March 2024

A report of a runaway child being found led authorities to the discovery of five children in a Piedmont home who had allegedly been abused. The discovery led to the arrest of two adults.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that an initiative-petition effort may proceed that would link Oklahoma’s minimum wage to the cost of living in places like San Francisco. That contradicts one of the court’s prior rulings. That alone is not shocking since courts often overturn earlier rulings.

Jacqueline LaVon Irion went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 21, 2024, in her hometown of El Reno.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Bryston Scott Peterson, 25; Tania Lee Palmer, 24. Brandon Wade Knight, 45; Melisa Larie Barker, 35. Cody Allen Cooper, 28; Angelika Marie Hope Aguilar, 24. Haven Devon Rush, 27; Debra Raylyn Fancher, 27. Garrett William Billington, 28; Stacie Diane Wiest, 33.

LaVerne Marie Meyer Waggoner went to her heavenly home on March 20, 2024, at the age of 89. She was born at home Jan. 27, 1935, in Okarche to Henry A. and Mary Bomhoff Meyer and was baptized Feb. 17, 1935, and confirmed on April 10, 1949, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Okarche.

For a team that was considered to be in a rebuilding phase, El Reno High School’s boys basketball team turned out to be a force to be taken seriously during District 5A-1 play.

Both EHS teams will be on the road at Chickasha and Noble for the Rose Rock Invitational.

Crimson Creek Golf Course should see more young faces teeing off in the coming months after the city of El Reno and the Men’s Golf Association announced a partnership.

Major work on the underground waterline near the intersection of Rock Island Avenue and Wade Street was completed Wednesday before overnight rains rolled through El Reno. According to data from the National Weather Service, the city received around four-tenths of an inch of rain.

A new four-story Canadian County Courthouse is projected to open in spring 2027. An estimated one-year design phase will start soon before a two-year construction process. “You’re about three years out,” construction manager Stan Lingo told county commissioners at their regular meeting last week.