Two weeks ago, the city of El Reno received a tip that an employee of the firm it uses to operate the town’s water and wastewater systems was falsifying records related to wastewater.

Mayor and Acting City Manager Matt White said the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality was notified and DEQ started an investigation. Later, investigators from the Environmental Protection Agency got involved and on Tuesday, White said charges are expected to be filed against the unnamed employee of Veolia Water Technology.

DIVORCES GRANTED

Andrea Nicole Gee vs. Jason Riley Gee.

Hannah Marie Weldon vs. Brandon Lawrence Weldon.

Ronald D. Wright vs. Cember D. McCurry.

John Girten vs. Amanda Bowers.

Annalisa Rose Wilder vs. Jessie Earnest Lee Wilder.

Deborah Janelle Huddleston vs. Alonzo Clark Huddleston.

Tara Lynn Fromm vs. Robert John Fromm II.

Thomas Bradley Hayes vs. Bailey Raquel Hayes.

Vicki Phelps vs. Ronald Phelps.

Janet Adams vs. Clay Adams.

Tori N. Davis vs. Michael E. Conner III.

Police say a former El Reno Tag Agency employee embezzled some $66,000 over a two-year period.

On Wednesday, Julie Kay Armold, 50, was arrested and charged in Canadian County District Court with one felony count of embezzlement of more than $15,000.

The funds were allegedly taken while Armold served as office manager for the tag agency.

El Reno police said officers were contacted May 3, 2018, by Amanda Bosler, who at the time was the tag agent for the El Reno office.

Bosler told police she believed Armold had been embezzling funds from the agency.

Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series on former El Reno educator and coach Hub Reed. Reed has been named part of the Class of 2020 for the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.

Each morning Hub Reed wakes up and starts his daily routine, one that seems rather small in stature compared to his 6-foot-10 frame, but for this 85-year-old Oklahoma legend, it’s perfect.