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An Oklahoma City woman is in the Canadian County Jail accused of driving drunk and killing a man on an El Reno public street.

Brooke Alexis Mills, 36, was charged June 6 in Canadian County District Court with second-degree murder and/or, in the alternative, first-degree manslaughter and driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.

This criminal case stems from Mills’ arrest by El Reno police June 1 in the 1600 block of Eighty Niner Terrace west of Country Club Road.

Five trustees of Canadian County’s new Title 60 public trust swore an oath of office and elected officers at their first meeting.

The Canadian County Expo Authority was established to oversee the operation, management and maintenance of the county’s $20 million Expo and Event Center venue at 3001 Jensen Road East.

The authority’s trust indenture and board members were approved recently by the Canadian County commissioners.

A gardening endeavor spearheaded by the Oklahoma State University Extension Tulsa County Master Gardeners program provides residents at the Tulsa Boys Home with skills they can use throughout their lives.

The shocking power struggle in the Oklahoma State Senate received extra volts and jolts Tuesday night when the Republican Caucus’ next designated leader lost his seat and a pair of other senators — one on each side of the conservative ideological divide — were also shown the door.

MUNICIPAL COURT

Angel Alfredo Ramirez Gonzalez, El Reno, driving without license issued, $252.

Samantha Dyan Hawk, El Reno, speeding in a school zone, $295.

Monty Sparks, El Reno, jaywalking and disorderly conduct, $700.

Toby Wayne Chism, Weatherford, speeding, $165.

Esteban Perez, Dallas, speeding, $245.

Paul Michael Escobedo, El Reno, failure to yield to pedestrian in crosswalk, $195.

Charity Ladelle Widdifield, El Reno, expired tag, $165.

Jeffrey J. Davis, El Reno, failure to comply, $245.

Preservation El Reno recently brought back its Citations of Merit for property owners dedicated to preserving and/or restoring historic buildings in El Reno.

Preservation El Reno hopes that by issuing the Citations of Merit, property owners will know that their efforts in preservation and restoration are seen and valued.

Recent Citation recipients include Randy and Terri Hurst, Darron and Rebecca Crain, Beau Brummel Barber Shop and El Reno Carnegie Library.

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission unveiled the official logo for the Route 66 Centennial celebrations at a kickoff event last week at the Oklahoma State Capitol.

The inaugural event marks the start of festivities leading up to Route 66’s 100th anniversary in 2026. Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, chair of the commission, highlighted Oklahoma’s pivotal role in the centennial celebrations.

El Reno Carnegie Library held an art lab last week as part of its Camp Summer Series.

OKLAHOMA CITY – A case brought by survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was dismissed on Wednesday by the Oklahoma Supreme Court.  

The court issued an opinion concluding that while the grievances of the plaintiffs are legitimate, they do not fall within the scope of Oklahoma’s public nuisance statute or support claims of unjust enrichment.  

A Yukon man and woman were killed Friday night when the 2007 Nissan Armada they were in collided with a 2019 Kenworth semi, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.

The accident occurred about 10 p.m. on U.S. 81 at 192nd Street about seven and a half miles north of El Reno.

Killed in the collision were Javier Ocampo-Ojeda, 61, and Reyna Pallares Reyes, 65.

Both were pronounced dead at the scene by Pafford EMS.

The OHP said the semi was traveling north on 81 when the Nissan, traveling west on 192nd Street, apparently pulled onto 81 in the path of the semi.