July 2021

After being closed last summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the El Reno municipal swimming pool inside Legion Park has been a popular afternoon playground for young and old. El Reno Public Schools will offer a free swim day on Tuesday for anyone under the age of 18.

Two New Mexico men are challenging the district attorney’s attempt to seize more than $130,000 in U.S. currency. A court hearing on the matter was set for Friday, July 23.

Canadian County commissioners have given a thumbs-up to plans to install new waterline on county easements serving new homes in a large rural development northwest of Yukon.

A Canadian County commissioner this week voiced his annual objection to housing juveniles from other counties in Canadian County’s juvenile detention center.

Canadian County ranks number one in Oklahoma for counties with the highest median household income, reports Stacker.com. Stacker reports that the median household income for Canadian County is $72,056, and that is 36 percent above the state median and 14.7 percent above the national median.

I agree with County Commissioner Marc Hader when he says motorists, after a couple of months, will grow to like a roundabout at SH 66 and Banner Road. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is deciding on three different traffic controls for the intersection.

The Roblyer family reunion was held recently at the county fairgrounds building with 77 in attendance. Nancy Salsman of VFW Post 382 read two proclamations from the city of El Reno along with a presentation of the key to the city.

A Quilt Block Challenge Contest will again be featured at the 2021 Canadian County Fair, to be held Aug. 23-28. The contest is sponsored by Canadian County Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) and the winners will be determined by viewers choice voting.

Thirty youth ages 7-14 attended Kids Cooking 101 and/or Kids in the Kitchen classes in El Reno.

Nominations are being sought for the Outstanding Canadian County Citizen to be recognized at the upcoming 67th Annual Canadian County Free Fair, set for Aug. 23-28. As is tradition, the individual will receive the first-place winning cookie jar entered in the fair.