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Discover Bank vs. Debbie Martindale for $5,631.66 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

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Credit Acceptance Corporation vs. Kayla McClarey and Kenneth Raper for $5,843.56 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Credit Acceptance Corporation vs. John Hagen and Stephanie Hagen for $7,693.40 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

It would appear El Reno’s highly acclaimed Route to the Future long-range development plan arrived just in time. The plan, adopted in 2021, lays out a path for community development for the next 20 years.

It projects El Reno growing by 9,000 people during this time period. Some news coming out of last week’s city council meeting might tempt planners to increase that population estimate.

In a surprise move, a Canadian County commissioner has decided against running for a fourth term and instead will seek a state legislative seat.

District 3 Canadian County Commissioner Jack Stewart will not file for re-election in April.

Stewart, 72, said he intends to run for the new Oklahoma Senate District 18 in this year’s election cycle. Senate District 18 will officially move from eastern Oklahoma on Nov. 23 after the 2022 elections.

El Reno High School students, from left, Kolt LaFoe (headband), Carlie Golden and Brady Hardaway react to an official’s call that favored one of the EHS basketball teams during their Suburban Conference games with Guthrie. The trio were acting behind a makeshift ESPN set as a prop in front of the student section at Jenks Simmons Field House.

The student section has had several dress-up themes over the course of the basketball season for home games and sports a following of more than 100 students at those contests.

The Cheyenne and Arapaho have successfully added close to seven acres to the tribes trust portfolio after the Department of the Interior approved adding the former Rodeo Joe’s to the list.

The 6.812 acres is west of El Reno and just south of I-40 and south of Geary.

The property was once a dance hall.

County road crews were working overtime last week when the area was hit by some 7 inches of snow. Here, a county grader plows through snow on Reno, looking west from Choctaw.

Gov. Kevin Stitt outlined his agenda for the 2022 legislative session during his State of the State Address last week.

His ideas touched education reform, law enforcement crackdown of illicit marijuana businesses, pushing for changes in the McGirt Supreme Court ruling, improving workforce development, tax reform and others. Stitt plans to make these changes while crafting a nearly standstill budget for the next fiscal year.

The theme of his speech was “Driving Hope for all Oklahomans.”

Seventh-grade students in Tahlequah were quizzed during the first semester of school about their views on critical race theory, transgenderism, abortion and other political issues - in a middle school geography course.

The quiz gained public attention when it was discussed during this month’s meeting of the State Board of Education.

WASHINGTON – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says computer science education, an increased focus on career tech and higher teacher pay are keys to the future industries of Oklahoma.

Stitt said he foresees the day in the not too distant future where Oklahoma teachers, who once were next to last in pay, will earn as much as $100,000 a year. 

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LVNV Funding LLC vs. Derry Russell for $751.92 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Amanda Guerrero for $833.98 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Kelly Stroup for $4,650.25 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Kalie McBride for $1,266.20 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.