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A Canadian County Jail inmate already facing 12 years in prison for allegedly stealing a car and breaking into a house now faces five more years for allegedly punching a detention officer.

Oklahoma City’s Tristan Kane Sandlin, 26, is accused of “willfully and unlawfully striking” victim David Easter “in the head and body with his fists,” according to court documents.

Sandlin was formally charged Sept. 21 with assault and battery on a detention officer in Canadian County District Court.

CHECOTAH ― Participants will have the opportunity to build their own Civil War-style wooden ammo crate on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 1 to 3 p.m. during a special make-and-take workshop at Honey Springs Battlefield.

In this outdoor class, led by instructor Jake Krumwiede, participants will walk through the easy steps of piecing together a sturdy storage crate from pre-cut panels using light construction techniques.

MUNICIPAL COURT

Dustin Lee Howell, Yukon, speeding, $165.

Danna A. Frazier, Oklahoma City, failure to appear warrant, $245.

James Donald Waggoner, El Reno, improper turn, $175.

Mackenzie Rachel Klein, El Reno, speeding and driving under restriction, $390.

Suzanne Pearl Grimes, Yukon, speeding, $165.

Elizabeth Ontiveros, El Reno, speeding, $175.

Levi Cassidy Trimble, Oklahoma City, speeding, $165.

Ofelia Lorena Torres, Yukon, speeding, $165.

Michael Lynn Taylor, El Reno, speeding, $165.

Nolan laughs loudly as he plays catch with his therapist inside the colorful surroundings of the Oklahoma Pediatric Therapy Center.

The 14-year-old visits the center regularly with his grandmother, Loretta Cotton, who calls the OPTC a “true blessing.”

The OPTC opened its third location in El Reno earlier this year. Its founders describe it as a “faith-based” company that provides speech, occupational and physical therapy for children up to 18 years of age.

“Our mission is to serve Christ by providing pediatric therapy,” is the company motto.

The Great American Relay, which covers 3,446 miles, recently rolled through Canadian County. The 36-day, 668-stage event makes its way through 17 states and the District of Columbia.

It started in Santa Monica, Calif., and will end Oct. 16 at the World Trade Center in New York City.

El Reno’s Elks Lodge handed out 50 winter coats to children enrolled in the Cheyenne and Arapaho Head Start program earlier in September and planned to do the same this past week for 50 Head Start children attending Hillcrest Learning Center.

Joe Mogg of the Elks said the coats were purchased through a grant funded by the Elks Grand Lodge. Elks member Debbie Harrison wrote the successful grant.

The coat giveaway started in 2019 and was planned to be an annual event, but was interrupted by the COVID pandemic. The lodge resumed the program this year.

Saturday evening, the Historic Fort Reno Visitors Center and Museum will host a Spirit Walk. It will be the second such walk since COVID restrictions were lifted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the property the fort is situated on.

“It will be our second and last one this year,” said Debra Kaufman, Historic Fort Reno board president.

Canadian County has received the second half of its COVID-19 pandemic relief allocation.

In 2021, Canadian County was awarded $28 million from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The first half of those funds arrived a few months after the initial award.

In June, commissioners spent $6 million of the county’s ARPA funding to purchase property in central Canadian County for a new Canadian County Health Department clinic and offices.

Friday, Oct. 14 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the Nov. 8 General Election, Town of Union City Proposition Special Election, City of El Reno Ward 3 Election and City of El Reno Mayor Election, Canadian County Election Board Assistant Secretary Allen Arnold said.

Arnold said persons who are U.S. citizens, residents of Oklahoma and at least 17 ½ years old are eligible to apply for voter registration. However, you must be at least 18 years old to vote.

Voters in Canadian County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the Nov. 8 General Election, Town of Union City Proposition Special Election, City of El Reno Ward 3 Election and City of El Reno Mayor Election should apply now, Canadian County Election Board Assistant Secretary Allen Arnold said.

Absentee ballots are available to any registered voter, provided they are eligible to vote in the election requested. No excuse is needed to vote by absentee ballot.