July 2020

Body Eileen Imogene Niles-Scott passed away June 26, 2020, at her home in El Reno at the age of 91. She was born Feb. 15, 1929, in El Reno to Albert and Juanita Niles. She had two brothers, Benny and Paul Niles, and two sisters, Gloris Niles-Sheets and Charolet Plunk.

Body Iris Marie Colbert Parker of El Reno was laid to rest at Faith Family Church on Saturday, July 11, 2020, at 11 a.m. Interment was at Graceland Cemetery in Bridgeport.

Body Funeral services for Robert Elmo (Bob) Mooney of Geary will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 15 at First Baptist Church in Geary with Rev. Darrin Sims officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Fay under the direction of Turner Funeral Home. Mr.

Body Progress continues on what would be Oklahoma’s first roundabout created on a highway system and that distinction is scheduled to land in El Reno. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is planning to build the roundabout at SH 66 and U.S. 81.

Body About 2 pounds of meth was seized on Friday, July 3 after Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics agents searched a vehicle pulled over in El Reno. Mark Woodward, spokesman for OBN, said agents “working the interstate” stopped the pickup as it pulled into the Domino on U.S.

Body El Reno police are investigating three separate fires that appear to have been intentionally set. On Monday just before 6 a.m., a fire was reported at 307 S. Foster. Police and firemen found an old barn fully engulfed when they arrived.

Body For the first time in at least a decade, Canadian County is not housing any inmates in jails outside of the county. As of Tuesday, there were 138 inmates in the county jail in El Reno.

Body By October, crews from Sherwood Construction in Tulsa should begin pushing dirt to make way for an interchange that will allow travelers access to Frisco Road from Interstate 40. The Oklahoma Transportation Commission awarded the contract to the company on Monday.

Body The construction company that is overseeing the work at the new Canadian County Fairgrounds will be able to continue working as the county negotiates with Oklahoma Natural Gas about a right-of-way on the site.

Body Epic Charter Schools experiment running a rural Oklahoma school district has ended. The Epic company that has managed Panola Public Schools in southeastern Oklahoma since 2017 has notified the district it is terminating its contract two years early.