June 2024

In the mood for some garden fresh tomatoes? How about some salsa made with farm fresh ingredients? Or maybe a big, chewy chocolate chip cookie, fresh from the oven?

If any of these grab your attention, head to Ross Seed, 100 S. Choctaw, for the annual Farmers Market. The market is open 8 a.m. to noon on Wednesday and Saturday. Ross provides space for free inside its greenhouse for the various individuals, organizations or home-grown businesses that want to offer their fresh vegetables or creations. 

Ezell’s Refrigeration has been keeping the El Reno area comfortable for decades. The family-owned and operated business celebrated its 60th anniversary in June. 

Terry Ezell’s late father, Wayne Ezell, founded the business in 1964. Along the way the Ezell family has continued to offer professional service, backed up by the well-known Carrier brand. 

A crew from Environmental Works Inc. pulled old gasoline tanks at 300 S. Rock Island this week.

City Manager Matt Sandidge said the city received a $90,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, administered though the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, for the work.

The city purchased the long-vacant building several months ago.

Sandidge said the tanks had to be pulled before any type of development could be pursued at the site.

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company (OG&E) recently donated electric fans to El Reno area seniors and families with low income to help residents stay safe and cool during the hot summer months.

In early June, OG&E volunteers handed out 50 fans in El Reno to those who may be at higher risk for heat-related injury and illness. OG&E partnered with Blessing Baskets, a local nonprofit organization that serves vulnerable populations.  

Lacey Dawson fell just one vote short in the June 18 Republican primary of winning the District 2 Canadian County Commissioner seat, forcing a runoff with the second-place finisher.

Union City’s Dawson earned 49.9 percent of the 3,861 votes cast across 19 precincts in a three-person District 2 primary battle.

Mustang’s Josh Davis garnered 44.4 percent for second place, with Oklahoma City’s Laramie Bryant finishing a distant third at 5.57 percent.

Oklahoma City continues to grow further west into Canadian County.

The Oklahoma City Council voted 6-3 to approve an ordinance “extending the corporate limits of the City of Oklahoma City.”

An industrial mega-site development is proposed on a 1,250-acre property west of Gregory Road and south of N.W. 10th Street just west of C.E. Page Municipal Airport.

The specific use has not been determined or revealed for the large site, which is south of Interstate 40 between Yukon and El Reno.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) is alerting vulnerable households of a fake Facebook page pretending to be OHFA. Information on the fraudulent Facebook page includes a flier announcing the opening of a wait list for the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8).

The scam encourages residents to provide their personal information through a fraudulent link or to visit the OHFA office in person.  

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that the Oklahoma Constitution prohibits the Catholic church from operating a state charter school, but the court majority’s decision also reinforced the legality of school-choice programs that put parents in control.

Invasive zebra mussels have been detected for the first time in Fort Supply Lake in Woodward County, according to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Adults over the age of 60 are expected to outnumber children for the first time in Oklahoma by 2034, according to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.  

The agency unveiled a 10-year plan on Tuesday to improve care for older adults and to strengthen the infrastructure for the aging population.

Deborah Shropshire, executive director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, said that with the growing population of older adults, the state lacks the infrastructure to support the care needed for them like it does for children.