October 2023

MARRIAGE LICENSES Erika Bianca Briseno, 43; Kaitlyn Elizabeth Vandever, 33. Conner Shane Poage, 26; Allisen Mackae Corlee, 24. Austin Kirtis Hartzler, 33; Mackenzie Beth Kane, 26. Bryan Trujillo, 27; Alma Martinez Moreno, 27. Tristen Wyatt Burns, 22; Sierra Paige Canterbery, 31.

On a night when all eyes were on Malachi Nicholson’s quest to break the 2,000-yard rushing mark for the season, the senior served as a decoy on the most critical snaps – scoring chances.

Entering the latter stages of the regular season, the phrase “coach speak” tends to pop up in just about every aspect of high school football. Coaches use phrases like “one game at a time,” “control our own destiny” or “can’t overlook anyone” in interviews and team meetings.

A longtime former mayor and successful businessman, an award-winning broadcast journalist and a renowned architect are this year’s recipients of the El Reno High School Distinguished Alumni Award.

Soccer has grown into the fourth most popular sport in the United States with over 31 percent of all Americans considering themselves a fan, according to a 2019 Gallup survey.

With a pledge to “clean up” El Reno, the city council last week voted to seek condemnation through court action of one property. The council also gave two other owners a bit more time to get their respective properties in order.

A $3.6 million remodeling project is under way at the future site of the Canadian County Health Department. The inside of a 33,000-square-foot-building at 6100 E. Highway 66 is being renovated for the new county health clinic and offices.

A contractor has been hired to replace the parking lot and sidewalks for the Canadian County Assessor’s Office. Canadian County commissioners awarded a $213,197 low bid contract for a parking lot replacement project at North Choctaw and Highway 81.

To the Editor:  History, historical buildings and architecture are awesome reminders of things past and were intended to be passed from one generation to the next. It comes in many forms.  Sometimes it’s those who came before us and their writings or maybe their actions taken.