OKLAHOMA CITY— Sen. Roland Pederson, R-Burlington, and Sen. Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa, held an interim study last week to investigate rural development through industrial hemp production.
“This study allowed us to see what industrial opportunities there are in hemp production,” Pederson said.
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Carrington Mortgage Services LLC vs. Ariane Franklin for $94,130.41 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lots 19 and 20,
Block 16, Lakeview Addition, El Reno.
Susan Walker and Olivia Vickers vs. Monte Sission for an amount in excess of $75,000 for injuries and damages alleged to have occurred during an automobile accident.
Discover Bank vs. Bradley Kincer for $25,075.50 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
El Reno will celebrate aviation as the Fourth Annual Air Show and Community Day at the El Reno Regional Airport expects to soar on Saturday, Sept. 30.
The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m and is free and open to the public.
Those attending will see Warbirds, classic aircraft and aerial performers as they showcase flight formations and stunts.
“The air show is a great way to introduce new generations to Oklahoma’s second largest industry,” said Bailey Flaming, airport manager.
A Warr Acres company has been awarded a $10 million contract to build a new roundabout at SH 66 and U.S. 81.
The Oklahoma Transportation Commission, at its Sept. 11 meeting, awarded a $10,030,072.14 low bid contract to Redlands Contracting LLC for the intersection modification project.
“This is going to let us really improve traffic conditions between I-40 and the intersection of U.S.-81/SH-66,” said Oklahoma Transportation Secretary Tim Gatz.
Improvements at El Reno Regional Airport are expected to continue after city leaders signed off on contracts and grant proposals aimed at upgrades for the municipal airport.
City council voted unanimously on the planned airport improvements. The action came at last week’s regular meeting.
Included in the upgrades was a resolution seeking a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration for the rehabilitation of the runway.
El Reno High School will host an All Classes Alumni Homecoming Day Rally on Friday.
The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. at Jenks Simmons Field House, with a get-together open to all EHS grads and guests.
At 9 a.m., a sign-in will be held with name tags and graduation year coordinated. There will be 1950s and ‘60s music as well as a roaming photographer.
At 10 a.m., Johnnie’s Food Truck will be available for a classic El Reno fried-onion hamburger and other food items.
The 2023 El Reno High School All Sports Homecoming Ceremony will be held Friday night at 6:30 prior to the start of the home football game with Elgin at Memorial Stadium.
One of these EHS male and female students will be crowned king and queen.
Each sport and the marching band at the high school, if they choose to participate, select a king and queen candidate to compete for the title, with winners picked by voting by the student body.
OKLAHOMA CITY — State health officials have announced plans to relocate the state’s largest inpatient mental health treatment facility to Oklahoma City from Norman, where it has stood for more than a century.
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services said a $147 million replacement facility for Griffin Memorial Hospital will be built on the Oklahoma State University’s Oklahoma City campus near Interstate 44 and West Reno Avenue.
Hundreds of teachers from across nearly 200 school districts have joined a signing bonus program designed to attract new teachers into Oklahoma classrooms, state education officials said.
The Oklahoma State Department of Education expects to make bonus payments ranging from $15,000 to $50,000 to 553 teachers by Oct. 12, agency spokesperson Dan Isett said.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), along with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and other Republican senators sent a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after new evidence surfaced in August contradicting FBI Director Wray’s March 8, 2023, testimony to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
