DIVORCES GRANTED
Jerri Cadogan vs. Patrick Cadogan.
Michael James Martin vs. Danielle Martin.
Samuel Edward Lewis vs. Saqeenah Dalya Jones-Lewis.
Anthony David Grieve vs. Kayla Richelle Allison Grieve.
Miguel Quinones vs. Elizabeth Quinones.
Harley Ray vs. Sidale Ray.
Steven Hajek vs. Kendra Hajek.
Amy Loeffelholz vs. Philip Ray Loeffelholz.
Justin M. Garcia vs. Brittany J. Garcia.
LAWSUITS
The first doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine will be administered in Canadian County on Thursday at health-care sites in El Reno, Yukon and Mustang.
“We are excited and hope this will be getting back to some normalcy. This is the first step in dealing with this virus. I see this as a privilege to be a part of this unprecedented effort between science and government.
“As tough of a year this has been, this is a big part of history,” said Canadian County Health Department’s Maggie Jackson.
A new terminal could be under construction by spring of 2021 at the El Reno Regional Airport after the city council approved a plan to put the project in motion.
Council signed off on using $750,000 in airport funds with the promise of obtaining a $500,000 grant from the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission to go toward the $1.2 million project.
Airport Manager Adam Fox said the new terminal would allow El Reno “to compete with other airports for business travel.”
While a weekend snow storm forced all of El Reno Public Schools to switch to distance learning for Monday classes, students in grades 9-12 will finish the remainder of the 2020 portion of the district’s calendar away from in-person classes.
Those grades were forced into distance learning on Dec. 11 after an educator at the high school tested positive for COVID-19.
“For all practical purposes we will shut down the high school for 10 days and that will carry us up to this Friday,” said El Reno Superintendent Craig McVay.
While the COVID-19 pandemic may have changed the appearance of El Reno High School’s Gifts to the Yanks ceremony this year, it did not dampen the spirit behind one of the school’s oldest traditions.
For 75 consecutive years, EHS students have raised money and then purchased gifts for veterans locked in at the Veterans Hospital in Oklahoma City for the holidays. El Reno is the only known school in the country to have maintained the program without interruption since its inception following World War II.
Canadian County Treasurer Carolyn Leck said because of COVID-19, her office is utilizing a lock-box payment system with the bank for mailed-in payments.
Leck said the program is “extremely efficient but does take a few more days for a check to clear the bank of origin.”
Leck said the office has installed a drop box in the west wall of the office. She said the drop box is visible from the parking lot. She said the office also has an updated website with more security: https://www.oktaxrolls.com/
Sustained growth in Canadian County has spurred Canadian Valley Technology Center administration to develop new educational opportunities for prospective high school students and adults.
Industrial Automation and Robotics Technology, or iART, is one of two new programs being added in fall 2021. Emergency Services is the other. Online enrollment is under way at cvtech.edu for the additions to the school’s El Reno campus.
When Jessica Reed of El Reno graduated from high school in 2018, she knew she wanted to work with children. When she started working at the Canadian Valley Child Development Center, she heard about the Scholars for Excellence in Child Care Program offered at Redlands Community College.
“It was a way to further my education while doing something I love,” said Reed, who has already earned her Certificate of Mastery in child care through the program.
LAWSUITS
Heritage Resources LLC vs. Marathon Oil Company for an amount in excess of $75,000 for alleged damages.
Chad McDowell vs. Progressive Northern Insurance Company for $40,000 for alleged compensatory damages.
American Express National Bank vs. Calvin Klusmeyer for $12,037.94 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
First American Title Insurance Company vs. Moose Management Inc. for $19,856.01 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
