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Sales tax revenues for Canadian County filled the coffers for July, with an increase compared to this time last year and last month. Sales tax revenue for Canadian County for July 2021 is $654,170, compared to $557,946 for July 2020, an increase of $96,224 or 17.24 percent.

LAWSUITS LVNV Funding LLC vs. John Caruth for $5,708.46 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. UHG I LLC vs. Jeff Waddle for $3,853.01 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Visitors driving down either Choctaw or Rock Island avenues, day or night, will not have a hard time finding the exact location of El Reno High School’s main building or adjacent STEM Center. Just look for giant new ER logos.

State transportation officials say they “remain committed” to making a permanent safety upgrade at the State Highway 66/Banner Road intersection. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation continues to work through the engineering design of several alternatives discussed with the public.

New home construction in El Reno continued on an aggressive pace with the city reporting 19 permits being issued in June. Shelly Dalla Rosa in the Community Development Office reported the June numbers push the total permits for this year to 94.

A native of El Reno, Harvey Pratt is a 2021 Oklahoma Hall of Fame honoree. He will be inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame on Nov. 18. Born in El Reno, Pratt spent his childhood years in El Reno Public Schools.

Representatives from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce recently toured El Reno Regional Airport at the invitation of Airport Manager Adam Fox. Fox served with the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission before being named airport manager here two years ago.

A wrongful death lawsuit stemming from a deadly 2018 crash near El Reno was transferred June 22 to Canadian County. Kristin Flores, the widow of Bryan Flores, is the plaintiff in a civil suit originally filed Nov. 6, 2020, in Pushmataha County District Court.

Through the Reach Higher program, Redlands Community College is helping students who have some college credit get back in the classroom and on the path to earning an associate degree.

A new Surgical Technology program will open in October as the first of a handful of new educational opportunities following an extensive expansion at Canadian Valley Technology Center’s Cowan Campus, near Yukon.