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City of El Reno street crews sanded roadways Monday night into Tuesday as Mother Nature pummeled much of the state with a combination of rain, sleet and ice.

City Manager Matt Sandidge said main roads were sanded Monday night. He said rain that arrived early Tuesday did not help, washing away much of the mixture, before the freezing precipitation began to accumulate.

By mid morning Tuesday, Sandidge said crews were waiting for the rain to subside before applying another batch of sand to the streets. Sanding during rain is pointless because it washes away, he said.

El Reno School Superintendent Craig McVay will join Mayor Matt White Thursday afternoon for El Reno Live.

The pair created El Reno Now, a monthly gathering, that was interrupted by COVID-19.

The program was held at the Public Safety Center off SW 27th and featured updates on city and school happenings as well as guest speakers. A banquet held to celebrate the program after its first year and the accomplishments throughout the community raised more than $15,000 for four local nonprofits.    

Two of the most popular student-driven events on the calendar each year at El Reno High School will take place despite COVID-19, but the gatherings will look different than in the past.

El Reno Public Schools Veterans Day and Gifts to the Yanks assemblies will be held virtually.

“We looked for ways in this environment we could still do the events. We don’t ever want to stop doing it and felt like it was in the best interest of everyone to do it virtually.

A ribbon-cutting welcoming T-Mobile to El Reno was held last week. The El Reno Chamber of Commerce hosted the event at the store’s location at 1566 SW 27th St. Kristina Goss serves as the store manager.

More than 100 pieces of jewelry remains locked away inside the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office.

The presumed costume jewelry was stored for safekeeping at the old Canadian County Jail before 2016 after a possible store burglary.

Lt. Jerry Hendrick, who began working to find the owner of the jewelry in the spring of 2016, said the 80 to 100 pieces of inexpensive jewelry has manufacturing tags still attached.  

The sheriff’s office has been unable to identify where the jewelry came from because there is not a store name on the tags, just the company that made it.

The City of El Reno wants to know what you want when it comes to parks and recreation.

The city is circulating a survey in this issue of the Tribune as well as on the City of El Reno Facebook site. The questions are being asked to help determine a strategic plan to make improvements to the parks system.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran and renowned artist Harvey Pratt will be the keynote speaker at the Ninth Annual Canadian County Veterans Day Parade and Program.

The event is scheduled for 3 p.m. Nov. 8 in downtown El Reno. The annual tribute to county veterans was created by the El Reno Chamber of Commerce. It attracts participation from veterans and organizations from throughout the county.