The president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association has a message for El Reno and the rest of the state as the 100th anniversary of the Mother Road approaches.
The centennial celebration will be in 2026, 100 years since the famous highway opened, allowing motorists to make their way from Chicago to Santa Monica, Calif.
El Reno firefighter Thomas Vogt shoots a blast of water on a shed in the southwest part of the city on Friday as crews worked to keep the fire from spreading to surrounding houses due to high winds.
Wind speeds were gusting to over 50 miles per hour throughout the afternoon hours, knocking down various items around the city including soccer goals in Adams Park and shingles off roofs in neighborhoods.
The El Reno Fire Department answered so many calls that units from the Yukon Fire Department were called in on the mutual aid agreement between departments.
It was a night of celebration and remembrance for Cardinal Point, Canadian County’s Family Justice Center, as a sold-out crowd traveled to the Expo and Event Center March 24 for the organization’s Community Night Gala.
Cardinal Point CEO Kristie Chandler joined county officials and benefactors to reveal the organization raised $58,500 to benefit operations and the clients the Family Justice Center serves.
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma State Department of Health’s Office of Child Abuse Prevention (OCAP) is seeking input from private and public agencies, organizations, citizens and consumers to monitor and enhance development of a comprehensive, statewide child abuse prevention plan.
OCAP requests input from individuals, both parents and professionals, who can provide feedback by completing a brief, 10-minute online survey.
William Thomas Manning, known by most as “Bill,” from El Reno, Okla., was 94 years old when he passed away peacefully on Friday, March 31, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.
Born on Sept. 23, 1928, in Oklahoma City, Bill attended elementary school in a one-room schoolhouse south of present-day Banner School and graduated from El Reno High School in 1946.
Bill was a lifelong member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church (El Reno), where he married his wife, Laverne Kappus on Jan. 18, 1949.
OKLAHOMA CITY - In February, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced the launch of its new Supporting Industrial Transformation and Economic Success (SITES) Program.
The SITES Program is proactively addressing statewide site infrastructure needs to meet the demand of existing businesses as well as companies looking to establish operations in Oklahoma.
Betty Jo Rothrock Lockler was born in Mexia, Texas, on Sept. 20, 1947, to Joseph and Bessie Rothrock. She was welcomed by two siblings, James Homer and Laura. Later Betty Jo got to welcome Sandy, Joe and Charles to round out her siblings.
Betty passed away peacefully in her home on April 1, 2023.
Her services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 6 at Trinity Baptist Church in El Reno.
Lucy Melvina Snyder died March 30, 2023, at Integris Canadian Valley Hospital in Yukon.
She was born Sept. 6, 1945, in Elk City. A member of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes, she was a dressmaker specializing in bead work and traditional tribal clothing. She was a veteran serving in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Roy R. Bartnick III, 32; Rachel Hope Morrison, 28.
Timothy Christian Smith, 26; Chelsea Danielle Thomas, 27.
Dillon W. Kitson, 31; Karina Gisell Espinoza, 27.
Matthew James Von Tress, 28; Camber Lynn Chism, 25.
Billy John Wimberly Jr., 60; Roberta Kay Lynn, 56.
Adam Robert Jules Hoefling, 30; Whitney Marie Burkhead, 27.
Garrett Allen Peoples, 37; Melissa Maxine Collinson, 33.
Jon Paul Williams, 41; Heather Amalia Reavis, 53.
Roayan D. Gomez Martinez, 24; Katelyn Marie Chavez, 31.
While playing 80 minutes, the outcome of El Reno High School’s girls soccer team’s match with rival Piedmont was settled in a little over eight minutes.
From the 1:20 mark of the first half to the 33:08 mark in the second, a span of 8:12, Piedmont scored two goals en route to a shutout win over the Indians in District 5A-2 play.
The loss, its second in a row, dropped El Reno to 3-4 on the season and 0-2 in the league standings.
