May 2024

Body Each year, Janice Cox dreams of setting a record for the National Letter Carriers Association Food Drive in El Reno. And each year she comes up a bit short.

Body Two new windows have been installed at the Historic Fort Reno Visitors Center. Debra Kauffman, president of Historic Fort Reno Inc. and full-time volunteer, said 23 windows in the building need to be replaced. “So far, this is only the beginning,” she said.

Body Levi Davidson holds up his daughter, Poppy J as she blows bubbles from a machine purchased from a vendor at the 36th Annual El Reno Burger Day Festival over the weekend in downtown El Reno.

Body An eight-member committee has been appointed to help oversee the next phase of Canadian County’s new courthouse construction project.

Body An inmate at the El Reno Federal Correctional Institution was found unresponsive Saturday night and later was pronounced deceased. Correctional officers found Irvin Cooper, 45, unresponsive and summoned emergency medical services personnel, while beginning lifesaving efforts.

Body OKLAHOMA CITY – The Landowners Bill of Rights, or HB 3159, was signed into law. The bill gives landowners the right of first refusal if the land is ever sold by the state or anyone who received the land through the use of eminent domain authority.  Rep.

Body The clock is ticking for a signature collection effort to put State Question 832 on the ballot and ask Oklahomans to raise the minimum wage for the first time since 2008.

Body Often mistaken for a disease, the leucanium scale is an insect pest that’s appearing in landscapes this spring. You can easily rub them off the stem and when you do, a white powdery substance may appear, which is why many people think it’s a disease.

Body LAWSUITS Todd Millard and Dawn Millard vs. Home Depot USA Inc. and Daryl Flood Logistics Inc. for an amount in excess of $75,000 for alleged compensatory and punitive damages. Sam Alzubi vs. Lindsay Maidt for $15,920 for alleged actual damages. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. vs.

Body In a rematch of the fall title game, Calumet High School’s baseball team had its nine-game winning streak snapped by top-ranked Fort Cobb-Broxton in the Class B State Championships.