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The city of El Reno honored the Redlands Community College Livestock Team for being named Team of the Year for the 2023-24 season. The honor came after the RCC team’s showing at the Houston Livestock Showand Rodeo in Houston, Texas.

When school board elections were held April 2, the results continued a longstanding trend in Oklahoma: Few voters knew there were any elections under way and school leaders across the state were selected by a small sliver of voters who may not represent the broader community, including most parents.

Following the Feb. 8 suicide of Dagny Benedict, a 16-year-old Owasso girl who recently identified as nonbinary and went by the name Nex Benedict, one prominent 2STGNC+ activist said state officials should no longer require teachers to notify parents of information related to their child’s mental...

LAWSUITS BMO Bank N.A. vs. Stephanie Brodersen for $14,079.64 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 9, Block 5, Plantation 2nd Addition, Mustang.

A state law enacted last fall is being cited as the cause of a significant drop in the inmate population at the Canadian County Jail. An analysis of weekly inmate numbers shows interesting trends over the past six months at the jail, 304 N. Evans.

The Redlands Community College Nursing Program owes its longevity and success to vital partnerships with health-care facilities in El Reno and surrounding communities.

After an emaciated young girl was found hiding behind a building and five children were taken into state custody, a Piedmont woman is now charged with felony crimes related to abuse. Tina Marie Ramirez, 43, was booked into the Canadian County Jail after a runaway child was found March 15.

A 19-year-old El Reno woman was injured last week in a collision that occurred on U.S. 81 at Britton Road. The accident occurred shortly after 11 a.m. April 3.

LAWSUITS The Credit Union Loan Source LLC vs. Luis Castilleja for $73,652.98 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

El Reno’s Carnegie Library got a boost in helping to digitize historic records with a grant from the Oklahoma Historical Society.