HINTON ― When the price of crude oil nosedived in the mid-1980s, this rural community halfway between El Reno and Weatherford was in trouble.
Oil rig workers, once flush with cash and eager to spend it at downtown shops and cafés, started leaving in droves. Hinton’s population dropped 14 percent from 1980 to 1990, U.S. Census data shows.
Sales tax revenues for Canadian County filled the coffers for July, with an increase compared to this time last year and last month.
Sales tax revenue for Canadian County for July 2021 is $654,170, compared to $557,946 for July 2020, an increase of $96,224 or 17.24 percent.
Canadian County sales tax revenues continued on an upward climb in June also, compared to this time last year. Use tax revenue for Canadian County in July was $134,096, compared to $98,893 in July 2020 for an increase of $35,203 or 35.6 percent.
LAWSUITS
LVNV Funding LLC vs. John Caruth for $5,708.46 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
UHG I LLC vs. Jeff Waddle for $3,853.01 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
UHG I LLC vs. Linda Schubert for $4,043.74 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Paul Henderson for $1,166.13 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Tarroya Smith for $860.52 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
After losing three races to Wade Kokendoffer at last year’s Smoke on the Water Drag Boat Races, two of those in event finals, El Reno driver Matt Miller promised something new in 2021 for his longtime rival.
“He has ruled the classes and has gotten the better of me in the last few years. They are always tight races but I’ve got a few different changes for him,” said Miller.
It’s a rivalry that both men seem to enjoy.
Workers were busy last week laying, stretching and then stitching the new turf field at Memorial Stadium.
The project has a scheduled finish date of early August.
Visitors driving down either Choctaw or Rock Island avenues, day or night, will not have a hard time finding the exact location of El Reno High School’s main building or adjacent STEM Center.
Just look for giant new ER logos.
Last week a two-man crew from Sign Dynamic installed two El Reno logo signs in the center of the archways which span Choctaw Avenue between the two buildings.
State transportation officials say they “remain committed” to making a permanent safety upgrade at the State Highway 66/Banner Road intersection.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation continues to work through the engineering design of several alternatives discussed with the public.
Three primary options have been proposed for permanent improvements at this intersection – a single-lane roundabout, all-way stop control or signalized intersection.
New home construction in El Reno continued on an aggressive pace with the city reporting 19 permits being issued in June.
Shelly Dalla Rosa in the Community Development Office reported the June numbers push the total permits for this year to 94. March saw the highest number of permits issued with 36.
February produced the lowest number with just four permits issued that month. El Reno experienced record cold for at least two weeks in February.
