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OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation allowing restaurants and school cafeterias to donate leftover food without threat of civil liability, except in certain circumstances, has been signed into law.

House Bill 1542, authored by Rep. Anthony Moore, R-Clinton, grants civil immunity to restaurants and school cafeterias donating leftover food.

“Unfortunately, the lack of protection from civil action has prevented Oklahoma’s restaurants and school cafeterias from donating perfectly good food to those in need,” Moore said.

OKLAHOMA CITY— The full Senate last week approved House Bill 2746.

The bill, by Sen. Julia Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, creates a strict set of criteria by which the guardian of a person with a grave disability would be able to access secure transport to get their family member to the care they need.

“I would like to recognize the tireless effort of Sarah Smith, a wonderful advocate who has pushed this bill through the process,” Kirt said.

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LVNV Funding LLC vs. Billye Nipper for $864.75 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Vincent Dehdarani for $1,201.06 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Terri Hays for $2,298.71 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

The El Reno Tribune’s 2023 Burger Day section contains the following content:

El Reno’s world-famous Big Burger on the move

Burger Day’s history piled high with onions that bring you back

Music, science, dance and exotic animals to fill Burger Day stages

El Reno police said information was received Thursday morning that a person was being held against their will in an apartment located at 303 N. Barker Ave. The call came in just after 4:30.

Police dispatchers believed the caller was trying to keep the call quiet.

“Due to the tone and context of the call, dispatch personnel believed the reporting party, later identified to be a 49-year-old female, had surreptitiously called 911 in an apparent attempt to keep the call secret,” said reports from police.

Canadian County Commissioners will consider signing a letter of support to help El Reno Public Schools gain more federal funding.

It’s an issue that all three elected commissioners, Dave Anderson, Tracey Rider and Tom Manske, have discussed recently with El Reno Public Schools leaders.

“We lose at least a quarter, and maybe a third, of our school district to federal land,” ERPS Superintendent Matt Goucher said. “And we get absolutely nothing (financially) for it because of a date.”

El Reno High School held its 2023 prom over the weekend in downtown El Reno.

Students arrived for the grand march in a variety of vehicles from golf carts, sports cars, pickups and even a semi-truck.

Colorful dresses and suits were top choice for this year’s prom.

Once students arrived, they walked down the red carpet to the cheers and camera shots from friends and family.

The theme for this year’s prom was “A Night in the Spotlight.”
 

More than 15 organizations took the opportunity to tell of their services in hopes of recruiting volunteers last week.

The occasion was a Volunteer Fair held at Wesley United Methodist Church.

The organizations advertised their service opportunities in the hopes of broadening their volunteer base. Organizers said, by all accounts, the fair surpassed expectations.

Emily Walker, director of Project Transformation, said the Volunteer Fair was the perfect opportunity for her to find summer reading volunteers.

Victims and survivors of crime across Canadian County were remembered and honored during National Crime Victims Rights Week April 23-29.

Crime victims, survivors and advocates gathered in Yukon for Canadian County’s 33rd Annual Crime Victim Survivor Vigil.

Nonprofit agencies like Cardinal Point Family Resource Center, Canadian County Child Abuse Response Team, Intervention Crisis and Advocacy Network, Court-Appointed Special Advocates and others had resource booths on-site before the vigil started.

In celebration of Law Day, hundreds of attorneys across Oklahoma will provide free legal advice to members of their communities.

Members of the Canadian County Bar Association will be partnering with Trinity Legal Clinic to host a free walk-in legal clinic at the Canadian County Courthouse on Friday, May 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

“Law Day is special because it gives lawyers another chance to serve their communities,” said Oklahoma Bar Association President Brian Hermanson.