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El Reno police took a 21-year-old El Reno man into custody after he allegedly led officers on a high-speed chase.

At approximately 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 30, an officer patrolling in a residential area saw a white Chevrolet HHR being operated at an excessive rate of speed.

The driver of the vehicle was “clearly operating the vehicle without due regard for the safety of others as evidenced by the vehicle’s speed and the operator failing to obey posted traffic control devices,” said a report from the ERPD.

Operation Christmas Child volunteers are hosting two identical Project Leader Workshops on Saturday, Sept. 10.

The first is from 10 a.m. to noon at Yukon Church, 11715 NW 10th Street, Yukon. The second workshop is from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 1340 S. 13th Street, Kingfisher.

The workshops are open to anyone who packs shoeboxes or is interested in packing shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.

LAWSUITS

Tinker Federal Credit Union vs. Jon C. Riley for $11,979.23 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LCS Capital LLC vs. Jena Rucker for $10,695.40 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Holly Tate for $16,976.38 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Tiona C. Malone, individually and as parent of T.M., a minor, vs. Lana L. Beebe for an amount in excess of $75,000 for injuries and damages alleged to have occurred during an automobile accident.

El Reno will host its third annual Battle of the Bands in combination with an arts festival.

The events are being put on by the Centre Theatre for the Arts along with the El Reno Arts Council.

Kristin Richardson of the Centre Theatre for the Arts said the two-day event will be Sept. 9-10 with music performed downtown at Petree Plaza.

Sound and lighting will be provided by Mike Freeman of FM Audio Production Inc.

Regardless of who you are, most everyone likes a little “axe”citement in their life, and John and Coby Andrews believe they have just the venue - Red Dirt Axecitement.

Red Dirt Axecitement, 215 S. Country Club, is a new axe-throwing venue in El Reno. Coby said it is the place to have fun, relieve stress, relax and enjoy a new kind of sport that is quickly spreading across the United States.

Canadian County’s four-day free fair was its largest ever, county officials reported.

The 68th Annual Canadian County Free Fair was staged Aug. 24-27 at the Canadian County Expo and Event Center, 3001 Jensen Road East.

“Preliminary numbers are indicating about a 30 to 40 percent increase over last year,” Canadian County Fair Board Chairman Kelly Beck said.

“To me, that’s huge. What a success. Everybody had an absolute great time out there.

“It was everything and more than we had hoped for.”

El Reno Regional Airport will host the Third Annual Community Day and Fly-In this Saturday.

Gates for the free event open at 10 a.m. and the air show is planned to start at 1 p.m.

Canadian County employees are due to receive a 5 percent raise in 2023.

The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase has been proposed as part of the county’s fiscal year 2023 general fund budget. Commissioners and the Canadian County Excise Board on Aug. 23 unanimously approved a balanced FY 2023 estimate of needs totaling $35,145,017.

County Clerk Sherry Murray was directed to forward the document to the budget maker for completion.

MUNICIPAL COURT

Jerald Wayne Fletcher, El Reno, failure to comply, $145.

Naomi Ann Davidson, El Reno, failure to comply, $145.

Josue Rosas, El Reno, speeding, $165.

Trenton Redbird, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $245.

Franky Dicintio, El Reno, negligent or careless driving, $245.

Tyler Dean McLearen, El Reno, negligent or careless driving, $245.

Logan Machelle Burleson, El Reno, speeding, $165.

Tori Kaytlin Kline, Yukon, speeding, $165.

Terry Eugene Hawk, Piedmont, speeding, $165.

Races have developed for the El Reno mayor and Ward 3 city council seats.

Steve Jensen will face Phillip Church in the race to see who serves as the next mayor for El Reno.

In the Ward 3 race, David Black will face Kevin Marr to determine who fills the seat.

The non-partisan election will be decided Nov. 8.

Jensen filed at 8 a.m. Monday, the first day the three-day filing period opened. He currently serves as Ward 1 city council representative. Jensen was born Sept. 17, 1967.