July 2020

While the full impact of the coronavirus pandemic to public school coffers is unknown, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt last week awarded $16 million to some districts to help with student learning.

If these strange times have taught us anything, it’s to hope for the best and prepare for the worst. That's the attitude of the Canadian County Fair Board, whose members are planning for the festivities to be held Aug. 26-29.

The county’s new fairgrounds could soon have access to water after the Canadian County Water Authority voted to approve the county’s membership to the Banner Rural Water District. The vote to accept the Canadian County Public Facilities Authority into the membership came last week.

Mike Strain, managing editor of the Tulsa World, is the new president of the Oklahoma Press Association. Strain was elected June 18 at the annual business meeting held at the OPA office in Oklahoma City. He will serve a one-year term beginning July 1.

On June 1, 1941, Dez Allen gave birth to Margaret June White in El Reno. June, as she was affectionately called, made El Reno her home for the majority of her life.

Graveside services with military honors for Eddie D. Morrison were held Monday in the Union City Cemetery with Mike Oldham officiating. Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Funeral services for David Ellis Sagebark of El Reno were held Monday in the Concho Cemetery with Rev. Ruby Horse officiating. Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home. David died June 30, 2020, at St. Anthony Hospital in El Reno. He was born Feb. 8, 1959, in California.

Funeral services for Don Schmidt are pending with Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Don died July 5, 2020, at his home in El Reno.   

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Department of Commerce said Phase 2 of the Oklahoma Business Relief Program (OBRP) will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 14.

The upcoming end of the 2020 fiscal year brought with it a stack of bills to pay and contracts to renew for Canadian County officials. The county’s three commissioners spent most of their 75-minute meeting last week signing new contracts and paying the last of the fiscal year bills.