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El Reno city leaders said residents need to be prepared for the arctic temperatures expected to arrive over the weekend. The weather warnings were issued at the conclusion of last week’s city council meeting.

Workers were high in the sky at the Lake El Reno water tower preparing the tower for a coat of new paint. Chris Smith, El Reno utilities superintendent, said a crew from USG Water was at the tower on Wednesday working on it so it could be painted later.

A developer’s plan to rezone a piece of property on Gabriel Street from R-3 Multi-Family to Planned Unit Development R-3 was tabled for the second time by the El Reno City Council. The vote to table until the February meeting was unanimous at last week’s council meeting.

Kirstein Haydon holds one hand over her heart and the other over her grandson, Kreid as the two smile through the plexiglass viewing wall at Jenks Simmons Field House during the national anthem ahead of last week’s home basketball games against Western Heights.

The Canadian County Expo and Event Center has returned to its typically busy schedule after a relatively slow few weeks over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Event bookings were light in December – by design – as the complex switched to maintenance mode to close out the year.

A filing period and voting date have been set for the annual Canadian County Fair Board election. County commissioners approved a Canadian County Free Fair Board election resolution at their first January meeting. “It’s that time of year,” Canadian County Fair Board Secretary Brad Tipton said.

A ballot measure to raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2029 took a blow recently when a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study showed a similar federal proposal would eliminate many entry-level jobs for workers.

LAWSUITS PennyMac Loan Services LLC vs. Isaac Holder for $197,112.06 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 1, Block 12, Hunters Hill Addition Section 3, Mustang.

Editor’s Note: The final three months of 2023 saw groups working to save an historic jail, expand a treasured war memorial, honor successful El Reno High School alumni and help those less fortunate in the community.

A Canadian County sheriff’s deputy is in stable condition after being struck by a vehicle Friday while standing outside his vehicle.