The 2025 Night to Shine El Reno was recently held at Lincoln Learning Center.
Hosted by First Baptist Church of El Reno, the event is a prom night experience for people with special needs ages 14 and older.
Those attending were welcomed with a red carpet walk escorted by members of local law enforcement.
There was dancing, karaoke and balloon-making.
A Banner School bond issue passed by a 62.3 percent majority in a Tuesday, Feb. 11 election.
The vote tally was 192 yes and 116 no, according to the Canadian County Election Board. Votes were cast in nine of the 10 precincts open for the election.
A 60 percent super majority of votes cast is required for passage of a public school bond issue in Oklahoma.
Sen. President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, addressed members of the Oklahoma Press Association last week.
Members of the newspaper industry in Oklahoma gathered for a legislative day at the State Capitol.
Former El Reno Tribune photographer Daniel Lapham took these photos of the damage left in the wake of the Eaton fire in Altadena, Calif.
Lapham was working as a freelance videographer covering the massive wildfires.
Committees in both the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the state Senate have advanced bills that would move school board elections to the November ballot to help increase voter participation.
LAWSUITS
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Daniel Ashcraft for $1,338.41 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Justin Tyler for $1,450.40 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Freeman Reed for $2,023.68 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Elvira Rojas for $1,080.73 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Jefferson Capital Systems LLC vs. Jason Maynard for $1,396.78 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court sided with the City of El Reno last week in finding that a convicted sex offender could not live within 2,000 feet of Lake El Reno.
Kelly Patrick Donaldson had sued El Reno after city officials told him he could not live near Lake El Reno.
State law says a registered sex offender cannot reside within 2,000 feet of a park. Donaldson’s residence was said to be 310 feet from Lake El Reno.
El Reno native Dr. Alan Hollingsworth has scored another honor for his writing, this time The Independent Press Award. The honor is said to be one of the most prestigious book award programs globally for independent authors, publishers and illustrators.
A retired surgeon, Hollingsworth’s newest work, Prognosis: Guarded: The Breakthrough Novel of 1977 That Tried to Break Me is being honored as a Distinguished Favorite in the Medical Thriller category.
After a mid-year merger of its Yukon and El Reno clinics, the Canadian County Health Department (CCHD) reported a slight increase in services provided during 2024.
Client encounters totaled 13,946 – up 156 from the 13,790 client encounters in 2023. Encounters ranged between about 1,000 and 1,300 per month.
These numbers highlight the CCHD’s 2024 annual report, presented Feb. 3 to Canadian County commissioners.
