June 2023

CENTRAL Arcadia: June 5. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 72°F and stained. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, hot dogs, shad, shrimp and stinkbait around channels, points, riprap and rocks.

El Reno opened its arms wide to car enthusiasts at the 25th A Small Town Weekend. Some 8,000 people attended the two-day event last weekend, said Keith Ward, president of the El Reno Cruisers, hosts for the event. The event was free to spectators looking for family-fun activities.

An El Reno man who served Canadian County for more than 40 years is being honored as the first inductee in the Canadian County Junior Livestock Show Hall of Fame.

Add another festival to El Reno’s busy spring and summer schedule as the El Reno Arts Council unveils the inaugural Art Mix on 66: El Reno’s Music and Art Festival. The event is set for June 24-25 in Adams Park. Organizers say the event will be jam-packed with vendors and entertainment.

Canadian County’s four largest cities have received just over $10 million of the county’s $28.8 million federal stimulus awarded for water and sewer projects.

The University of Oklahoma has spent more than $1 million investigating claims of bogus financial reports and sexual harassment by David Boren, its former president who stepped down in 2018, but continues to stonewall efforts to make the findings public.

Funeral services for Ella Mae Morton of Anadarko were held June 9 at Concho ERC Center with Rev. Waylan Upchego officiating. Burial was in the Morton Family Cemetery in Geary, under the direction of Turner Funeral Home. Ella passed away June 4, 2023, in Carnegie.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary Chairman Brent Howard, R-Altus, said he is pleased the Legislature approved funding to build two new Oklahoma Highway Patrol headquarters in Clinton and Owasso during special session.

The El Reno High School Academic Team competed in the National Academic Quiz Tournament recently in Atlanta, Ga. EHS placed 277 out of 305 teams from across the nation competing in the event. Riley Ray, a sophomore at EHS, received one of eight Rising Star Awards.

The Kids Hot Wheels Races, sponsored by the El Reno Fire Department, drew several hundred competitors this year bidding for one of three trophies over a series of knockout rounds. Trophy winners were Bently Melton, David Hudlson and Blake Melvin.