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Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Thomas Hunt Jr. for $3,171.40 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

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Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Brandon Whiteley for $1,201.09 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

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Standing in the middle of what was her husband, Jim’s workshop, Barbara Eisenhour clutched an antique picture frame while slowly pushing the damaged pieces of the canvas back into place.

“Oh no,” said Eisenhower in a sad, broken voice.

Just a small reminder of the family keepsakes lost or damaged by a round of severe weather that rolled through El Reno in the early morning of June 22.

El Reno was hit by multiple tornadoes and a rare weather phenomenon during the morning hours of June 22 leading to damage totals which could reach into the millions.

Forrest Mitchell with the National Weather Service in Norman said three tornadoes were confirmed during the storm which tracked over the city from the northwest around 1:30 a.m.

“It was more than just a tornado. We’ve been able to confirm at least three tornadoes,” said Mitchell.

Mixed in was a Derecho, according to Mitchell, which is a wide swath of strong damaging wind.

El Reno High School’s football team did not hesitate to help others affected by last week’s storm. 

Canadian County commissioners transferred nearly $6 million in funding to a newly created public trust that will oversee operation of the Canadian County Children’s Justice Center and related juvenile justice programs.

Commissioners approved the transfer of $5 million in dedicated sales tax revenue and $976,768 in other revenue to the Canadian County Children’s Justice Center Authority, a public trust created by the county earlier this year.

A 64-year-old woman was killed when fire broke out in her home last Monday. 

Assistant Police Chief Kirk Dickerson said Christine Victoria Yoder died in the blaze that happened shortly after 11 a.m. June 22. El Reno firefighters extinguished the flames at 517 S. Frances.

Investigators found no evidence of foul play in relation to the fire or associated death, police reports said. 

Creativity took flight at Lake El Reno as residents of all ages gathered for a free Kite Building Workshop.

The event was hosted June 13 at the RV Clubhouse.

The come-and-go event brought together families from across the community for a day of hands-on learning, creativity and fun.

Approximately 30 kites were decorated and assembled during the workshop, with children, parents and grandparents working side-by-side to create colorful designs before learning how to prepare their kites for flight.

Prison Fellowship, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families, and a leading advocate for criminal justice reform, inaugurated its first Prison Fellowship Academy at a federal prison with a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 18 at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) El Reno.

Prison Fellowship is the first nonprofit to have a program classified as an evidence-based recidivism reduction program under the First Step Act by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

Oklahoma County commissioners who have proposed a sales tax to help fund the county’s beleaguered jail project haven’t gotten the ball out of the infield this year after a proposal by District 3 Interim Commissioner Paul Foster died for lack of a second during the board’s meeting Wednesday, but something similar may still make its way to voters in 2026.

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Crown Asset Management LLC vs. Shelly Collins for $2,500.56 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Lesa Allen for $3,600.85 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Timothy Mieir for $8,865.69 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Tracy Johnson for $8,872.60 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Megan Thomas for $1,942.98 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.