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Other than a few years while living in Stillwater, Dwight Kennedy and his extended family have spent the past four decades spreading holiday cheer by feeding citizens of El Reno on Christmas Eve.

“Originally my wife (Diana) and I would get cases of corn, beans, bread and turkeys and we went all over town delivering to houses. We were going off the list given to us by the Department of Human Services but we found out that it was the same list that everyone else was using,” said Kennedy.

The new Canadian County fairgrounds complex needs more power.

Acting as the Canadian County Public Facilities Authority, the three county commissioners last week approved spending more than $9,000 to increase the power at the new center at 3001 Jensen Road East.

The Canadian County Expo and Event Center – featuring an indoor arena, open-air pavilion and large meeting hall – opened in July on the northwest corner of Jensen and Alfadale roads just south of Interstate 40.

Editor’s Note: This is the first of a series of stories looking back at the year that was 2021.

JANUARY

The COVID pandemic that arrived in 2020 lingered into the beginning of 2021 for the El Reno area as well as the entire world. And while a vaccine was beginning to be administered, there were other issues to deal with such as a sub-arctic blast of air that made the beginning of the new year feel much like the following year.

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From Legion Park to houses throughout the city of El Reno, the holiday spirit has been brought to life in a vast array of themes and lights.

A portrait of Gen. George Armstrong Custer displayed in the Custer County Jail for many years was removed recently and replaced with a temporary one of former Cheyenne-Arapaho Chief Moses Star.

A permanent, larger portrait will be displayed in the jail.

Voters in Canadian County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for elections in 2022 should apply now, Canadian County Election Board Secretary Wanda Armold said today.

Any registered voter may request absentee ballots for a specific election or for a full calendar year. No excuse is needed to vote by absentee ballot. Armold said there are many ways to apply.

The Harold Hamm Foundation and Continental Resources have given a combined $50 million gift to create the Hamm Institute for American Energy at Oklahoma State University. 

The Hamm Institute’s mission is to educate the next generation of energy leaders — in Oklahoma, the United States and from around the world — cementing Oklahoma’s legacy as a global energy leader. 

EDMOND – After a run through the junior college ranks, including surgeries and rehab stints for both a wrist and knee injury, El Reno native Callen Haydon says he finally feels at ease with his basketball career.

“I’m comfortable and I feel like I’m at home. I’m in a happy place right now and my body feels good and Ivm confident in my game,” said Haydon.

That’s good news for the University of Central Oklahoma men’s basketball team as Haydon, in his second year here, has started the first 11 games of the season at point guard.