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LAWSUITS Citibank N.A. vs. Mildred McKee for $2,592.37 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Citibank N.A. vs. Gary Humphrey for $2,677.53 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Hollywood may be the “Entertainment Capitol of the World” but El Reno is quickly becoming the home away from home for movie-makers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

At 2:30 a.m., when most people are home fast asleep, members of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Farm and Ranch crew were busy preparing for the arrival of the tribes new additions to a growing buffalo herd.

Sheriff Chris West said all but two of 24 inmates at the Canadian County Jail who tested positive for the coronavirus are now considered “fully recovered.” Last week, West said 36 inmates had been tested earlier in August with 24 showing positive results for having contracted the virus.

A 12-year-old El Reno boy was killed when the vehicle he was traveling in collided with a pickup. The accident happened on U.S. 81, three miles south of Minco, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported. The accident happened just before 11 a.m. Thursday at County Road 1220 on U.S. 81.

Lake El Reno is open for business. City officials announced the reopening of the lake Friday morning for all water activity after closing it Wednesday. The lake level had climbed to unsafe levels after heavy  rains on Monday and Tuesday. More than 4 inches of rain fell in parts of the city.

A new 18,500-square-foot corporate office building for Lucky Star Casino approaches the midway point of construction. The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes broke ground for the corporate office building in 2019. It is located in Concho, near the Lucky Star Casino.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Canadian County has been awarded a grant from the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) for more than $183,000.

LAWSUITS Northwest Medical Center Willow Creek Women’s Hospital vs. Kapila Patel for $1,257.23 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Alliance Health Deaconess vs. Jimmy Green for $1,719.96 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

OKARCHE - The residents at the Center of Family Love were smiling recently as they geared up to see their friends and family during the “Share the Love” drive-by parade outside the center.