August 2023

WOODWARD - Anika Drew is drawn to beauty. Her boyfriend said she can stand in a barren field and still point out a pretty flower. Drew dreams of going to beauty school to become a makeup artist and moving to Japan to see the pink cherry blossoms.

Crews from Boiling Point Media out of Oklahoma City took over the Centre Theatre in downtown El Reno last week to shoot scenes for the third installment of the Jurassic Pet series. The Adventures of Jurassic Pet 3: Return to the Wild will be shooting at sites in El Reno this week.

STILLWATER — The inaugural Oklahoma State University Future of Work Summit will be held Thursday, Aug. 31 and Friday, Sept. 1 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center. This multi-day summit will examine the rapidly changing facets of work and showcase ways organizations can stay ahead of the curve.

Horned lizards: Where did they go?      Historically, Texas horned lizards were found across about 80 percent of Oklahoma’s counties, foraging in native grasslands for ants and other insects during their active season and burrowing underground to avoid extreme temperatures.

Robert Lee Sweetland of Longmont, Colo., passed away July 13, 2023, here in Colorado. Robert was born July 15, 1949, in Fort Collins, Colo. Husband to Anita Millerd Sweetland for 56 years. They were married on June 27, 1967, in Evergreen, Colo.

LAWSUITS Velocity Investments LLC vs. James Kelley for $9,547.76 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Jose Muniz for $9,211.29 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

To say Rhett Kouba is having a good summer throwing the baseball would be a major understatement. The El Reno High School graduate is having a stellar season on the hill for the Corpus Christi Hooks, the Double A affiliate of the Houston Astros.

El Reno High School joined hundreds of other programs across the state of Oklahoma to kick off the first official day of preseason drills. Weather postponed EHS’ start until after 8 a.m.

Note: This is the first article in an effort to look behind the scenes of how Canadian County law enforcement works to find and stop online predators of children.

Organizers of the Oklahoma Indian Nation Pow-Wow and officials with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes were welcomed to a reception last week to celebrate the event. The pow-wow runs Aug. 4-6 at Concho. This will be the 33rd year for the Indian Nation Pow-Wow.