El Reno woman charged with alleged assault and battery on Yukon officer

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Prosecutors allege an El Reno woman repeatedly kicked and pulled away from a Yukon police officer during a drug arrest last fall.

Jessica Leeann Nitzell, age 38, was charged Jan. 8 in Canadian County District Court with assault and battery on a police officer, resisting an officer, possession of a controlled dangerous substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and speeding in a posted zone.

Kennedy Center: Don’t mend it, end it

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After only two weeks on the job, The Hill reports, Kevin Couch resigned in late January as head of artistic programming at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Couch’s brief tenure might seem surprising, but a better question is why Couch sought or accepted the position in the first place.

Public Records - 2/4/26

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LAWSUITS

Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Tony Alexander for $7,039.27 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Jason Burge for $5,457.02 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Velocity Investments LLC vs. Jeffery Bentley for $9,054.85 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

NCB Management Services Inc. vs. Daveron Wright for $7,564.11 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

ER girls bid for third one game closer

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A scoring burst over the final four minutes of the third period helped move El Reno High School’s girls basketball team to within a win of locking up third place in the District 5A-2 standings.

El Reno retained the third spot with a 52-42 win over Noble and swept the season series with the Bears.

The Indians are 7-3 in District 5A-2 play with four games remaining.

The 10-point win lifted El Reno to 10-8 overall and marked the ninth straight year for the Indians to reach 10 wins under head coach Jennifer Douglas.

Halli Ferguson (5) reaches around a Noble player to get her fingers on an offensive rebound attempt
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