June 2024

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) is alerting vulnerable households of a fake Facebook page pretending to be OHFA.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.