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The health-care industry and the alphabet make good company.

A new partnership has opened the door for PNs in Canadian and Grady counties to become RNs with a bachelor’s degree.

Graduates of Canadian Valley Technology Center’s Practical Nursing program now have the option of a smooth transition into a bachelor of science in nursing degree completion program at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

“It is a game-changer for LPNs,” said CV Tech Nursing Director Lauri Jones.

Yukon City Attorney Gary Miller is resigning.

Miller, a former Canadian County district judge, made the announcement at the most recent city council meeting.

He has served in the role since January 2017. He said his resignation is effective Dec. 31.

Miller cited family health reasons for his decision to resign.

LAWSUITS

Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Florene Garr for $6,275.95 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Michael S. Knapp for $2,393.28 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. McKenna C. Heck for $9,022.85 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Michelle Clawson for $1,146.81 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

A woman held in the Canadian County Jail since January of 2016 on charges she killed the child she was baby-sitting has died, Sheriff Chris West said.

West said Lesley Hendrix collapsed while taking a shower at the jail Sunday evening. She was taken by ambulance to a hospital.

“She expired at the hospital,” West said.

The sheriff said Hendrix collapsed at 2:30 p.m. He said an ambulance was called at 2:39.

Hendrix was 32 years old when she was charged with the death of Isabella Little Elk, the 23-month-old child she was caring for at her home.

Rose Witcher Learning Center was shuttered Wednesday night after a teacher tested positive for COVID-19.

The school houses El Reno Public Schools first and second grades.

The building was closed on the recommendation of the Oklahoma State Department of Health. It was the third school building closed since the district returned to in-person classes in August.

Guthrie has long been a magnet for filmmakers looking for fresh scenery away from the bright lights and big-city buzz of Los Angeles.

But El Reno is starting to nudge its way into the Oklahoma film scene as it has now hosted a fourth movie since May, when the state reopened from its COVID-19 lockdown.

Canadian County commissioners issued a proclamation last week recognizing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Carolyn Husmann, associate director of the Intervention Crisis Advocacy Network (ICAN), said Oklahoma ranks third highest in the nation for intimate partner violence.

Statistics show intimate partner violence accounts for 15 percent of all violent crime. A victim of domestic violence will attempt to leave the abuser an average of “seven to nine times” before they actually break free.

CONCHO - The Cheyenne and Arapaho Business Development Corporation has launched Hammerstone Construction Group, its newest subsidiary company.

The company will be based in Concho and will provide general contracting, construction management, excavation, trenching, civil and site work services, site clearing and other commercial construction services.

“We will bring high-quality construction services and craftsmanship to a number of essential projects in local communities and across the region,” said Kyle Spotted Horse, president of Hammerstone Construction.

The Centre Theatre will be the site for a series of Ghost Tours through October.

A group billed as Investigating Oklahoma’s Paranormal, or IOKP, will host the tours that started Oct. 9. The tours are set for Oct. 10, 16, 30 and 31, with two sessions each evening except on Oct. 30 when one tour at 10:30 p.m. will be offered.

The other dates will see tours of the building at 8:30 p.m., with a second tour set for 10:30 p.m.

LAWSUITS

Citibank N.A. vs. Kendra Clifton for $3,048.80 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Lisa C. Woolever for $7,432.12 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Shelley Collins for $1,080.27 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

First Portfolio Ventures LLC vs. Freddie A. Hill for $2,403.83 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.