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El Reno city officials took a tour of the new SSM St. Anthony’s Health Center being built here. City Manager Matt Sandidge said the project is coming along and is expected to be open by the summer.

“Even though the finishings aren’t in and the building isn't dried in yet, you can tell this will be a beautiful facility when it is complete,” Sandidge said. He and Mayor Matt White and Assistant City Manager Kent Lagaly visited the site last week.

“This will be an asset that we all can use and will depend on as our city continues to grow,” Sandidge said.

While the economic outlook for El Reno over the next couple of years would appear sluggish, the firm charged with auditing the municipal government said city leaders have, in the past, “made good decisions, with good information” which could help lessen the impact.

The Canadian County Children’s Justice Center's $9.3 million annual budget is only slightly up over last year, and the center still has about $6.2 million in reserves as county sales tax revenue declines.

Canadian County commissioners approved the fiscal year 2021 budget for the justice center at 7905 E. State Highway 66.

The FY21 budget totals $9,297,721.66 in projected revenues and expenditures, representing a modest 2.1 percent increase over the the FY20 budget of $9,103,069.42.

The Lincoln fourth-grade Bucket Band performed last week at the El Reno School Board meeting. The performance was held as part of the Public School Board Appreciation Month. Board members were also treated to a multitude of individual snacks, pastries and posters made by students from throughout the district. Members of the Bucket Band include Jacob Oakes, Jayleen Reyes, Gracie Colson, Josephine Davenport, Tyler Norton, Jentri Denwalt, Jaybie Simon, Olivia March, Desiree Estrada, Jaida Richardson, Kalli Whitney, Rylie Jeanson, Justin Vaughan, Asher Steffen and Kyndall Couch.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma’s Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) announces that communities and schools now can apply for grants from the TSET Healthy Incentive Program. The application period closes at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5.

The TSET Healthy Incentive Program offers grants to cities, towns, schools and school districts that adopt policies supporting tobacco-free environments, improved nutrition, increased physical activity and employee wellness.

The Oklahoma City Branch of the Federal Reserve of Kansas City released its latest issue of the quarterly publication the Oklahoma Economist.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in some unique dynamics in Oklahoma’s housing sector, as many residents are spending more time in their homes than ever before, according to Chad Wilkerson, branch executive, vice president and economist at the Oklahoma City Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association’s (OCA) Ranch Rodeo has a close relationship with the Children’s Hospital Foundation (CHF) that spans 23 years and entails raising more than $553,500. 

The OCA Ranch Rodeo involves 12 Oklahoma ranch teams that compete in five different events depicting real life activities that happen on the ranch.  The event has affectionately been called “Cowboys Helping Kids” because of the long-standing relationship with Children’s Hospital Foundation.

El Reno High School’s girls basketball team let a key win slip through its fingers last week as Lawton MacArthur scored a basket off an offensive rebound at the buzzer.

The 61-60 non-conference road loss to the Highlanders, ranked fifth in Class 5A, left El Reno with a 5-3 overall record.

The Indians, ranked seventh in the same poll, slipped to 2-2 in games away from Jenks Simmons Field House. The setback to the Highlanders was the first of a six-game road slate for El Reno, which won’t play at home again until Jan. 29.