Construction is due to start next week on the first roundabout to be built in Canadian County.
An Oklahoma Department of Transportation contractor is scheduled to begin work Thursday, Feb. 15 at the State Highway 66 and U.S. 81 intersection in El Reno.
“Work is scheduled to take about a year and a half, weather permitting, and should be complete ahead of the Route 66 Centennial in 2026,” ODOT spokesman Bryce Boyer said.
The deadline to request absentee ballots by mail is approaching.
Applications must be received by the Canadian County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19.
Canadian County Election Board Secretary Allen Arnold said absentee voting is available to all voters and applications can be submitted several ways.
“In Oklahoma, no excuse is needed to vote by absentee ballot, and it’s easy to apply. Voters can submit their application online, in-person, by fax, mail or even email,” said Arnold.
Darren Hamilton of Fort Supply said he will run for Oklahoma’s 3rd U.S. Congressional District. The seat is currently held by Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Cheyenne.
Hamilton is a Republican.
“My campaign, Hamilton for Oklahoma, is gaining steam because the people in our district feel it is time for a new voice that better represents our district’s ideals is sent to Washington, D.C.,” said Hamilton in a prepared statement.
A wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former Canadian County juvenile center employees against the county commissioners, a judge and center officials has been moved to federal court.
Assistant Attorney General Erin Moore and attorney Jordan Miller on Dec. 22, 2023, filed a notice of removal of the case to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
A need for quality affordable housing has led Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity to launch its “most ambitious” project to date – a 160-acre development in eastern Canadian County.
The Cornerstone Creek neighborhood will provide “450 affordable, well-built homes” at the southwest corner of N.W. 150th and North Morgan Road. The property is between Piedmont and Yukon in northwest Oklahoma City.
Grading is complete and home builds will start in early 2024.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity received a donation of $1.5 million from The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation in support of the Christian housing ministry’s newest affordable housing development, Cornerstone Creek.
Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity Chair/CEO Ann Felton Gilliland said the gift from the Noble Foundation was donated in honor of her personal hero, the late Dr. David Brown, an orthopedic surgeon and founder/chairman emeritus of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA).
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives on Wednesday honored the right to life of the unborn with a presentation for Rose Day on the chamber floor and the adoption of a resolution recognizing the significance of the day.
House Resolution 1022, authored by House Majority Leader Tammy West, R-Oklahoma City, and co-authored by a majority of House Republicans, recognizes the significance of Rose Day, Oklahoma’s annual pro-life rally at the Capitol.
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Country music fans in the area will have a rare treat to step back in time when the Twitty & Lynn Show plays at the Centre Theatre in downtown El Reno. The show is set for 7 p.m. March 7 and tickets are available at elrenoentertainment.com.
Organizers of the show say there’s a moment at the very beginning of the Twitty & Lynn show that affords country music fans the chance to look back in time.
El Reno High School cheerleaders (from left) Ainslee Bailey, Serenity Schnider and Bella Hart accented their Pink Out shirts with pink sunglasses as did the rest of the EHS cheer squad.
The EHS basketball programs held the special night last week during home games with Elgin to show support for breast cancer awareness.
T-shirts were sold to raise funds for the wife of EHS girls wrestling coach Chad Whitney, who is battling cancer.
