June 2024

Faces at the Market

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.
Abigail LePelley is all smiles selling fresh, homemade cookies

Ezell’s celebrates 60 years in El Reno

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.
The front of Ezell’s Refrigeration with new window signage

Tanks removed

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...
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Fans donated to assist in hot weather

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...

OKC’s urban sprawl continues west

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....
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