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MUNICIPAL COURT

Red Big Eagle, Calumet, speeding, $175.

Kassie Seeman, El Reno, trespassing on posted property, $295.

Thomas Kilian, Yukon, expired tag, $165.

Penn Pumah, Oklahoma City, speeding, $165.

James Reed, Oklahoma City, speeding, $165.

Irene Elorza Monsivais, El Reno, driving without license issued, $252.

Elias Juan Francisco, Oklahoma City, expired tag and driving without license issued, $417.

Asked Chiles, El Reno, trespassing on posted property, $295.

Melody Duty, Yukon, speeding, $165.

Gardeners in Oklahoma are eager to get their landscapes looking good, and pruning their trees and shrubs is one way to get started.

Pruning not only is an essential maintenance practice, but it also enhances the beauty of the trees and shrubs, said David Hillock, Oklahoma State University Extension consumer horticulturist.

A 9-year-old boy was attacked by four large dogs.

Thankfully, Superman, or in this case, Ryder Watts was in the area.

Watts, a 16-year-old El Reno High School sophomore, was driving near the Jensen, Holbrook Circle area when he saw what was happening.

El Reno Public Schools Board of Education officially entered the construction documents phase on the first buildings to be erected under last year’s record school bond.

In October, voters approved two bond proposals totaling $69.5 million, with classroom additions at Lincoln and Roblyer Learning Centers being among the first builds on the construction timeline.

We should all stop and think about this the next time El Reno and the area gets hit with severe weather: There are people working in the elements while most are riding the storm out inside some sort of building.

One of those people would be Charles Hill. At least until Feb. 28. That will be Hill’s last day as a letter carrier for the El Reno Post Office.

It’s a job he considers a service that has spanned 34 years. In that time, Hill and his fellow letter carriers, along with so many others, have braved the weather because the rest of us depend on them.

A former truck driver has received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to causing a double-fatality traffic collision in far west Canadian County.

Chickasha’s Cordele R. Brandon Sr., age 70, was required to surrender his commercial driver’s license as part of a plea agreement in Canadian County District Court.

Brandon entered his guilty plea Jan. 29 to two counts of negligent homicide by motor vehicle.

The misdemeanor charge stemmed from a deadly crash that occurred Sept. 23, 2023, near Geary.

LAWSUITS

Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Louise Wright for $2,148.79 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Robert Hernandez for $2,642.30 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Delvon Colbert for $4,017.78 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Anthony Teeters for $2,192.82 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

MIDWEST CITY – Carl Albert held off a pair of fourth-period rallies by El Reno High School’s boys basketball team to sweep the Indians in District 5A-2 action with a 64-53 victory.

The double-digit loss, the second of the year to the Titans, closed out 5A-2 play for El Reno with a 6-8 record for fifth place. The Indians slipped to 9-13 on the season.

El Reno trailed 53-32 early in the fourth before going on an 11-2 run.

Isaiah Smith had two baskets in the break, split by a 3-pointer by Jacob Nichols, before Kason Haydon hit a short jumper.

The 38th Annual Burger Day will get a boost from the City of El Reno and the owner of an historic building in the downtown that’s in need of repair will get a few more months to continue showing progress.

City council members voted to boost funding for the Burger Day event from the $10,000 last year to $15,000 for this year’s festival set for May 2.

Casey Trejo, board president of the newly-formed Historic Downtown El Reno Foundation, requested the boost in city support. The foundation replaces the former Main Street program and is a nonprofit entity.

Wow! What a great event!