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A Canadian County deputy likely suffered a medical episode that caused a crash in February that claimed her life, officials said.

The next step in redesigning the intersection of State Highway 66 and Banner Road took a step forward last week. Canadian County commissioners approved an agreement with Freese and Nichols, an Oklahoma City engineering firm that works with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.

An agreement that was signed earlier this year that would have allowed the city of El Reno to indirectly provide water to the new Canadian County Fairgrounds Complex is moot, said an attorney representing the county’s Public Facilities Authority.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has struck down casino gaming compacts negotiated by Gov. Kevin Stitt with two tribes, ruling the governor exceeded his authority by including sports betting in the compact agreements.

CLINTON — When the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton officially opened on Sept. 23, 1995, it was the first center in the nation dedicated to the history and culture of Route 66, the most famous historic highway in the world.

LAWSUITS Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Garry B. Bennett for $3,081.07 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Colton Vetter for $5,158.02 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Redlands Community College will hold a ribbon-cutting event Tuesday to unveil the exterior makeover on the east side of the Ray Porter Academic Complex.

With Oklahoma facing an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, frontline workers are working to aid those affected by the pandemic.

Marvin Novak has farmed in southwest Yukon for decades. At age 85, he still enjoys the process of plowing, planting and patiently waiting for harvest. Novak applied farm logic to education while serving on the very first Board of Education at Canadian Valley Technology Center.

El Reno police arrested two men on complaints of burglary in separate incidents and officers reportedly found a gun in the possession of one man. A 19-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly was inside a garage at a home in the 1800 block of Palo Verde Drive.