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The effort to raise funds to expand the Gold Star Plaza at Memorial Stadium has gotten off to a fast start after an anonymous donor pledged to match contributions up to $35,000 from now until Dec. 15.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported an 88-year-old El Reno man was killed last week in an accident on I-40, just east of Radio Road. OHP reports said a 1998 Ford F-150 driven by George Miller left the eastbound lanes of I-40 for an unknown reason.

The Oklahoma Municipal League welcomed the newest class of Community Leadership Development (CLD) at the kickoff event in Enid. An El Reno official is part of the class. CLD Class 11 consists of elected leaders and municipal professionals from across the state of Oklahoma.

LAWSUITS Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Chris Loschke for $6,858.37 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees. Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Darrell Jetter for $894.10 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

The El Reno Tribune’s Salute to Our Veterans section contains the following content: History of Veterans Day worldwide Kegelman one of El Reno’s most decorated war heroes Veterans Day Facts Andrew Von Werder

El Reno High School English teacher Brian Rukes outlined the plan to expand the monument to military veterans at Memorial Stadium during a program that followed the 12th Annual Canadian County Veterans Day Parade.

By Nataly Moreno (Brian Rukes’ AP English 3 class) James Pershing Barker grew up as the adopted son of Emery Alphus Barker and Lillie Myrtle (Willis) Barker.

El Reno’s Mobile Meals needs some volunteers. The program that delivers meals to approximately 175 El Reno residents Monday through Friday needs a minimum of 75 volunteers each week, organizers said.

Canadian County commissioners rejected the only bid received for the sale of land near the county’s juvenile justice center on East Highway 66. Youth and Family Services submitted an $80,000 bid for the four-acre tract, immediately north of its Donald W. Reynolds Caring Center, 7565 E. Highway 66.

El Reno police and Canadian County sheriff's deputies raided a home at 1616 Maroon Drive early on Thursday, resulting in several arrests on complaints of illegal drug sales.