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A need for quality affordable housing has led Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity to launch its “most ambitious” project to date – a 160-acre development in eastern Canadian County.

The Cornerstone Creek neighborhood will provide “450 affordable, well-built homes” at the southwest corner of N.W. 150th and North Morgan Road. The property is between Piedmont and Yukon in northwest Oklahoma City.

Grading is complete and home builds will start in early 2024.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity received a donation of $1.5 million from The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in support of the Christian housing ministry’s newest affordable housing development, Cornerstone Creek.

Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity Chair/CEO Ann Felton Gilliland said the gift from the Noble Foundation was donated in honor of her personal hero, the late Dr. David Brown, an orthopedic surgeon and founder/chairman emeritus of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA).

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives on Wednesday honored the right to life of the unborn with a presentation for Rose Day on the chamber floor and the adoption of a resolution recognizing the significance of the day.

House Resolution 1022, authored by House Majority Leader Tammy West, R-Oklahoma City, and co-authored by a majority of House Republicans, recognizes the significance of Rose Day, Oklahoma’s annual pro-life rally at the Capitol.

The following are the El Reno High School January Students of the Month, Alan Gonzales, Halli Ferguson, Alex Elizondo, Kamerin King and Thebe Brandon, Bridgette McReynolds, Casimir Baeriswyl and Skylar Ayers.

The Canadian Valley Art Guild will host an artist’s demonstration beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 at the Mabel Fry Library in Yukon.

Ursula Britt will be presenting the method she uses to paint landscapes in acrylics.

She has shown in many galleries, festivals and juried shows, winning several awards including the Patron Award.

She is presently teaching at Healthy Living Center in Oklahoma City.

Guests are welcome to attend.

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OKLAHOMA CITY – It took less than three minutes for El Reno High School post player Pauline Black-Harmon to etch her name into the program’s record books for a second time this season.

The career-rebounding leader added her name to the list of the 1,000-point career scorers with a bank shot early in the first period of the Indians 71-24 wire-to-wire victory over Western Heights.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Josiah Reveles knocked down six 3-pointers in the first half and Carter Roman Nose posted his first triple-double of the season as El Reno High School’s boys basketball team defeated Western Heights 78-44.

The win kicked off a two-game road swing for the Indians, who were slated to visit Guthrie Friday. El Reno sweeps the regular-season series with Western Heights with the 34-point win to improve to 16-5 on the year.