Letter to the Editor: Support nonprofit organizations
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To the Editor:
March 2020
COVID-19 outbreak forces changes in county operations by commissioners
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The COVID-19 pandemic had the attention of Canadian County commissioners during an emergency meeting on Wednesday.
McVay keeping ray of light shining on prom, graduation
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El Reno students looking forward to extracurricular events such as the prom and graduation should not give up hope, but everything depends on what happens in the coming days and weeks.
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El Reno Public Schools Superintendent Craig McVay knows parents and guardians are anxious to hear about the plan to educate the district’s nearly 3,000 students during the COVID-19 outbreak.
City follows state lead with updated emergency plan, closures
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If you didn’t get a haircut before Thursday, you may be waiting awhile.
Gov. Kevin Stitt issued a state of emergency last week closing businesses considered non-essential. The order went into effect at midnight Wednesday.
ERPS meals to remain daily, extended hours
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The Oklahoma State Department of Education reports 61 percent of students across the state qualify for either free or reduced lunches, but that number is closer to 80 percent for El Reno Public Schools.
White says city following guidelines to combat virus
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While COVID-19 has spread pain to every sector of the nation, it has also helped create rumors that El Reno city officials said need to be put to rest.
Lex H. Hedgecock
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In 1901, the Oklahoma Land Lottery was held to distribute the No Man’s Land in central Oklahoma.
Two brothers, John and Tom Hedgecock, came from Wellington, Kan., and registered at Fort Reno for the drawing. They received 160 acres near what is today Hinton.
Cade Worthen
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Cade Robert Jameson Worthen was born June 4, 1997, in Oklahoma City to Robert and Melodee Higdon Worthen. He died March 22, 2020, in El Reno. Cade grew up in El Reno where he graduated from El Reno High School and Canadian Valley Technology Center as a diesel mechanic.
William Braum
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William Howard Braum of Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Stores died March 23, 2020, at his home near Tuttle. Bill was born Feb. 11, 1928, in Newton, Kan. He graduated from Emporia High School and the University of Kansas.
