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El Reno was drenched early Sunday with a reported 4 and a half inches of rain.

The city reported several streets were closed temporarily because of high water.

Grace Starks recently waltzed into Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center and promptly captured a national gold medal in collectable pin design.

Starks, 18, of El Reno, made the trip as a Graphic Design student representing Canadian Valley Technology Center at SkillsUSA Nationals.

She qualified by winning a state gold medal a couple months ago.

She also recently completed home school course requirements and is now a high school graduate.

Escaping the noisy city can be a blessing not often found, which is why Daniel and Ruthie Pugh built their own oasis – far from the cacophony of noises found in more populated areas of Canadian County.

Their oasis is located not far from Highway 66, roughly two miles northeast of the Cherokee Trading Post, west of El Reno.

It is a place named after themselves – Pugh Gardens, located at 23505 Jones Road N.W. The gardens planted their roots across three acres around the Pughs home, which they built in 2002.

New outdoor play equipment is helping Canadian County youth whose lives have been affected by domestic violence.

Volunteers recently installed a new playset at the Intervention & Crisis Advocacy Network (ICAN)’s program house near the Canadian County Courthouse.

“We have not had a suitable playset for kids in five years,” ICAN Executive Director Matt Whetzel said.

LAWSUITS

The Pizzini Law Firm PLLC vs. Gerald Hargrove for $2,395.56 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Discover Bank vs. Karen McClure for $5,186.98 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Discover Bank vs. Kyrsten Huggins for $2,387.96 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Velocity Investments LLC vs. Dwight Feuerborn for $2,123.82 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

This is the first of a two-part series recapping the summer baseball season for El Reno High School.

Consistency in the key basics of the game is what El Reno High School baseball coach Keith Hill was looking for during the month-long Red Dirt Summer League.

While he saw glimpses of it throughout the abbreviated eight-game season, Hill feels his varsity program still has work to do in the offseason – especially at the plate.

The Canadian County Expo and Event Center has generated a roughly $22 million economic impact since opening nearly two years ago.

Canadian County’s $20 million fairgrounds complex, 3001 Jensen Road East, has had consistent event bookings since its July 2021 debut.