December 2023

Throughout his high school and college careers, Dallas Curtis was the type of football player that thrived on keeping his emotions in check and let his play on the field do all the talking.

Jennifer Douglas was full of happiness after unwrapping her presents under the family’s Christmas tree. Yet there is one gift the El Reno High School girls basketball coach really wanted but will have to wait until March to hopefully have a chance to unwrap – a gold championship ball.

Canadian County motorists will start the new year off right when a permanent upgrade to the State Highway 66/Banner Road intersection is due to commence.

Players from different grade levels for El Reno Public Schools girls basketball program spent the first day of the holiday break helping pack food boxes for the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. Players were assigned a project aimed to help the Chickasaw Nation’s Packed Promise Program.

The Department of Human Services wants to lease part of a county-owned building in downtown El Reno. County commissioners will obtain construction cost estimates to remodel the building at 100 S. Rock Island, that now houses the Canadian County Health Department.

Union City is the latest recipient of a share of a federal stimulus grant awarded to Canadian County in 2021. County commissioners last week approved disbursing $178,599 to Union City for a sewer improvement project.

Voters interested in voting by absentee ballot during the 2024 election year can request absentee ballots now using the OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/elections/ovp or by downloading and printing an application from the Oklahoma State Election Board website at oklahoma.gov/elections.

Canadian County CASA Inc. (Court Appointed Special Advocates) recently welcomed its newest volunteers. Lynn Rodrigues, Talor Anderson and Savannah Carnes made the extraordinary commitment to give their time to help abused and neglected children in our community.

LAWSUITS Velocity Investments LLC vs. Wendy Stockton for $6,178.43 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Outlook Eyewear vs. Reichert, Reichert, Optometrists for $5,813.24 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Though El Reno High School’s wrestling team placed only one grappler in the top 10 during the recent Kansas City Stampede, the entire roster got what was needed the most – mat time. El Reno took 12 wrestlers to the meet, with each weight posting two matches or more.