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MUNICIPAL COURT

Nicholes Titterington, El Reno, failure to use child restraint and driving without license issued, $397.

Edward Dawe, Oklahoma City, failure to stop at flashing red stop signal and driving under restriction, $360.

Christian Trujillo, El Reno, driving under suspension and failure to appear warrant, $640.

Balmore Menjivar Figueroa, El Reno, improper equipment, no insurance verification, driving under suspension and failure to appear warrant, $1,040.

John Martinez, El Reno, failure to stop at stop sign, $165.

El Reno’s Fast Connect Internet service now has 785 customers as more build-out of the high speed network continues. 

Zach McLemore, Technology Services director, provided a report to the city council at last week’s meeting. 

McLemore said the build-out will move to the downtown area following the May 2 Burger Day Festival. He said Phase 4 of the Crimson Lake Estates is under way as well as continued work in the Settler’s Crossing housing area. 

Redlands Community College took center stage at last week’s El Reno Now gathering. 

The two-year community college, said President Dr. Jena Marr, is one of the area’s largest employers and generated more than $69 million in total economic output. 

Marr was joined in the presentation by Annie Pearson, vice president of Academic Affairs and Dr. Kacey Daniels, executive director of Student Services. 

Marr said Oklahoma has a dozen two-year community colleges which serve 35 percent of the state’s college students. 

Sacred Heart Catholic School sixth-graders volunteered at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma last week.

The class was helping process frozen potatoes to be distributed to families throughout western Oklahoma, including El Reno. 

The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma works with The Lord’s Harvest to serve those with food insecurity in the El Reno community.

The students packed 1,485, two-pound bags for a total of 2,475 meals.  

The Redlands Community College Academic Team has been a top contender at the National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT), and this year the team sent three squads to compete in Chicago.

The A team secured a fifth-place finish among the nation’s top 24 community college teams in the two-day competition.

Team member Riley Ray of El Reno finished in a tie for second individual overall, which is the highest finish in the history of the Redlands program.

El Reno Mayor Steve Jensen presents an envelope with $580 to Nikki Pruitt of The Lord’s Harvest. The presentation came at the conclusion of last week’s El Reno Now breakfast.

Pruitt joked with Jensen that he needed to volunteer again for the dunk tank sponsored by The Lord’s Harvest at the upcoming Burger Day Festival.

Jensen volunteered last year and after the experience, called the dunk tank “a young man's game.”

He then added, “But you never know, I might be up there again.”

Third-grade students from Holy Trinity Catholic School in Okarche converged on The Lord’s Harvest last week.

The youngsters helped Nikki Pruitt and her volunteers prepare for the senior food distribution.

Holy Trinity students make several trips a year to help with the El Reno food ministry created and operated by Pruitt.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority (OSIDA) unveiled a new name and brand for its flagship property in Burns Flat: Infinity One Oklahoma Spaceport.

LAWSUITS

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Gretchen Stephenson for $1,485.50 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Spring Oaks Capital SPV LLC vs. Devrin Atilano for $2,059.00 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Spring Oaks Capital SPV LLC vs. Angela McKinney for $2,059.00 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Spring Oaks Capital SPV LLC vs. Jermaine Lewis for $2,137.00 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

The City of El Reno gave the owner of the house at 619 W. Clarke Street another month to show progress is being made before possibly moving forward with demolition. 

The owner, Asky Chiles said he misunderstood what was involved concerning an inspection he agreed to with a city crew and for that reason refused to allow them inside the house. 

The home was condemned in January and scheduled for demolition.

But Chiles has pleaded for the past couple of months for more time to make improvements.

The city council agreed, based on certain conditions.