Committees in both the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the state Senate have advanced bills that would move school board elections to the November ballot to help increase voter participation.
LAWSUITS
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Daniel Ashcraft for $1,338.41 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Justin Tyler for $1,450.40 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Freeman Reed for $2,023.68 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Elvira Rojas for $1,080.73 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Jason Maynard for $1,396.78 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court sided with the City of El Reno last week in finding that a convicted sex offender could not live within 2,000 feet of Lake El Reno.
Kelly Patrick Donaldson had sued El Reno after city officials told him he could not live near Lake El Reno.
State law says a registered sex offender cannot reside within 2,000 feet of a park. Donaldson’s residence was said to be 310 feet from Lake El Reno.
El Reno native Dr. Alan Hollingsworth has scored another honor for his writing, this time The Independent Press Award. The honor is said to be one of the most prestigious book award programs globally for independent authors, publishers and illustrators.
A retired surgeon, Hollingsworth’s newest work, Prognosis: Guarded: The Breakthrough Novel of 1977 That Tried to Break Me is being honored as a Distinguished Favorite in the Medical Thriller category.
After a mid-year merger of its Yukon and El Reno clinics, the Canadian County Health Department (CCHD) reported a slight increase in services provided during 2024.
Client encounters totaled 13,946 – up 156 from the 13,790 client encounters in 2023. Encounters ranged between about 1,000 and 1,300 per month.
These numbers highlight the CCHD’s 2024 annual report, presented Feb. 3 to Canadian County commissioners.
Mayor Steve Jensen presents Donna Dyer of Blessing Baskets with an envelope containing more than $500 raised for the organization at the El Reno Now event.
El Reno Chamber of Commerce Director Karen Nance presented city council members and city staff with personalized plaques recognizing their efforts to improve the community.
The presentation came at the conclusion of the recent El Reno Now gathering.
Plaques were presented to Mayor Steve Jensen, council member Amy Neathery, City Manager Matt Sandidge and Assistant City Manager Tim Young.
Plaques were also made for Vice Mayor David Black and council members Dr. Brian Shafer and Pete Stapperfend. Black was at the gathering but had to leave before it concluded.
LAWSUITS
Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Houston Akers for $2,062.00 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Merys Jimenez for $1,680.06 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Terry Hubbard for $1,229.35 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Amanda Oburn for $5,522.41 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
El Reno could see a new car wash built on South Country Club if the city council likes the plan.
The El Reno Municipal Planning Commission sent a 2-2 vote to the council concerning the project proposed by Scott and Rachel Spurger.
MPC members Gerardo Troncoso, a banker, and Casey Trejo, a realtor, abstained from the vote which requires their actions be cast as a no vote. But neither said they were opposed to the plan. Their professions could simply create a conflict since it’s real estate development.
Youngsters from Maple School got an up-close look at the Oklahoma Aeronautics Academy at the El Reno Regional Airport this week and folks who operate the flight school said some aviation seeds may have been planted.
“That’s how I got into it,” said Bob Wesner, a flight instructor at the academy. He said his parents introduced him to aviation when he was young and it became part of his life. The same goes for Gabe Goodger, a flight instructor who said he caught the aviation bug after his mother became a flight attendant for American Airlines.
