If early numbers are any indication, El Reno Public Schools Summer Food Service Program is on pace to exceed its highest number of meals offered to children between academic calendars.
In the first seven days there were 11,000 meals handed out to children under the age of 18 – which is the mandated age cutoff for services. Now in its ninth year, the program’s record for a single summer topped out between 70,000 and 80,000 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Voters across Canadian County will soon decide who will represent them as their next court clerk.
El Reno Republican Holly Eaton and Yukon Republican Mark Pendergraft are competing to succeed Canadian County Court Clerk Marie Hirst, who decided not to run for a fifth term.
The winner will be determined at the Tuesday, June 18 Republican primary since no other candidates filed for the seat. The next four-year term starts in January 2025.
The El Reno Fire Department used a ladder truck to reach the roof of the El Reno Public Schools Administration Building last week after a small fire broke out.
Superintendent Matt Goucher said roofers were grinding off a metal pipe and a piece of plywood caught fire from the sparks. The roofing company called in the fire.
Goucher added no significant damage was done and all will be repaired.
The building’s roof is being repaired after an insurance claim from 2023 was recently settled.
With the onsite help of game wardens from five surrounding counties, the 2024 Mary K. Ashbook Kids Fishing Derby opened up at Lake El Reno to more than 300 youth anglers.
Conducted by the El Reno Sportsman’s Club, 325 youth anglers from El Reno, Yukon, Mustang, Oklahoma City, Midwest City, Edmond, Okarche, Kingfisher, Hinton, Fort Cobb, Anadarko, Calumet, Chickasha, Geary and Cordell took part in the one-day derby.
In addition to the Ashbrook Foundation, Cordell-based Cut Throat Jig Company and DBR Construction were among the key sponsors of the event.
Canadian County sheriff’s deputies seized 94 pounds of marijuana, 27 kilograms of cocaine and five kilograms of fentanyl after a traffic stop on Interstate 40.
Sheriff''s reports said on May 26, deputies pulled over Gervis Gayle, 64, of California. Deputies allege Gayle was driving a semi-truck and was following too closely behind another vehicle.
During the stop, deputies reported inconsistencies between Gayle’s story and his paperwork for his cargo of frozen foods. Gayle permitted deputies to search his semi-truck.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 18 for the primary election. Canadian County Election Board Secretary Allen Arnold offers some tips to voters, especially those who will be casting a ballot for the first time.
► Mark your ballot using the example posted at your polling place and inside your ballot booth. If you make a mistake, do not try to correct it. Instead, take your ballot to the precinct officials. They will destroy the ballot and issue a new one.
An “incredible” month.
That’s how Director Mandy Davis described May at the Canadian County Expo and Event Center, 3001 Jensen Road East.
Canadian County’s fairgrounds and event venue was busy with several large bookings for the month.
Among highlights was hosting the May 10 Redlands Community College graduation ceremony.
BOY – Alexandra and Taylor Sims announce the birth of their son, Melvin Brooks Sims, born May 29 at Yukon Integris Canadian Valley Hospital.
He weighed 9 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 20 3/4 inches in length.
Melvin has four siblings, Reagan, 7, Beau, 3, Stetson, 2, and Augustus, 1.
Maternal grandparents are Chris and Terri Denny of El Reno and Tim and Kim Dykens of Tulsa.
