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Two former employees of the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office have filed lawsuits against Sheriff Chris West and the Board of Canadian County Commissioners, alleging they were fired after engaging in protected whistleblower activities.

Those former employees are Marty Burns and Chelsea Adkins.

According to their respective petitions filed with the court, Burns joined the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office in November 2018 as a reserve officer, and joined the department full time in April 2020 as an investigator with the rank of sergeant.

The El Reno Public School Foundation has added some new scholarship programs to its collection. The latest scholarship additions include the Neathery Family Scholarship and the DeLana/Laird Scholarship.

Creation of the Neathery Family Scholarship was a dream and goal of twins and 1999 El Reno High School graduates Chad and Tommy Neathery. Attending college was always a goal for the Neatherys, but family circumstances required that the boys work while attending school.

U.S. Sen. James Lankford talks over an issue with one of several city leaders and residents who attended a lunch with the senator at Johnnie’s Grill in El Reno last week.

Lankford and his wife, Cindy were on the campaign trail as he seeks re-election to Washington, where he has served Oklahoma since first being elected in 2015.

CLINTON - A plan in the works for nearly 15 years has come to fruition with the transferring of the old Clinton Indian Hospital to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes.

Established in 1933 as a sanatorium for Native Americans with tuberculosis, the Clinton Indian Hospital was only one of seven facilities in Oklahoma at the time. Over the years, due to its old age and condition, a new health center was built on land directly west of the old Clinton Indian Hospital and opened in 2007.

History took to the skies last weekend, as a vintage Ford Tri-Motor airplane visited Sundance Airport.

A marvel to look at, organizers of “Fly the Ford” also gave those willing a chance to soar over the Canadian County landscape in the 4-AT-E.

Known as the “Tin Goose,” the Ford Tri-Motor was known as the first luxury airplane, a revolutionary achievement in the 1920s, when commercial flight was still in its infancy.

The county event was hosted by the Oklahoma City chapter of the EAA – Experimental Aircraft Association.

LAWSUITS

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Suzette B. Hutchison for $3,612.16 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Citibank N.A. vs. Molly Baxter for $1,960.09 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Citibank N.A. vs. Ralph Ervin for $3,687.25 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

First United Bank and Trust Company vs. Barbara Caruth and John Caruth for $184,161.89 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lots 15A and 15B, Block 9, Weston Addition,

With the help of El Reno VFW Post 382, the Easter bunny held a series of egg hunts throughout El Reno Public Schools sites for students with special needs.

More than 4,000 eggs were hidden at the schools.

VFW Post 382 is the only post in the nation that provides an Easter egg hunt for special needs students.

Construction on the last leg of a major drainage project has been under way for several weeks just north of Legion Park.

The city of El Reno tapped into Community Development Block Grants, FEMA funds and local monies to help fund a series of drainage projects that city officials said have been long past due.

The project in the Legion Park area is the final phase of work that started more than a year ago.

Drainage work was completed on the channel that runs north of Watts and extends past Sunset.

Wesley United Methodist Church will hold a “Historical Site Designation” dedication event Sunday, April 24, following its second morning service, said Pastor Allen Carson.

“There are only about a dozen or so churches in Oklahoma that have this designation. With the mergers of several churches over the years, we have a rich history and our current building is close to 100 years old,” said Carson.

The dedication event will start around noon and lunch will be catered by Primo’s.

The state fire marshal is apparently investigating a fire at a cabin at the Rod and Gun Club, just off Britton Road and east of U.S. 81 after local fire officials said they were unable to determine the cause.

El Reno firefighters were called to the scene after a cottage at the private lake caught fire. Firemen reported finding the small cabin as well as a storage shed on fire.

The state fire marshal was contacted by the out-of-town owner of the cabin with concerns and it was decided that agency should be asked to investigate to try and determine the cause of the fire.