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Public Records - 7/15/2023

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LAWSUITS

Velocity Investments LLC vs. Kyle Coats for $1,440.54 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Velocity Investments LLC vs. Daniel Mayo for $5,837.39 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Plaza Services LLC vs. Taylor Gilbert for $6,011.74 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Plaza Services LLC vs. Emily McKinney for $9,873.34 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

ER’s Starks pins down gold medal

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Grace Starks recently waltzed into Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center and promptly captured a national gold medal in collectable pin design.

Starks, 18, of El Reno, made the trip as a Graphic Design student representing Canadian Valley Technology Center at SkillsUSA Nationals.

She qualified by winning a state gold medal a couple months ago.

She also recently completed home school course requirements and is now a high school graduate.

Grace Starks nibbles on her national gold medal

Oasis near the Mother Road

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Escaping the noisy city can be a blessing not often found, which is why Daniel and Ruthie Pugh built their own oasis – far from the cacophony of noises found in more populated areas of Canadian County.

Their oasis is located not far from Highway 66, roughly two miles northeast of the Cherokee Trading Post, west of El Reno.

It is a place named after themselves – Pugh Gardens, located at 23505 Jones Road N.W. The gardens planted their roots across three acres around the Pughs home, which they built in 2002.

Daniel and Ruthie Pugh survey the gardens from the bridge

Domestic violence agency gets new outdoor playset

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New outdoor play equipment is helping Canadian County youth whose lives have been affected by domestic violence.

Volunteers recently installed a new playset at the Intervention & Crisis Advocacy Network (ICAN)’s program house near the Canadian County Courthouse.

“We have not had a suitable playset for kids in five years,” ICAN Executive Director Matt Whetzel said.

Showing off a newly installed playset

Public Records - 7/12/2023

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LAWSUITS

The Pizzini Law Firm PLLC vs. Gerald Hargrove for $2,395.56 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Discover Bank vs. Karen McClure for $5,186.98 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Discover Bank vs. Kyrsten Huggins for $2,387.96 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Velocity Investments LLC vs. Dwight Feuerborn for $2,123.82 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Expo Center reports $22M economic lift

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The Canadian County Expo and Event Center has generated a roughly $22 million economic impact since opening nearly two years ago.

Canadian County’s $20 million fairgrounds complex, 3001 Jensen Road East, has had consistent event bookings since its July 2021 debut. 

The Canadian County Expo and Event Center

Center of Family Love raises over $1 million for innovative future

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The Center of Family Love’s 10th annual Gift of Love Gala raised more than $1 million for those with disabilities.

The event was hosted at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.

The Center of Family Love honored former Sen. Mike Johnson and his wife, Judy Johnson, who quietly spent a better part of their lives championing for the rights of individuals and families with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity.

David I., celebrating the Gift of Love Gala with his sister, Diane

Fines issued for holiday celebrations

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El Reno police handed out three citations for fireworks violations over several days during the Fourth of July holiday.

Assistant Police Chief Kirk Dickerson said the department received numerous calls from residents reporting fireworks being set off in their area of town. Dickerson said officers investigated each call. Three instances resulted in the citations being issued. El Reno levies a $295 fine for discharging fireworks in the city limits.

Dickerson said the Fourth of July celebration at Lake El Reno was a great success.

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