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An El Reno man who is accused of leaving his young son in a hot car in 2018 is expected to appear in court next week on second-degree murder charges.

A jury trial for Adam Kolar was scheduled to begin last week in Canadian County District Court, but it was postponed. Kolar now is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday for a hearing.

Kolar, a former employee at the Federal Correctional Institution, is accused of leaving his 3-year-old son, Ryker, inside his pickup for about six hours on Aug. 2, 2018.

Yukon City Manager Jim Crosby said he plans to retire in January.

Crosby, who is in his second stint as city manager, announced his plans at the end of Tuesday’s city council meeting.

In a letter given to council members, Crosby said he wants to spend more time with his family, which includes two teenage sons.

OKLAHOMA CITY –  The House Transportation Committee heard from industry experts on the future of electric vehicles and how Oklahoma can capitalize on the growing industry during an interim study last week.

Rep. Brian Hill, R-Mustang, requested the study after he attended multiple economic and legislative conferences where he repeatedly heard that up to 90 percent of transportation will be electric by 2050. Many fleet transportation industries across the nation are already beginning to convert portions of their fleet to electric vehicles.

El Reno Public Schools will hold its 2020-21 All-Sports Homecoming Ceremony Friday night before the start of the Indians football game with Noble. The queen coronation will begin at 6:20 p.m. This year’s queen candidates include Kenzie Holsted, Krystiana Guzman, Rosanelly Vite, Brilee Garrett, Madison Nichols, Avery Blount, Riley Connor and Raelyn Kouba. Escorts are Darius Moore, Cole Mitchell, Collin Vickers, Dorian Plumley, Brayden Girard and Cole Bass. Not pictured: Kevin Bigfoot and Kolton Hunt.

LAWSUITS

Raw Crude Oil & Gas LLC vs. Native Exploration Operating LLC for an amount in excess of $75,000 for alleged actual and special damages.

PennyMac Loan Services LLC vs. Virgil R. Wilbanks for $74,276.50 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of a mortgage on Lot 12, Block 4, Westgate Village Northpark Addition, Oklahoma City.

Kim Weinrich vs. Laurie Koelsch for an amount in excess of $75,000 for injuries and damages alleged to have occurred during an automobile accident.

If all goes as planned, by this time next year the new Canadian County Fairgrounds will have hosted its first free fair.

Projections are the more than $15 million fairgrounds, being built north of Jensen Road and east of U.S. 81, will be up and running before the annual county fair gets under way, usually in late August.

So the question now becomes, what happens with what will become the former site of the fairgrounds?

Another teacher at Lincoln Learning Center has tested positive for COVID-19.

El Reno Public Schools issued a statement saying the teacher worked at Lincoln. It’s the second teacher at the district’s third- and fourth-grade center to test positive.

“This is very frustrating and very serious. Our employees and students’ health and safety weigh very heavy on all of us,” said Superintendent Craig McVay.

Youngsters were out last week trying to raise money to help support Little League football. The funds are to purchase uniforms and pay for fees.

This relay race has spanned a half-century. The baton has passed from one superintendent to the next just four times in Canadian Valley Technology Center’s 50-year history.Yet the mission of preparing people to succeed is unchanged. CV Tech stretches beyond the three R’s to focus more specifically on job preparation.

LAWSUITS

Unifund CCR LLC vs. Stacy J. Simms for $8,297.76 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Kino Financial Company LLC vs. Brent McDonald II for $9,458.94 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Kino Financial Company LLC vs. Alexander Eldridge and Rhealee Eldridge for $6,713.37 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Cathy Fischer vs. Life.Church for an amount in excess of $10,000 for alleged injuries and damages.