Graveside services for Billy Eugene Buchanan will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 27 at Sunset Cemetery in Geary. Turner Funeral Home will be open Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. for the public to view his paintings and sign his book.
Billy passed away July 22, 2024, at his home in Geary. He was born April 17, 1954, in Clovis, N.M., and grew up in El Reno.
He was an artist and also enjoyed taking care of everything he owned from repairs to restoration.
A fatality wreck during a recent event in Texas has organizers of this weekend’s Smoke on the Water Drag Boat Races reviewing their safety measures.
“It makes you take a step back and evaluate things. It was a shock that rattles you to your core. We are aware, concerned and cautious moving forward. It’s (safety) something we don't take lightly,” said co-organizer Josh Finnigan.
During the Duel on the Brazos in Waco, Texas, the third stop of the Southern Drag Boat Association (SDBA) yearly racing circuit, Frank Carter’s boat began to flip.
Under the circumstances which led to her hiring as El Reno High School’s softball coach, Bri Michalicka was expecting to encounter some rocky situations during her first two months on the job.
Former head coach Jason Little resigned in March under a cloud of controversy after one season.
Michalicka was hired in early May, having no head coaching experience on the high school level and just one season under her belt as Little’s assistant.
Joe Farley wants El Reno to take better care of the fire hydrants scattered around town.
For years, Farley drove the streets of El Reno as well as much of Canadian County while working in the county assessor’s office. It was his job to notice the details about a property. He said fire hydrants and how they are maintained are important to the overall appearance of a neighborhood.
“You don’t want to have a nice house with a well-kept yard and then have a fire hydrant that’s not been maintained,” Farley said.
“It takes away from the property.”
County commissioners signed off on a plan that is designed to help people get to and from the new county health department once it opens.
The county purchased the former Halliburton complex at 6100 E. Highway 66 and contractors have been renovating the office buildings to create the new, more centralized Canadian County Health Department.
The location is in east El Reno, but much closer to the more populated areas on the east side of the county.
Archie Miller, 22 months, uses a stick of blue chalk to add his touch to sidewalk flowers drawn during the Art in the Park event over the weekend at Gadberry Park.
The event is sponsored by the El Reno Arts Council.
The final event of the summer will be Aug. 4 at Legion Park from 1 to 3 p.m. It will feature chalk art and balloon-making fun.
The Canadian County OSU Extension Office will host the Central Oklahoma Wheat Conference on Thursday, Aug. 8.
There will be three ODAFF CEU credits for private pesticide applicators and research and demonstration credits pending.
The seminar will be held at the Education Building, 220 N. Country Club Road, and will begin at 8 a.m., with the first speaker at 8:30.
Kyle Worthington, Canadian County Extension director, said the wheat conference was planned around critical management decisions that Oklahoma wheat farmers are faced with annually.
In the wake of the July 13 assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump, Chaya Raichik - better known as “LibsOfTikTok” on X, aka Twitter - got to work.
Her job description, as she saw it, broke down into three parts:
First, identify people commenting on the attack in ways she deemed inappropriate.
Second, identify the employers of those who were deemed offensive.
Third, try to get them fired.
WASHINGTON — The Democratic Party has just weeks before its delegates are scheduled to vote for a presidential candidate during a virtual roll call in early August, a process that got much more complex Sunday when President Joe Biden withdrew as the presumptive nominee.
The timeline, which was set in motion months ago, provides a small window for Democratic delegates throughout the 50 states to unify around any one candidate, an uphill battle, even with Biden endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.
Waynita Jo “Nita” Bullard, a beacon of warmth and creativity, passed away on July 17, 2024, at the age of 72 in Oklahoma City after a courageous battle. Born Feb. 2, 1952, in El Reno, Nita was a lifelong resident of Oklahoma, known for her loving spirit and nurturing heart.
