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Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed El Reno resident Dale Cox to the Redlands Community College Board of Regents to serve a seven-year term, succeeding Lynda McColl. “I am honored to serve on the board of Redlands Community College,” Cox said.

Canadian County Sheriff’s Deputy, Lt. Jon Fincher recently completed a course of study with the Oklahoma School Security Institute (OSSI).

LAWSUITS LVNV Funding LLC vs. Daniel Vincent for $1,460.42 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. LVNV Funding LLC vs. Michael Wadley for $996.59 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

The 2024 valedictorians for El Reno High School are Brianna Barksdale, Emma Ketter, Cooper Park and Jadzia Taylor. These students earned this distinction by obtaining all A’s during their high school career and taking 13 Pre-AP and AP courses with an AP course in each core subject.

El Reno City Council voted to condemn an “inoperable” car wash on Sunset Drive and also to purchase three properties on South Choctaw. The problem is, some of the Choctaw owners apparently don’t want to sell.

Redlands Community College recently celebrated the graduation of more than 250 students during its spring commencement ceremony that included a keynote address from college alumni Christian Wassana, actor and founder of the I am, I can, I will movement. 

El Reno’s VFW Post 382 is struggling. And longtime supporters of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post are hoping to enlist the public to help right the ship. Nancy Salsman has been associated with VFW Post 382 since she was a youngster.

Canadian County commissioners have agreed to sell the old county fairgrounds on North Country Club Road while investing in renovations to create more usable space at the Canadian County Expo and Event Center.

As Missouri-based Mansion Entertainment Group attempts to tweak the design of the $2 billion American Heartland Theme Park and Resort it has proposed near Vinita, a Canadian firm hired to design the massive project has filed a lien claiming it is owed nearly $5.5 million from unpaid invoices.

LAWSUITS First National Bank of Omaha vs. Christopher Sells for $9,819.98 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Markeith Smiley for $7,304.81 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.