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Canadian County CASA Inc., which stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates, welcomes volunteers Regina Sabatini and Dannie Mitchell. The pair completed their advocate training with a court observation and swearing-in by Judge Bob Hughey with the Canadian County Children’s Justice Center.

The Canadian County Health Department began a daily COVID-19 vaccination pod last week at El Reno's First Baptist Church. Shots are given from 8 a.m. until noon and both the Moderna vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots are being administered.

An El Reno woman has been charged with one count of embezzlement of funds related to an El Reno High School activity. Kellye Jo Mutzig, 47, was arrested Jan. 11 by Canadian County sheriff’s deputies after an arrest warrant was issued by Judge Charles Gass.

LAWSUITS Michael Henson, individually, and Jennifer Lamere, as mother of Paris Henson, a minor vs. David Laughlin, individually, and Mustang Public Schools for an amount in excess of $75,000 for injuries and damages alleged to have occurred during an automobile accident.

Matt Grooms and Grace Nesseth admit to being a spontaneous couple, so neither were shocked when Matt came up with the idea of leaving their home in California and never looking back.

El Reno city officials took a tour of the new SSM St. Anthony’s Health Center being built here. City Manager Matt Sandidge said the project is coming along and is expected to be open by the summer.

While the economic outlook for El Reno over the next couple of years would appear sluggish, the firm charged with auditing the municipal government said city leaders have, in the past, “made good decisions, with good information” which could help lessen the impact.

The Canadian County Children’s Justice Center's $9.3 million annual budget is only slightly up over last year, and the center still has about $6.2 million in reserves as county sales tax revenue declines.

The Lincoln fourth-grade Bucket Band performed last week at the El Reno School Board meeting. The performance was held as part of the Public School Board Appreciation Month.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) announces that communities and schools now can apply for grants from the TSET Healthy Incentive Program. The application period closes at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5.