May 2022

Body OKLAHOMA CITY – The fiscal year 2023 state budget agreement includes $32.5 million to completely eliminate the 13-year waiting list for some 5,000 individuals seeking developmental disability services. Sen.

Body El Reno has landed Flogistix, a manufactuer of equipment used in the oil and gas industry.

Body A few weeks ago, El Reno and much of Oklahoma was under a severe weather threat, not an unusual occurrence during the spring. Residents were being warned to be “weather aware” as storms were predicted to bring hail, high winds, heavy rain and the possibility of tornadoes.

Body Special needs students from El Reno High School and Roblyer Learning Center took a field trip to the Oklahoma City Zoo earlier this month.

Body For the seventh straight year, food service workers from El Reno Public Schools will be hitting the streets to make sure youth are getting proper meals over the summer break.

Body A part-time Canadian County sheriff’s deputy has resigned after being accused of sexually assaulting a female inmate. Yukon’s David Wayne Loman, 58, was arrested May 13 at his home in Canadian County after an investigation by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI).

Body Within the span of just over two minutes, Rick Dawson’s life changed. An Edmond resident who calls Yukon home, Dawson is the owner of Rich Strike, the winner of the 2022 Kentucky Derby. Everybody loves an underdog story and Rich Strike’s story is among the best.

Body SHAWNEE – Oklahoma’s newest professional sports team, the Potawatomi Fire, is 14-6 and in fourth place in The Basketball League’s central division in its inaugural season — not bad for a team that is less than a year old.

Body Graveside services for Kristy Barnes Hamper of El Reno will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 23 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Oklahoma City. Services are under the direction of Hahn-Cook/Street & Draper Funeral Directors. Kristy died May 13, 2022, peacefully at her home.

Body El Reno Kiwanis Club presented $500 scholarships to four members of the El Reno High School graduating class of 2022, from left, Molly Carson, Carlie Golden, Caroline Huber and Julie Holdcraft.