September 2023

El Reno residents are invited to lace up their sneakers and celebrate the official opening of the Sunset Trail at Lake El Reno by taking part in a family fun run on Thursday, Sept. 14 at 6:30 p.m. Earlier this summer, the community submitted 100 names.

New lights are being installed at the Ashbrook Complex ball fields and city officials say the improvements will make a world of difference. Dill Electric of El Reno is handling the installation of the new “energy efficient LED” system, said City Manager Matt Sandidge.

Voters across Canadian Valley Technology Center’s school district will head to the polls on Tuesday, Sept. 12 to cast their ballots on a $75 million bond issue package.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Two years after Oklahoma lawmakers passed bipartisan legislation to address the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people, a state law enforcement entity has not secured federal funding to carry out the new law.

The Center of Family Love (CFL), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of those living with intellectual disabilities, is seeking applications for its 2023-24 Teen Board.

Redlands Community College President Jena Marr recently met with Reggie Wassana, governor of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, to sign a formal agreement designed to generate awareness of American Indian culture as well as to enhance programs that encourage and support high school students in the...

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma (DSACO) will host its 29th annual Down Syndrome Festival & 5K at the Myriad Botanical Gardens on Saturday, Sept. 30. “We serve approximately 1,000 families in the central Oklahoma area,” said Sarah Soell, executive director of DSACO.

A former Okarche police officer was shot and killed in her eastern Canadian County home. Cleveland County sheriff’s deputy Jordan Cannon was 40. Her husband, Vaughn Cannon, 41, was booked Aug. 30 into the Canadian County Jail on a first-degree murder complaint.

Canadian County 4-H’ers received a healthy boost in donations at this year’s Canadian County Free Fair due to the donation of a dunk tank by the Oklahoma Environmental Management Authority (OEMA).

Okarche residents will decide if they want more than three people deciding the town’s business. It could soon be five residents with voter approval in a special election set Tuesday, Sept. 12.