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A civil suit filed by a contractor over the Canadian County Courthouse construction bidding process has been dismissed.On Feb. 18, District Judge Paul Hesse signed an order granting Lingo Construction Services and the Canadian County Public Facilities Authority (CCPFA)’s motions to dismiss the case.

A former Mustang High School teacher will be in prison for at least 14.45 years after pleading no contest to six felony counts for his repeated sexual assaults of a high school student between December 2014 and June 2017.Yukon’s Raymond Thomas Garner, age 63, became a convicted sex offender when he...

Jamie Von Tungeln stopped by the Tribune last week and shared this note with me. “Most Sundays in 1967 and 1968, our mother, Dorothy Riley, baked this banana bread recipe. It was wrapped in wax paper and aluminum foil and put in a shoe box to mail, always adding a note of encouragement.

The smell of sewage was pungent in Teresa Ralls’ Oklahoma City apartment.

LAWSUITSMeladee Cheadle vs. City of El Reno and Oklahoma Environmental Management Authority of El Reno for an amount in excess of $75,000 for alleged injuries and damages.Tidewater Motor Credit vs. Justin Cole for $13,054.81 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.Westlake Financial...

El Reno’s Route 66 and especially Adams Park continue to attract attention from the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes. 

The Gilt Show kicked off the 2026 Canadian County Junior Livestock Show on Sunday.Gilts are young pigs which have not had piglets.The weeklong event ends Friday with the annual sale.

An El Reno woman was killed Thursday when her vehicle was involved in a collision with a semi-truck on SH 66 near Manning Road.

Construction is in full swing for Canadian County’s new courthouse.The anticipated date of substantial completion is July 27, 2027, for a four-story, 112,407-square-foot Canadian County Courthouse at 201 N. Choctaw.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, secured committee approval for legislation aimed at clarifying who has the authority to issue burn bans in Oklahoma counties.