February 2022

To the Editor: Did you know that recent estimates of the number of homeless children in America reflect that 2.5 million children experience homelessness each year? Or that families now make up 40 percent of the homeless population?

LAWSUITS LVNV Funding LLC vs. Derry Russell for $751.92 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Amanda Guerrero for $833.98 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

The dam at Lake El Reno made for a popular sledding spot after last week's snowfall.

The El Reno area was walloped by some 7 inches of snow last week and that meant a round-the-clock marathon for city workers charged with clearing the streets.

An engineering firm will be paid $90,836 in preparation for parking lot upgrades at two Canadian County buildings.

Rylan Fleenor of El Reno is a new junior member of the American Angus Association, reports Mark McCully, Association CEO, with headquarters in St. Joseph, Mo.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, said the initial allocation of Redbud School Funding Grants by the Oklahoma State Department of Education should help state schools, including El Reno Public Schools.

Since 2020, Congress has approved three rounds of federal COVID-bailout funding, providing more than $2 billion combined to Oklahoma school districts to mitigate viral spread, address challenges created by the pandemic, and reverse learning loss tied to COVID shutdowns.

EHS’ game at Noble last week was rescheduled for Feb. 17 due to winter weather. EHS was to host Lawton MacArthur (Monday) and Guthrie (Tuesday) before traveling to Carl Albert on Friday. 

Trading second-half scoring blitzes, Calumet High School’s boys basketball team outscored Union City 20-19 in the fourth period to hang on to defeat its cross-county rival 68-63. The late-season meeting was for third place in the 2022 Washita Valley Conference Shootout.