August 2021

The city council wanted a recommendation from the Municipal Planning Commission concerning a rezoning request and it is getting one.

While recoveries from COVID-19 are starting to close the gap on the number of new cases, Canadian County remains the fourth most impacted area in the state for the coronavirus. The Oklahoma State Department of Health releases updated city and county numbers once per week.

Canadian County has accepted a $100,000 grant to fund a rural road project. District 1 County Commissioner Marc Hader applied for Rural Economic Action Plan (REAP) funds through the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG).

El Reno police and Canadian County sheriff’s deputies worked together on the arrest of a man in connection with a recent burglary. Shane Nelson Lott, 35, of Bethany was taken into custody after his alleged involvement of the theft that occurred at Patterson UTI Drilling on Radio Road.

El Reno VFW Post 382 will host a Bedlam Blood Drive Battle on Saturday with donors receiving their choice of an OSU or OU T-shirt. The blood drive will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 and will be in the back meeting room.

A double plume of smoke shoots out the back of Texan Robin Reed’s boat as it digs out of the water off the start line during the 2021 Hunter Showdown on Lake El Reno over the weekend. It was the season-ending points event for the Southern Drag Boat Association.  

When Piedmont unveiled its new turf field four years ago, El Reno High School’s football team played the spoiler role on the night’s festivities with a 13-point win. El Reno head coach Chuck Atchison knows the Wildcats have been itching for some payback.

Posting wins in the first and last games, El Reno High School’s softball team emerged from the Shawnee tourney with a 2-2 record but more importantly, an offense hitting its stride. El Reno improved to 3-6 on the season with wins over Woodward (11-1) and Del City (14-1).

El Reno High School’s volleyball team, ranked No.11 in Class 5A, ran into an early-season rough patch with losses in three of five matches last week, including a 2-2 effort in the Community Christian School tourney.