Before taking legal action, the El Reno City Council agreed to “seek a remedy” with Canadian County after the county and a rural water authority apparently failed to get permission for using city right of way while extending a waterline.
Council spent about 40 minutes in executive session Tuesday night discussing the waterline issue as well as contracts with the local police and fire unions.
Brent Learned, an award-winning artist and a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, recently donated a painting to the El Reno Elks Lodge. The painting was presented by Alan Fletcher.
Learned said he wanted the Elks to have the painting in recognition for what the lodge does for the community.
Learned has a passion for being active in the community. He was one of the curators of the Wintercamp Show at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
Lincoln Learning Center music teacher Jennifer Christensen, far right, leads members of the school's Bucket Band in warmups prior to the start of last week’s school board meeting. The group performed six songs for those attending the meeting.
It was the second time for the students to perform at a board meeting.
Did you ever hear of Silas Soule?
I hadn’t either until attending the dedication of the Sand Creek Massacre Monument and Chief White Antelope blanket ceremony at Concho.
In a word, the gathering was powerful.
Sorrow. Anger. Hope. Resiliency.
President Joe Biden recently delivered an address during a joint session of Congress on the eve of his 100th day in office.
While it is always an honor to listen to any president speak to Congress, the president’s message unfortunately missed the mark, especially since his actions thus far have been marked by partisan and progressive proposals and misguided unilateral actions.
OKLAHOMA CITY – More of Oklahoma’s retired teachers can return to the classroom following the signing of Senate Bill 267.
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Chair and Education Committee Vice Chair, Sen. Dewayne Pemberton, R-Muskogee, is the author of the bill to remove the earnings cap for retired educators who choose to return to the profession.
A proposal by Transportation Commissioner T.W. Shannon to keep the Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s Eight-Year Work Plan intact was voted down by the Oklahoma Transportation Commission this week.
KWTV News 9’s Augusta McDonnell writes the vote took place after Transportation Secretary Tim Gatz explained why he pulled back on an interchange project with the Chickasaw Nation at I-35 and Highway 9.
The Chickasaw Nation, which operates a casino near the interchange, has offered to pay for $10 million of the $17 million proposed project.
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El Reno High School April Students of the Month, from left, freshmen Madelynn Tech and Peter Easter; sophomores Emma Patswald and Jacob Robertson; juniors Cora Newby and Aaron Broyles (not pictured); seniors Danyelle Youngblood Larson and Kolton Hunt. (Photo/Courtesy)
Pictured are Calumet April Students of the Month, from left, Copper Lewis, Allison Davis, Ace Snowden and Lilly Thomas.
