With construction starting this fall on a new Canadian County Courthouse, there eventually will be a need for more parking.

As such, commissioners this week authorized chairman Tom Manske to pursue and negotiate an agreement to acquire more property.

Commissioners met in executive session at their Aug. 4 regular meeting to discuss the purchase of real properties for use as parking for the new courthouse.

“The agreement will have to be approved by the Board of County Commissioners at a future date,” Manske said.

LAWSUITS

YNB vs. Chase Douthitt for $91,962.49 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lots 18 and 19, Block 1, Stonebridge West Addition, Oklahoma City.

Capital One N.A. vs. Wesley Outlaw for $23,183.86 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Billy Cobb Roofing LLC vs. Anita Bishop for an amount in excess of $15,000 for alleged damages.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Carolyn Chaney for $14,503.26 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Long before the sun tried to peek over the clouds Monday morning, El Reno High School kicked off its fall football preseason workouts at Memorial Stadium.

The Indians went through a three-hour nonpadded drill.

According to Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association rules, teams must have three days of non-padded drills before hosting full-contact padded drills. El Reno's first practice in pads will be Thursday.

Those on the outside might think El Reno High School head softball coach Bri Michalicka is hitting the panic button after her Indians closed out their preseason run with a 2-4-1 record.

In fact, it’s just the opposite.

“We’ve seen everything we need to see, and I don’t look at those games as losses at all. We gained a lot of knowledge and I feel really good about going into the season,” said Michalicka.

Entering her second year, Michalicka had a pre-set rotation for most of the preseason, with the majority of players switching every two innings to different positions.