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Bethany Herman vs. Jack McDaniel for an amount in excess of $75,000 for injuries and damages alleged to have occurred during an automobile accident.

Jameson Heard, as parent of K.H., vs. Carlos J. Rivas and Shannon Rivas for an amount in excess of $75,000 for alleged injuries and damages.

Progressive Direct Insurance Company vs. Carlie Brooke Miles for $33,870 to pay a debt plus costs and attorney fees.

Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Amanda K. Lister for $35,623.86 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

El Reno Public Schools put out a statement Monday afternoon that a student, the first since classes resumed Aug. 20, has tested positive for COVID-19.

The unnamed student, according to the release, was believed to have accessed El Reno High School, Etta Dale Junior High's gymnasium and the Canadian Valley Technology Center.

Marie Hirst said members of Historic Fort Reno Inc. are being locked out of the Fort Reno Visitors Center and Museum, making it impossible to raise funds to help support the efforts of the organization.

Hirst is president of the organization, she’s also Canadian County Court Clerk. Last week she turned to social media to call for those interested in the history of Fort Reno to gather to discuss concerns, especially related to the USDA tearing down structures at the historic fort.

Jacqueline Stevenson-Smith and Steve Jensen will face off Nov. 3 for the Ward 1 El Reno City Council seat.

Election Board Secretary Wanda Armold said those two were the only ones to file for the seat during the filing period that ran from Monday through Wednesday.

Stevenson-Smith, 42, was appointed in July to fill out the term of J.T. Chronister. Chronister missed too many meetings and was automatically removed from the council.

County officials will decide whether to require masks to be worn by employees and visitors to their respective offices.

County commissioners left in place the mask policy that has been in place at Canadian County offices since earlier this year. The decision not to make a change came during Monday’s meeting, but followed a lengthy discussion on the policies.

At 65, Rick Jones said he wanted to make sure the Buick-GMC dealership he built and has operated for the past 32 years continued with the same commitment to “trust and integrity” when it came time for him to step away.

That’s why the El Reno dealership is now known as Dorsey-Jones Buick-GMC.

At 32, Cole Dorsey hasn’t been in the auto business as long as Jones, but he’s been in it as long as he can remember.

Dorsey grew up in it.

LAWSUITS

TTCU Federal Credit Union vs. Michael O’Hair and Ricky O’Hair for $47,869.01 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Levi G. Casey for $114,490.35 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of a mortgage on Lot 10, Block 12, Canadian Estates Addition Section 3, Mustang.

Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company vs. Charles Franklin Jones for $15,028.75 to pay a debt plus costs and attorney fees.

A race has developed for the Ward 1 El Reno City Council seat.

Canadian County Election Board Secretary Wanda Armold said Jacqueline Stevenson-Smith, 42, filed for the seat on Monday, while Steve Jensen, 53, filed on Tuesday. The filing period closes at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26.

The position will be filled in the Nov. 3 General Election, with the top vote-getter winning the term that runs until Nov. 12, 2024.

On a sun-drenched Saturday a crowd estimated at some 2,000 converged on the El Reno Regional Airport for the first-ever Fly-In and Community Day.

What they saw was history take to the skies as some 80 airplanes, many with military backgrounds, rested along the open areas of the airport, while vintage planes zipped into the air, taking passengers for rides and providing an aerial show not seen here in years.