August 2026

Body Damien Weaver has a new heart. Damien is the 13-year-old El Reno boy the community has been rallying around since last spring when it was first learned he was very ill.

Body Wednesday was the opening night of the midway at the 2026 Canadian County Free Fair.Despite temperatures over 100 degrees, the midway at the Canadian County Free Fair brought out the food and fun for those attending.

Body Oklahoma Municipal Management Services (OMMS) has been selected by the City of El Reno to conduct search for the city’s next city manager.The manager position opened this summer after Matt Sandidge resigned the position to enter the private sector.

Body An argument between a mother and daughter that started in Colorado apparently ended in El Reno last Sunday.

Body U.S. Sen. James Lankford recently visited Gemini Industries Inc.’s manufacturing campus in El Reno.

Body Next week, Oklahoma voters will be asked to decide a question that sounds remarkably technical.State Question 844 concerns the way the state reimburses schools, counties, libraries and other local governments for property taxes they don’t receive from qualifying manufacturers.

Body El Reno Interim Police Chief Kirk Dickerson said the investigation into the deceased body found Thursday morning is continuing.Police said the deceased is believed to be a Native American male possibly in his early to mid twenties.

Body Since the 2017-2018 school year, when teachers staged a walkout to protest what they described as insufficient education funding, total revenue to Oklahoma public schools has exploded.In the 2017-2018 school year, schools reported having more than $6.

Body A memorial service for Sandra Nadine (Daughety) Metzger will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28 at Huber-Benson Funeral Home, with Rev. Brock Wallace officiating. Sandra will be buried at El Reno Cemetery.Sandra died Aug. 18, 2026, at Integris Hospice House in Oklahoma City.