August 2022

In its first road test of the season, El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team was stymied to less than a handful of hits in a 9-1 setback to the Noble Bears.

The loss dropped the Indians to 4-2 on the season and snapped a three-game win streak. El Reno slipped to fourth in the District 5A-2 standings at 1-1 with the setback.

El Reno’s lone run came in the fourth inning after Noble scored the first five runs of the contest. Maddie Moss singled and moved to second on a Bears error off a grounder by Micah Woods.

LAWSUITS

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Amy Seager for $8,176.51 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One Bank N.A. vs. Peggy L. Oliver for $2,889.67 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One Bank N.A. vs. Cassie L. Hayton for $2,526.12 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Barbara Bobbitt for $1,541.44 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Canadian County law officers seized some 60,000 Fentanyl pills after making a traffic stop.

Just before 9 p.m. Aug. 15, a deputy with the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office stopped an eastbound 2019 Toyota Camry on Interstate 40 near Evans Road.

The stop was made after the deputy said the vehicle made an improper lane change while traveling almost 20 miles per hour below the posted speed limit. Concerned the driver might be intoxicated, the deputy made the traffic stop.

All roads will lead to the 68th Annual Canadian County Free Fair – and the main road will be resurfaced in time for the festivities.

The fair runs from Wednesday, Aug. 24 through Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Canadian County Expo and Event Center, 3001 Jensen Road East.

A 2.5-mile section of Jensen Road from Highway 81 to a half mile east of Radio Road is receiving an asphalt overlay to benefit people going to the fairgrounds.

Congressman Frank Lucas kicked off a two-day run of town hall meetings with a stop at Redlands Community College last week.

Prior to the RCC gathering, Lucas dropped into Johnnie’s Grill and visited with a group that gathers there on Wednesday mornings.

Lucas has served in the House of Representatives since 1993 and is the ranking member on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, in addition to the House Committee on Financial Services, which gave him plenty to talk about.

The El Reno Municipal Authority (Authority) received a $440,000 loan from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB).

The funds will be used to complete a “comprehensive analysis of drainage systems and open channels.”

The Master Drainage Plan will be used to identify flood risk for existing and future land use conditions and for the development of Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) to mitigate future stormwater events, said information provided by OWRB.

A photographer captured this shot of an eagle at Lake El Reno.

Eagles can be seen at various times of the year roosting at the lake.

Five El Reno artists have been chosen to participate in an art show Sept. 24 in Oklahoma City at the Farmers Market.

The artists featured are Justin Anderson, Jennifer Naumann, Hannah Cerne, Jordan Morris and Sue Bear.

Ask Matt White what he sees as his greatest accomplishment during the 15 years he’s served as mayor of El Reno and you get a one-word answer.

Partnerships.

White, now 50, will end his run as mayor in November, but before he exits office he'll receive an honor he calls “very special.”