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Canadian County District Judge Paul Hesse denied an application seeking a temporary injunction against the City of El Reno over its recent annexation of about 20 square miles.The request was sought by property owners and others who have filed suit against the city as well as the El Reno City...

Wesley Methodist Church went to the dogs last week. Literally. The church opened its doors to about 120 canines and their handlers for an American Kennel Club Scent Work competition. The three-day event attracted participants and judges from Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Kansas and New Mexico.

Canadian County sheriff’s deputies who work in El Reno schools will be able to issue municipal citations for vaping or truancy infractions.Canadian County commissioners voted 3-0 to approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of El Reno and the sheriff’s office that allows county...

El Reno is adding incentives for residents to tie into its high-speed Internet service as the build-out of the system continues. On Tuesday, the city council approved eliminating the $60 installation fee for El Reno Fast Connect and removed the refundable $40 activation fee.

Carolyn G. Hanneman of Norman, a native of El Reno, has been selected for induction into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame.

Chamber of Commerce directors for El Reno, Yukon, Mustang and Piedmont held their annual Quad luncheon at the Canadian County Expo Center.Some 164 business and county leaders attended the event.

Richland Road is a gravel road south of Northwest Expressway and NW 150th in unincorporated Canadian County. About a dozen homes are on semi-rural acreages in a development known as Gordon’s Hollow.

LAWSUITSWilmington Savings Fund Society vs. Zachary Parker and Venus Parker for $109,504.75 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lots 25-28, Block 10, Boynton Heights Addition, El Reno.Oklahoma Hazmat and Remediation LLC vs. Alliance Concrete Pumps...

The El Reno Fire Department has expanded its rescue capabilities with the recent addition of a new Stokes basket to its emergency equipment.

Maple School is ready for growth.Voters last week approved a $6.46 million bond issue that will allow the pre-kindergarten through eighth grade dependent school west of El Reno to just about double in size, said Superintendent Chuck Hood.