82 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

El Reno has been named the first city in Oklahoma to achieve Film Friendly Community Certification, according to the Oklahoma Film and Music Office.

El Reno’s proposed city budget for the coming fiscal year will be in a word, flat.

City Manager Matt Sandidge will present the proposed Fiscal Year 2021-22 budget to the city council during a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

“The future is bright for El Reno with new infrastructure, parks improvements, housing and businesses. However, before we discuss the future, we need to review this past fiscal year,” Sandidge wrote in a letter to members of the city council.

He said the past year has “contained uncertainties, challenges and natural disasters.”

It wasn’t your typical Burger Day, but it was outdoors, it had some cornhole and it was fun.

That was the thinking after El Reno celebrated the famous fried onion hamburger after a year hiatus.

Main Street Director Shana Ford said the day went off well with the inaugural cornhole tournament attracting 47 two-person teams. The winning team featured a 14-year-old cornhole whiz in Isabelle Surprenant of Enid and her partner, Mark Bitner.

The blanket of a Cheyenne chief among those killed at the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre will be displayed at the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Headquarters in Concho.

C&A Gov. Reggie Wassana said the viewing of the blanket of Chief White Antelope will be a somber occasion.

The blanket will be displayed in a ceremony set for 11 a.m. May 11. The initial viewing will coincide with the Sand Creek Massacre Monument Dedication the same day.

The blanket was taken from the body of Chief White Antelope at the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864.

A group of Canadian County women working to protect the stability of families is being recognized.

Ten Canadian County members of Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) attended last week’s Canadian County commissioners meeting to accept a proclamation declaring May 2-8 as “OHCE Week.”

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Midland Credit Management vs. Tray Gilles for $5,078.46 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management vs. Manford Bean for $1,720.49 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Kami Wilkerson for $3,079.21 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Raymond Sinclair for $2,306.73 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.